Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 14, 2020

  Atlantans take to streets to protest officer's killing of Rayshard Brooks

  In a new wave of protests, Atlantans on Saturday hit the streets, blocked traffic and set fire to a Wendy’s restaurant, the site where a 27-year-old black man was shot and killed in a struggle with the police following a field sobriety test, according to reports.

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  Jun 14, 2020

  JD Greear tells SBC it’s time to retire the Broadus gavel, named after slaveholder

  Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has urged that the denomination to stop opening its annual meetings with a gavel that carries the name of John Broadus, a 19th-century Southern Baptist leader who was a slaveholder.

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  Jun 13, 2020

  India denies entry to US religious freedom panel ahead of investigation

  New Delhi has denied entry visas to representatives of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom who had planned to investigate reports of persecution of Muslims and Christians following the release of its report that designates India as a “Country of Particular Concern.” 

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  Jun 13, 2020

  ‘It was God,’ sister says of ‘Gospel Grace’ radio host killed while shielding son

  The sister of Tyra Womack, a 57-year-old Baltimore gospel radio host who was shot dead outside her home during a dispute with a neighbor earlier this week, said God intervened and allowed Womack to shield her son, who was the main target, and save his life. 

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  Jun 13, 2020

  Groups laud Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era rule that redefined sex

  Conservative groups are applauding the Trump administration’s announcement on Friday that it's scrapping an Obama-era federal regulation requiring healthcare providers and insurers to perform gender-transition procedures and abortions against their medical judgment or religious convictions.

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  Jun 8, 2020

  5 ways Iran violates Christians’ right to religious freedom

  Five Christian groups have submitted a collaborative report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, listing five ways in which Iranian Christians face violations to their right to freedom of religion or belief that go against the Islamic country’s international commitments.

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  Jun 8, 2020

  Pastor Derwin Gray and CMPD Chief Kerr Putney talk race, policing

  Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, had a live conversation with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney on Instagram to talk about issues arising out of the death of George Floyd, a black man, while in police custody.

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  Jun 8, 2020

  Christian families in India banned from burying their dead

  Villagers in the east-central state of Chhattisgarh are not allowing Christians to bury their dead until they pay fines for not taking part in Hindu festivals and rituals. Attacks on the minority community in India continue despite the COVID-19 lockdown.

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  Jun 7, 2020

  Tim Keller shares pancreatic cancer diagnosis, lists 4 things to pray for

  Theologian and bestselling author Timothy Keller shared that he's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and listed four ways people can pray for him. 

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  Jun 7, 2020

  Burkina Faso: 58 killed in attacks targeting Christians

  At least 58 people, including children, were recently killed in northern Burkina Faso in three separate attacks by armed Islamic militants who were targeting Christians.