Anugrah Kumar

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  Dec 6, 2020

  Swiss court suspends Geneva worship ban seen as unjustly 'targeting religious groups'

  Churches in Geneva can now reopen after a court in Switzerland suspended the canton’s total ban on religious services and events which was introduced on Nov. 1 to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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  Dec 6, 2020

  Massive fire destroys historic church that houses New York Liberty Bell

  A massive fire, which erupted early Saturday in a vacant building in New York City’s East Village, spread to and destroyed one of the city’s oldest churches that is home to New York’s Liberty Bell, among other structures, including a women’s shelter.

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  Dec 6, 2020

  Calif. officials demand changes to sanctuary city policy after repeat felon kills 2 people at church

  The mayor and the police chief of San Jose are calling for changes to Santa Clara County's sanctuary city policy — that protects low-priority undocumented immigrants from deportation — after a suspect, who's also a repeat felon, carried out a stabbing attack at Grace Baptist Church that left two killed and three seriously injured.

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  Dec 5, 2020

  ‘Christmas star’ will be in view when Jupiter, Saturn align for first time in 800 years

  For the first time in eight centuries, the two largest planets in the Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn, will look like a “double planet” in the night sky on Dec. 21 which is being referred to as the “Christmas Star.”

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  Dec 5, 2020

  Armed mob attacks tribal Christians in India, burns their Bibles and attempts to rape young woman

  Amid tensions in southern parts of the east Indian state of Chhattisgarh, a mob of 50 people armed with homemade weapons attacked a community of 100 Christians, injuring at least 27, and attempted to rape a young woman, according to persecution watchdogs.

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  Dec 5, 2020

  2020's most-read Bible verse found in book of Isaiah: YouVersion

  Searches on the YouVersion Bible app increased by 80% this year, to nearly 600 million, as the pandemic created a sense of uncertainty and turmoil.

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  Nov 30, 2020

  Andy Stanley responds to critics over closed church: We’re doing pretty good

  Pastor Andy Stanley of Atlanta’s North Point Community Church once again addressed criticism for not restarting in-person worship services, saying his congregation is “doing pretty good” spiritually and financially as they had recently given a record donation to the local community.

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  Nov 30, 2020

  Supreme Court refuses to dismiss COVID-related charges against Pastor Tony Spell

  The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Louisiana Pentecostal Pastor Tony Spell’s petition seeking emergency relief from criminal charges for violating COVID-19 orders by holding in-person worship services during the lockdown.

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  Nov 30, 2020

  Boko Haram kills at least 110 civilians in this year’s 'most violent direct' attack

  Armed men on motorcycles, believed to be from the Boko Haram terrorist group, killed at least 110 farmworkers in rice fields in Nigeria’s conflict-hit Borno state. A United Nations official called it “the most violent direct attack against innocent civilians this year.”

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  Nov 30, 2020

  Police block Canadian churchgoers from drive-in worship service: 'heartbreaking'

  After being fined $5,000 for holding an in-person worship service in violation of Manitoba province’s public health order, a Canadian church was prevented by police from holding a drive-in worship service on Sunday.