Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 17, 2020

  Defying appeals court order, John MacArthur says: 'We’re in church because our Lord commands it’

  Holding indoor services once again in defiance of California’s COVID-19 lockdown orders, Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church on Sunday told his congregation, “We are holding church … because our Lord commands it.” The megachurch met hours after an appeals court blocked a ruling that had allowed it to meet for worship.

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  Aug 17, 2020

  Christian teacher facing execution in Syria after refusing to give school to Islamist group

  The headmaster of a school in the city of Afrin in northern Syria has been accused of apostasy and arrested by an Islamist group loyal to Turkey, which wants to punish him for refusing to convert the school into an Islamic educational institution, according to reports.

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  Aug 16, 2020

  Pro-life lawmakers urge Trump admin. to end IRS abortion tax deduction

  More than 100 U.S. senators and representatives have written to the Department of the Treasury to end tax breaks in the IRS code for abortion.

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  Aug 16, 2020

  Mission-oriented millennials, Gen Z object to words ‘convert' and ‘winning souls’ in outreach

  Teens and young adult Christians do not like to use certain words, including “converts” and “winning souls,” while talking about the reasons behind sharing their faith with others, a study has found.

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  Aug 16, 2020

  Chinese security officials raid moms group affiliated with house church

  Authorities in China’s Xiamen city raided a moms group affiliated with an influential house church as they held a meeting in a private home to talk about parenting. Officers accused the women of organizing “unauthorized” religious activities and apprehended them for interrogation at a police station, according to reports.

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  Aug 15, 2020

  ‘That’s evil’: Grandfather speaks out at funeral of 5-y-o murdered by neighbor while riding bicycle

  At funeral services held for 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant, who was shot and killed while riding his bike outside his father’s home in North Carolina, the child’s grandfather spoke about the family's grief and the "evil" of murdering a child.  

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  Aug 15, 2020

  Christian wedding photographer can’t be forced to work same-sex weddings, judge rules

  A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that the city of Louisville cannot force a Christian photographer to work at same-sex weddings because the “Constitution does not require a choice between gay rights and freedom of speech.”

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  Aug 15, 2020

  John MacArthur’s church can worship Sunday with singing, no attendance cap: judge

  Pastor John MacArthur, whose Grace Community Church had been holding in-person services in violation of the state’s COVID-19 lockdown orders, is celebrating a California court’s vindication of their right to hold indoor worship with no cap on attendance or a ban on singing.

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  Aug 10, 2020

  CatholicVote demands Biden speak out against church attacks, leading Dems’ ‘hate-filled rhetoric’

  A conservative Catholic group has called on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to publicly denounce attacks on Catholic churches, statues and beliefs as well as the fueling of a “climate of hate” against Catholics by prominent members of his party.

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  Aug 10, 2020

  Lifetime Christmas movie to feature same-sex romance for first time

  Lifetime cable network has announced that one of its upcoming Christmas movies will be its first to feature a same-sex romance as the lead story.