Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 28, 2020

  Pence at First Baptist Dallas: America’s foundation is freedom, freedom’s foundation is faith

  Vice President Mike Pence was the special guest speaker at the annual “Celebrate Freedom Sunday” at First Baptist Dallas, where he told congregants that Christians need to hold fast to freedom and faith in “these challenging times.”

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  Jun 28, 2020

  Christian app launches world’s first artificial intelligence audio Bible

  The makers of the Christian meditation app Soultime have announced the development and release of the world’s first-ever audio version of the Bible read in its entirety by an artificial intelligence voice amounting to 100 hours of audible scripture.

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  Jun 28, 2020

  Pastor dragged, beaten by 150-strong mob while praying for sick

  In one of the eight attacks on Christians since the COVID-19 lockdown was partially lifted in India a fortnight ago, a mob of about 150 people in the southern state of Telangana dragged a pastor into the street and beat him while he was praying for a sick person.

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  Jun 27, 2020

  Texas Supreme Court awards father full custody of daughter in landmark parental rights case

  Setting a significant precedent for future parental rights cases in Texas, the state Supreme Court on Friday awarded a father full custody of his 5-year-old daughter, reversing a district court's decision of joint custody with a man who's unrelated to the child.

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  Jun 27, 2020

  Bethel Music’s Sean Feucht calls out Instagram, Twitter for censoring Bible verses, worship videos

  Worship leader and songwriter Sean Feucht has called out Twitter and Instagram for censoring posts containing praise and worship videos, and for shutting down an account of Bethel Church's senior leader Beni Johnson for sharing Bible verses.

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  Jun 27, 2020

  China: 200 communist officials demolish church, beat Christians

  A Christian man was arrested and at least two women were injured in China’s Henan province after 200 communist officials stormed into Sunzhuang Church and brought it down using cranes and heavy-duty machinery.

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  Jun 22, 2020

  Iranian woman released from prison says regime is detaining 15 other Christians

  Iranian Christian convert and human rights activist Mary Mohammadi, who spent 46 days in a detention center and a prison for protesting against the government, says the Islamic country has detained 15 other Christians in overcrowded and unsanitary prisons.

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  Jun 22, 2020

  ‘A line was crossed,’ Chicago pastor says after 3-y-o is among 14 killed in single weekend

  “A line was crossed,” the pastor of a Chicago church spoke out after the city had its most violent weekend this year with 14 people, including a 3-year-old girl, killed and more than 100 shot.

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  Jun 22, 2020

  Calif. city bans church from meeting at its own property, says it doesn't fit in downtown

  A California evangelical church is being forced to sell its property due to a city ordinance that prohibits houses of worship from occupying the first floor of downtown buildings.

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  Jun 22, 2020

  Hong Kong clergy face arrest, extradition to China in new security laws

  A blueprint for a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, as proposed by China, has caused concerns that the semi-autonomous city’s vocal clergy who have supported the democracy movement could be extradited to and tried in mainland China.