Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 26, 2021

  India suffers 'meltdown' as COVID deaths surge; Christian group calls for prayer

  Christians are being urged to pray for India as more than 300,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported for the fifth consecutive day Monday, taking the total number of infections to over 17.3 million amid the Indian government’s lack of preparedness as hospitals turn away patients.

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  Apr 26, 2021

  Disabled pastor, wife severely injured after radical Hindu mob broke into their home during prayer

  A disabled pastor and his wife who serve the Dalit people, formerly known as the  “untouchables” in eastern India, were severely beaten by a group of Hindu nationalist men who broke into their home and attacked them with sticks, according to a report. 

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  Apr 25, 2021

  Christian group praises Biden for ‘standing up’ to Turkey in recognizing Armenian genocide

  A U.S.-based Christian group has commended President Joe Biden for “standing up” to Turkey and becoming the first president since Ronald Reagan to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide on Saturday, the 106th anniversary of when the Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey) began to massacre its Armenian Christian minority, resulting in 1.5 million deaths.

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  Apr 24, 2021

  Man sentenced to 29 years in connection with murder of pastor’s wife Amanda Blackburn

  A man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Indianapolis Pastor Davey Blackburn’s 28-year-old pregnant wife six years ago has been sentenced to 29 years in prison and asked to cooperate with the state in the prosecutions of two other men charged in the robbery and murder case.

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  Apr 19, 2021

  ‘Fundamental betrayal’ of Christian beliefs: Over 1,000 clergy vow to oppose vaccine passport

  More than 1,000 church leaders from across the United Kingdom have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to oppose a proposal that could make vaccine passports compulsory to enter certain venues, such as churches. 

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  Apr 19, 2021

  Police in Haiti fire tear gas at Catholic mass protesting abduction of priests, others

  Police in Haiti reportedly fired tear gas as dozens were participating in a “Mass for the freedom of Haiti” led by Catholic bishops on Thursday as part of an ongoing national protest against recent kidnappings of priests and others in the Caribbean nation.

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  Apr 19, 2021

  India: Family beaten, forced into home confinement for converting to Christianity

  A Christian family in an indigenous community in eastern India was beaten and forced to remain confined in their home for months after converting to Christianity and were subsequently charged by police for “breaching the peace and public tranquility.”

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  Apr 18, 2021

  Court grants Alberta’s request not to show evidence for health order at Pastor James Coates’ trial

  A Canadian court ruled earlier this week that the government of Alberta will not be required to show scientific evidence backing up its COVID-19 restrictions during the upcoming trial of Pastor James Coates, who was arrested and jailed for holding in-person worship gatherings. 

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  Apr 18, 2021

  Iran releases Christian convert imprisoned for ‘membership in evangelistic group’

  Authorities in Iran released 37-year-old Christian convert Majidreza Souzanchi from prison after he tested positive for COVID-19. Souzanchi had been arrested in 2017 for his association with a house church and being involved in evangelism. He was released from Tehran Greater Prison about four months earlier than expected.

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  Apr 18, 2021

  Ole Anthony of Trinity Foundation, ‘nemesis of televangelists,’ dies at 82

  Ole Anthony, president of the Dallas, Texas-based televangelist accountability group Trinity Foundation and a small congregation that modeled itself on first-century Christianity in lifestyle and mission, died at the age of 82, the church announced.