Anugrah Kumar

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  May 7, 2018

  Food Video Is Evidence of 'Terrorism,' Turkey Claims in Pastor Andrew Brunson's Trial

  In the ongoing trial of American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was arrested in December 2016 on false charges of espionage and terrorism in Turkey, a video of a Middle Eastern dish that Brunson's daughter sent him from the United States is being viewed as evidence.

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  May 6, 2018

  Christian School in Canada Fights Closure Over Bible Verse Controversy

  A public school board in Canada's Alberta province has voted to close down an associated Christian school after it refused to abstain from teaching "offensive" Bible verses that discuss sexuality, according to reports.

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  May 6, 2018

  Vacation Bible School Forced to Close in India After Hindu Nationalists Threaten Church

  A six-day Vacation Bible School for children run by a Pentecostal church in southern India was forced to suspend the program on its first day after two men from Hindu nationalist groups disrupted it and threatened the organizers, according to a report.

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  May 5, 2018

  4 Countries in Asia Pass Laws Banning Religious Conversions

  Four countries in South and Southeast Asia have laws that ban conversion of their citizens away from the majority religion, and two other countries are considering implementing the legislation, apart from numerous other nations in the region that prohibit blasphemy and apostasy, aimed mostly at Christian missionary work.

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  May 3, 2018

  Pentecostal Church Pastor Kidnapped, Beheaded by Masked Gunmen in India

  The body of a 46-year-old Pentecostal pastor, with his head severed, was found next to his vehicle that had been set on fire in the eastern state of Jharkhand. While extreme Marxists appear to have claimed responsibility, some local Christians believe the killers were mobilized by Rightwing Hindus.

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  May 3, 2018

  Hundreds of Dead Newborn Girls Dumped in Garbage Piles in Pakistan as Boys Are Preferred

  Bodies of more than 300 newborn girls have been found in Pakistan's most populous city, Karachi, over the last year, as families prefer boys over girls, according to a report.

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  May 1, 2018

  Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris: 'I'm Alive … Thank You for Praying for Me'

  Robert Morris, the founding pastor of the nearly 40,000-member Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, who is battling an illness, says in a Facebook live video that he's alive and recovering thanks to the prayers of thousands of believers.

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  May 1, 2018

  Paul Ryan Says House Chaplain Fired for Inadequate Pastoral Services, Not Politics

  House Speaker Paul Ryan says he removed the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy as the chaplain of the House of Representatives because of his failure to provide "pastoral services," and that a new bipartisan committee will select his replacement.

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  Apr 30, 2018

  Trump to Meet Nigerian President; Will He Discuss Killing of Christians?

  As Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington Monday, Christian groups are calling on the White House to raise the issue of the killing of Christians by Islamic Fulani herdsmen in northern Nigeria.

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  Apr 29, 2018

  Christian Mother Asia Bibi's Death Penalty Appeal Will Be Heard Soon, Pakistan's Top Judge Says

  Pakistan's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar has said he will "soon" decide the fate of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who was sentenced to death in 2010 on accusations of blasphemy.