Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 10, 2025

  Pastor returns to megachurch after being released from prison for $3.6M fraud conviction

  A Texas pastor has resumed preaching at the large congregation he once led, nearly a year after being released from prison. The return of the pastor, who previously served as a spiritual adviser to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, comes following a conviction for involvement in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

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  Aug 9, 2025

  Mom of Abundant Life Christian School shooter dies by apparent suicide: police

  The mother of the teenager who carried out a fatal shooting at a Wisconsin private school last year has died in an apparent suicide. Police said the death was discovered after officers were called to a residence.

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  Aug 6, 2025

  Nigeria: High court strikes down sham kidnapping conviction of Christian man who helped persecuted converts

  A Nigerian high court has overturned the conviction of a Christian man who was sentenced to prison after helping two women escape threats of violence for converting to Christianity.

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  Aug 4, 2025

  Human rights group demands release of Nicaraguan pastor, family arrested amid worsening religious repression

  Nicaraguan authorities have arrested a Protestant pastor and several of his relatives and associates in a police operation that took place last month.

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  Aug 4, 2025

  Pastor reacts to targeted shooting of church member: ‘It’s evil; it’s wicked’

  A parishioner was shot and killed in broad daylight outside a church gathering in Seattle, Washington, prompting the pastor to describe the incident as “evil” and “wicked.”

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  Aug 4, 2025

  Nightrobe-wearing bishop apologizes for ordering 360 people out of ‘his house,’ interrupting ‘Dancing Queen’ sing song

  A church concert in the United Kingdom came to an abrupt halt when a barefoot bishop in a blue dressing gown took the microphone and ordered 360 attendees to leave, calling the choir’s singing a “terrible racket.” The audience was moments away from hearing the final number, “Dancing Queen,” when the lights went out and the eviction began.

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  Aug 3, 2025

  Christian group blasts Church in Wales’ defiance of biblical doctrine with lesbian archbishop

  The Church in Wales has named a new Archbishop who is openly in a same-sex relationship, drawing sharp criticism from the rights group Christian Concern. The appointment has ignited a debate over the Church’s commitment to traditional biblical teachings.

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  Aug 3, 2025

  Hamas releases video showing emaciated hostage in tunnel digging what he fears will be his grave

  An Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza was seen digging what he described as his own grave in a new video released by the group. The footage shows the hostage, visibly starved and shirtless, inside a narrow underground tunnel.

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  Aug 3, 2025

  China arrests pastor on charges of ‘illegal business operations’

  Chinese authorities have arrested a Protestant pastor on charges of “illegal business operations” weeks after he and several church members were detained amid the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdowns on unregistered Christian activity across the country.

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  Aug 2, 2025

  Purple state passes law banning sex-change surgeries, puberty blockers for minors

  The politically divided state of New Hampshire has adopted legislation banning sex‑change surgeries and puberty blockers for minors. The law applies to all surgical and chemical procedures intended to alter a child’s sexual characteristics.