Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 3, 2022

  Anglican priest warns ‘skies are darkening for religious freedom in Hong Kong’

  Religious freedom in Hong Kong is facing dangerous threats from the Chinese Communist Party, the Rev. Jonathan Aitken warned as Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

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  Jul 2, 2022

  Seattle police arrest street preacher for reading the Bible: ‘Risk to public safety’

  Seattle police arrested a street preacher on charges of being a risk to public safety for reading his Bible aloud at a public park near an LGBT pride event.

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  Jul 2, 2022

  Christian bishop appeals for peace after Muslim men murder tailor, post killing on social media

  The Catholic bishop of India’s Udaipur city has appealed for peace as authorities impose a curfew and block access to the internet following violent protests that broke out after two Muslim men murdered a tailor and posted a video of the killing on social media.

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  Jun 30, 2022

  Christians don't have to affirm transgenderism, but they can’t express that view at work: tribunal

  A London-based employment tribunal has ruled that the British Equality Act protects Christians’ beliefs that do not affirm transgenderism, but they cannot express those beliefs in the workplace.

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  Jun 30, 2022

  Nigeria: Terrorists kill 2 Catholic priests

  Unidentified terrorists have killed two Catholic priests in the Nigerian states of Kaduna and Edo, according to statements by their respective archdioceses which come a month after two other priests were slain in two other districts in the West African country.

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Nun murdered in Haiti hailed by Pope Francis as martyr: 'Made her life a gift to others'

  Pope Francis has hailed as a martyr an Italian nun who was brutally attacked and killed while caring for the poor and needy in Haiti during an armed robbery.

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Church of England will oppose assisted dying bill ahead of synod, senior official says

  The Church of England will adamantly oppose a proposed bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom because it "undermines the intrinsic value of every human life," according to the denomination's senior-most lay leader.

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Archaeology discovery: Medieval Christian prayer beads found on Holy Island

  Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island," and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith.

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Texas pastor killed in road rage incident; Crime Stoppers offers $5K reward for leads on suspect

  Police in Houston, Texas, are offering a reward of $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest in a possible road-rage incident that killed the Rev. Ronald K. Mouton Sr. of East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church last week.

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  Jun 26, 2022

  Evangelical Covenant Church denomination elects first female president

  Leaders of the Evangelical Covenant Church, which has about 900 congregations in the U.S. and Canada, elected the Rev. Tammy Swanson-Draheim to be the denomination’s first female president, according to an announcement by the Chicago-based group.