Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 6, 2021

  Indian woman beaten for giving birth to girl as ‘son preference’ leads to 60% drop in female births

  A young mother who was disowned and attacked by her husband and parents-in-law after she gave birth to a girl in eastern India reflects the country’s culture of “son preference,” which has led to a very high number of sex-selective abortions and a severe sex ratio imbalance.

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  Jul 5, 2021

  Pakistani Christian couple cleared of blasphemy charges, escape death by hanging

  Pakistan’s Lahore High Court has released a 26-page judgment acquitting a Catholic mother and her partially paralyzed husband who were on death row for seven years after a lower court convicted them of sending blasphemous text messages.

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  Jul 5, 2021

  Indian pastor bludgeoned to death with wooden beam; wife says husband is ‘Martyr for his faith’

  A pastor and father of an 11-year-old girl was reportedly ambushed and killed with a wooden beam in the north Indian state of Haryana. His wife believes the suspect, with whom the Christian minister shared the Gospel, attacked her husband because of his faith.

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  Jul 4, 2021

  Iranian authorities deny early release for Christian convert imprisoned for reading the Bible

  An Iranian convert to Christianity who has served over one-third of a 10-year prison sentence for reading the Bible and allegedly taking part in missionary activities was told that his plea for early release has been denied.

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  Jul 4, 2021

  Presbyterian Church in America takes first vote on banning ordination of openly gay men

  The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to change a rule in its governing document which would disqualify all gay men from serving in its ministry.

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  Jul 4, 2021

  Canadian Pastor Tim Stephens released from jail: 'I'm thankful for God'

  A Canadian pastor who was arrested for holding an outdoor worship service after authorities ordered his church building to be closed has been released from jail and expressed gratitude to God for sustaining his congregation.

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  Jul 4, 2021

  India: Christians celebrate first Indian Christian Day, feast of St. Thomas

  As it was Apostle Thomas who brought the Gospel to India and was martyred near the southern city of Chennai in 72 AD, Christians from all major denominations in the country celebrated July 3, the day he was killed, as the first Indian Christian Day amid rising persecution which is premised on the propaganda that Christianity is a foreign religion.

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  Jul 3, 2021

  PCA pursues partnership with Lifeline Children’s Services as 'preferred' adoption agency over BCS

  The Presbyterian Church in America has endorsed Lifeline Children’s Services as its "preferred adoption and orphan care ministry" due to its “commitment to the sanctity of life” and not Bethany Christian Services, which recently announced it would be offering its services to LGBT couples.

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  Jul 3, 2021

  LinkedIn deletes account of mRNA vaccines inventor for warning about risks of COVID-19 shots

  The professional networking platform LinkedIn has deleted the personal account of Dr. Robert Malone, who helped create some of the mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine, after he raised questions over the possible risks involved in administering it to individuals younger than 18.

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  Jul 3, 2021

  Muslim father beats, poisons daughter for putting faith in Christ after ‘miraculous healing’

  A 38-year-old mother of three is recovering in a hospital in eastern Uganda after her Muslim father and other relatives attacked her with a blunt object and forced her to drink poison in her pastor's house, where she had been taking refuge since her conversion to Christianity following a “miraculous healing.”