Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 17, 2023

  ‘Starved to death’: Police find 4 dead, rescue 11 after cult leader urges fasting to ‘meet Jesus’

  Kenyan police have arrested the leader of a cult group for the death of four followers who starved to death in a forest after he allegedly instructed them to fast to "meet Jesus."

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  Apr 17, 2023

  Biden admin. to review new Catholic military chaplain contract after objections

  One of the top military hospitals in the United States has announced that it will review its decision to abandon a Catholic pastoral care contract in favor of a secular defense contractor after the Biden administration was blasted for depriving America’s sick and wounded service members of the life-saving care they need.

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  Apr 17, 2023

  NYC venue cancels event with a feminist writer who criticized gender reassignment surgeries

  A cultural venue in Manhattan, which prides itself on inclusivity, has reportedly canceled an event featuring a feminist writer because of negative comments it received on social media surrounding her criticism of child gender reassignment surgeries.

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  Apr 17, 2023

  Pastor pleads guilty to stealing $130K from church to pay gambling debts

  An executive pastor in New Hampshire pleaded guilty in federal court to using Journey Baptist Church’s debit and credit cards without authorization to pay off his gambling debts, according to U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young.

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  Apr 17, 2023

  Al Mohler family requests prayers after blood clots found in lungs

  Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for blood clots in both lungs, according to the seminary, which says his condition is improving.

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Biden DOJ doesn't recommend jail time for trans-identified vandal who assaulted church employee

  The U.S. Justice Department doesn't recommend jail time for a trans-identified individual who admitted to vandalizing the St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, and assaulting a church employee.

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Supreme Court temporarily allows Biden admin. to halt abortion pill safeguards

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily lifted tighter restrictions on the abortion pill, allowing itself more time to review lower court decisions temporarily blocking the distribution of the drug by mail in response to the Biden administration removing longstanding safety protections.

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Over 5,000 Nigerian Christians killed in 2022, NGO estimates

  At least 5,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2022 and over 1,000 were killed in the first three months of 2023, according to estimates released this week by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety).

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  Apr 13, 2023

  Myanmar sentences Baptist pastor to 6 years in prison after speaking out against atrocities

  A court in Myanmar has sentenced the former president of the Kachin Baptist Convention Hkalam Samson, who was arrested and detained by the country's junta in December, to six years in prison despite calls from the United States government for his release. 

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  Apr 10, 2023

  Evangelical leaders pray for God’s intercession after Trump indictment: ‘Demonic situation’

  In response to the nearly three dozen counts of "falsifying business records in the first degree" filed against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, several Evangelical leaders joined a prayer call last week in which one leader called the situation "demonic."