Anugrah Kumar

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  Mar 20, 2021

  Asian American pastor’s Sunday sermon to issue call for prayers and action after Atlanta shooting

  The pastor of a Korean church in the Atlanta area said he plans to tell his congregation “it’s time for us to act” when he delivers his sermon on the first Sunday after a 21-year-old man, Robert Aaron Long, was charged with killing eight people at three massage parlors in the vicinity of the church.

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  Mar 20, 2021

  Oral Roberts knocks out Ohio State in first 2021 NCAA Tournament upset; players pray on court after win

  In the first upset of the men’s NCAA Tournament, the evangelical Oral Roberts University beat second-seeded Ohio State University in overtime by a final of 75-72 on Friday. ORU’s leading scorer, forward Kevin Obanor, thanked Jesus after the win.

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  Mar 15, 2021

  Amazon defends removal of Ryan Anderson's trans-critical book; author refutes reasoning

  Online retailer Amazon has defended its decision to remove prominent conservative scholar Ryan Anderson’s book critiquing the transgender movement. However, its reasoning has been refuted by the author. 

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  Mar 15, 2021

  ‘Ex-gay’ pastor can’t sue Vimeo for removing church's account, appeals court rules

  A federal appellate court has ruled that an ex-gay Southern California pastor and his Christian ministry cannot take legal action against the online video hosting platform Vimeo after his account was removed for promoting “sexual orientation change efforts.”

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  Mar 15, 2021

  Dozens killed by security forces in bloodiest day of Myanmar's anti-coup protests

  Security forces shot and killed at least 51 people in Myanmar over the weekend as the nationwide protests against last month’s military coup carried on in cities and towns across the Southeast Asian country despite the junta’s violent crackdown.

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  Mar 14, 2021

  Mosque leader plotted rape of pastor’s relatives after wife converts to Christianity: report

  The leader of a mosque in western Uganda allegedly sent men to rape three female relatives of a church pastor last month as a warning after the imam’s wife converted from Islam to Christianity, according to a report.

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  Mar 14, 2021

  ‘They’re going to kill us’: Video shows abducted Nigerian students begging for help

  Some of the 39 students, including 23 females, who gunmen abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state last week were seen begging for help and beaten with sticks in a video that emerged on social media over the weekend. 

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  Mar 14, 2021

  Tenn. pastor dies from COVID-19 day after wife of over 66 years passes

  The family of a Tennessee pastor who died of COVID-19 complications within 24 hours of his wife dying says their love story will live on through the lives the couple touched through their ministry.

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  Mar 13, 2021

  Texas shelter housing migrants sees spike in COVID-19 infections

  Migrant families coming across the border into Texas amid a new immigration wave are testing positive for COVID-19 at a much higher rate — up to 10 times higher in some quarters — than the positive test rate among the U.S. population, which is 3.5%. The number of those who’ve been released without any testing is in thousands, according to Sheriff A.J. Louderback in Jackson County, Texas.

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  Mar 13, 2021

  ‘I couldn’t be there to protect them’: Pastor grieves loss of 2 daughters, 3 grandkids killed in crash

  A Florida pastor grieving the loss of his two daughters and three grandchildren who were killed in a fatal crash said he has yet to share the tragic news with his wife, a stage-4 cancer survivor, who's in the hospital.