Anugrah Kumar

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  Feb 5, 2022

  Pastor who inspired first American Sign Language Bible dies

  Duane King, who started and oversaw the creation of the first American Sign Language translation of the Bible, died at the age of 84 and is being remembered for introducing Christ to many deaf people around the world.

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  Feb 4, 2022

  China accuses churches of inciting Hong Kong protests, threatens to restrict religious freedom

  A Chinese state-owned newspaper has accused churches and Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen of inciting Hong Kong's pro-democracy student riots in 2019 and the Chinese Communist Party may consider restricting religious freedom in the city.

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  Feb 1, 2022

  Indian-born pastor among youngest bishops in CofE as denomination aims to hit BAME targets

  The Church of England has ordained a 42-year-old India-born priest as a bishop as part of its plans to increase the number of clergy from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

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  Jan 31, 2022

  Police raid home of disabled woman over ‘anti-trans’ posters, seize book: ‘like the Stasi’

  Police in South Wales arrested a women’s rights campaigner for putting up stickers and posters in defense of women and children against trans-ideology and confiscated an academic book from her home.

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  Jan 31, 2022

  One of Kenya’s most wanted terrorists who killed Christians arrested in DRC

  Security agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested one of Kenya’s most wanted terrorists known for slaughtering Christians Saturday after he was captured by local youngsters, according to reports.

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  Jan 31, 2022

  Pakistani pastor shot dead in ambush attack after Sunday service; mourners chant 'Long live Jesus Christ'

  In what police called a “terrorist act,” two unidentified men followed a pastor returning home in his car after a Sunday worship service and shot him to death in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, which in 2013 was the scene of one of the deadliest attacks on Christians in the country.

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  Jan 30, 2022

  Nigerian authorities release journalist after 84 days in detention for reporting on attacks against Christians

  A federal high court in Nigeria’s Kaduna state has granted bail to a local journalist from the anti-communist Epoch Times who was arrested for his reporting about attacks against predominantly Christian communities in that country and the government’s response.

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  Jan 30, 2022

  New omicron BA.2 strain hits the US, over 49 other countries

  The omicron subvariant, known as BA.2 and which is even more contagious than the original omicron strain, known as BA.1, has spread to nearly half of U.S. states, including California, Texas and Washington, but is currently circulating at a low level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.

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  Jan 30, 2022

  Donors raise over $50K for family of man fatally shot in front of 2-year-old son while sharing the Gospel

  An online fundraiser has garnered nearly $50,000 for the family of a 37-year-old man who was shot to death in front of his two-year-old son and pregnant wife while he was sharing the Gospel in Montgomery, Alabama last weekend.

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  Jan 30, 2022

  Brian Houston steps down as global senior pastor of Hillsong

  Brian Houston has stepped down as the leader of the global multisite Hillsong Church, saying he will remain absent for the rest of this year as he faces trial for allegedly concealing sex abuse committed by his father decades earlier. Phil and Lucinda Dooley will be new interim global pastors.