Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Christian Aid Group World Help Activates Crisis Response to Aid Volcano Survivors in Guatemala

  As the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala has killed at least 75 people since Sunday and about 200 others remain missing, the Christian humanitarian group World Help has activated its crisis response program to provide relief to families impacted by the disaster.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Pastor Killed by Crocodile During Mass Baptism

  A crocodile attacked and killed a pastor as he was baptising 80 people near a lake in southern Ethiopia, according to reports.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Bethlehem: Priest Attacked at Church Gate by 2 Men Harassing Worshipers

  A Franciscan priest was attacked by a young man at a chapel in Bethlehem in the West Bank after the clergy tried to stop the man and his associate from harassing Christian pilgrims visiting the birthplace of Jesus.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Prominent Psychiatrist Says Demonic Possession Is a 'Real Thing,' He's Seen It

  A psychiatrist who teaches at New York Medical College and Columbia University says he has studied thousands of claims of demonic possession for 25 years and found that it is indeed very real.

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  Jun 3, 2018

  Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Has Annual Budget of $90 Million: Here's How That Money Is Spent

  Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas has an annual budget of around $90 million, and their last fiscal year's financial statement reveals how they use the money.

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  Jun 3, 2018

  Paige Patterson Fired Over Lies, Rape Victim Comment, He Would 'Break Her Down,' Trustees Chair Says

  Dr. Paige Patterson, former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, was fired because of a new revelation that he lied about how he handled sexual assault allegations by a student and wanted to meet an alleged rape victim all alone so he could "break her down," the school's board explained.

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  Jun 2, 2018

  University Trains Med Students How to Give Abortion Advice to Religious Women

  The University of California-San Francisco has come out with a training book for medical students which teaches them "counseling techniques" on how to talk to religious women about abortion, especially if they "believe that life begins at conception and that abortion is an act of murder."

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  Jun 2, 2018

  California Bans Travel to 9th State, This Time Over Adoption Law Protecting Faith-Based Agencies

  California's attorney general announced Friday that he's imposing a ban on state-funded travel to Oklahoma in response to a new law that allows faith-based adoption agencies to deny placement services to same-sex parents.

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  May 31, 2018

  81 Percent of UK Non-Christians Don't Believe Churches Making Things Better

  A vast majority of non-Christians in the United Kingdom think the Church is not making any difference to society, and even about a third of the Christian population is uncertain of their religious institution's significance, according to a new study by World Vision UK and Barna Global.

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  May 31, 2018

  Church of England Warns Members It Will Report Their Sex Abuse Confessions to Police

  The Church of England's diocese of Canterbury has asked its clergy to tell those who come to confess sex abuse that if what they share raises a concern about the safety of a victim, the priest would be "duty bound" to inform "relevant agencies."