Anugrah Kumar

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  Mar 12, 2023

  ‘Vicar of Dibley’ church votes to ban women pastors despite 4-year vacancy

  While the laws of the Church of England allow female vicars, the council of a local church — which was once home to the star of BBC’s television series “The Vicar of Dibley” about a female priest — has banned women from taking up the role at a time when the parish has been without a vicar for four years.

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  Mar 11, 2023

  Baptist pastor’s son killed, wife and 3 others abducted

  Gunmen suspected to be bandits killed the son of a village pastor and abducted his wife, along with three others, in an attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna State on Friday. The Nigerian government continues to be criticized for its inability to curb the rising spate of killings in the region.

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  Mar 11, 2023

  Chinese province’s new ‘Smart Religion' app makes Christians register to attend worship services

  Christians in China's populous Henan province are now reportedly required to register on a government app to attend worship services and must make online reservations before taking part in worship, according to a report from a U.S.-based human rights group.

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  Mar 10, 2023

  Judge overturns conviction of street preacher arrested for 'misgendering' man in a dress

  A British court has overturned the conviction of street preacher Dave McConnell who was reported to counter-terrorism for alleged “misgendering” by refusing to say a man is a woman.

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  Mar 10, 2023

  Thousands demand town apologize to police officer who resigned after sharing Christian beliefs

  Tens of thousands of people have backed a petition asking the leaders of a Georgia town to apologize after a police officer resigned after he expressed his Christian beliefs about marriage on social media. Pastors and political leaders on Friday will deliver the petition. 

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  Mar 8, 2023

  'Orwellian': Street preacher appeals conviction for 'misgendering' man who identifies as a woman

  A British Christian street preacher who was prosecuted and reported to counter-terrorism for alleged “misgendering” by refusing to say a man is a woman is appealing his conviction. He has been sharing the Bible’s message that we have all sinned by disobeying God’s laws for 15 years.

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  Mar 6, 2023

  New Orleans has ‘spirit of murder’ hovering over the city, says pastor whose son was killed in shooting

  A Louisiana pastor whose 20-year-old son was killed by gun violence says a “spirit of murder” has taken hold of New Orleans and the nation, contributing to a surge in violent crime.

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  Mar 6, 2023

  Archaeological discovery of inscription referencing King Darius of the Bible is 'not authentic'

  The Israel Antiquities Authority has clarified that what its archaeologists announced last week as a historic discovery — an inscription bearing the name of Persian King Darius the Great found at the Tel Lachish National Park in Israel — is "not authentic."

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  Mar 5, 2023

  Texas churches pledge to sponsor exiled Mayflower Church members

  Churches in Texas have pledged to sponsor the resettlement of about 60 Christians from China’s persecuted “Mayflower Church” who fled to South Korea in 2019 but were denied asylum.

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  Mar 5, 2023

  US demands release of Baptist pastor imprisoned in Myanmar

  The U.S. government has condemned Myanmar junta’s arrest of well-known Baptist bishop Hkalam Samson, who has remained in prison for nearly three months, calling for his immediate and unconditional release.Samson, an adviser to the Kachin Baptist Convention, was arrested in early December on charges of meeting with members of an ethnic armed group and holding a prayer meeting with members of the parallel civilian government of Myanmar, also known as Burma.