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UP Assembly passes amendment bill enhancing punishment under Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act
Earlier the maximum punishment provided for those found guilty of marrying a woman by deceiving her…
PTI
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US raises 'concerns' on alleged discrimination of religious minorities in India
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an organisation India has…
ANI
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A woman raped by her bible teacher from a controversial religious group is now helping other survivors of sexual abuse
Ruthy Heiler is a survivor of child sex abuse, featured in the documentary "Let Us Prey: A Ministry…
Jane Ridley
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Jinger Duggar is free from her parents' religious beliefs and says she hopes her brother Josh Duggar feels 'truly broken' over his crimes
Jinger Duggar Vuolo's daughters watch "Frozen," she's free from the fear-based teachings of the IBL…
Esme Mazzeo
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On-camera crimes & society celebrating them worries criminologists
Expressing concern over crimes being committed in full public glare as in the case of the killing o…
PTI
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Man who was often seen reading the Bible in a Texas town lured 3 people to his motel room and 'sacrificed' them, say police
Jason Alan Thornburg, 41, dismembered the bodies of three people in a killing spree and set their r…
Joshua Zitser
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I left California for Texas to begin my new life as a divorcée. It's more affordable as a single woman, and I feel free to express my political and religious beliefs.
Jackie Burse moved to San Antonio in 2021. In addition to its low cost of living, she loves that sh…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Police are searching for a religious 'healer' who reportedly convinced a pregnant woman that hammering a 2-inch nail into her skull would give her a son
The woman was taken to the hospital, where surgeons were able to remove the nail.
Cheryl Teh
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FBI launches hate crime investigation after a swastika was carved into the back of a Jewish teen with autism, report says
A teenager with autism returned from school with a swastika etched into the skin. The FBI is invest…
Joshua Zitser
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Kremlin propaganda is directly responsible for Russia's genocide in Ukraine, war-crime investigators say
Russian propaganda is playing a key role in civilian attacks and could even implicate top Kremlin o…
Tom Porter
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Half a dozen murders in a week send shockwaves across Indian community in US
A total of six murders, including that of an eight-month-old infant, within a week's time, begs an …
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Thieves stole a copper box allegedly containing the blood of Jesus but returned it over fears it would bring bad luck
"To have the ultimate relic, the blood of Jesus in your home, stolen, that's a curse," Brand told A…
Hannah Getahun
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As Russia destroys cultural sites in Ukraine, civilians are building digital 3D models to preserve them online
Backup Ukraine is a project that allows anyone with a cellphone to scan cultural landmarks and monu…
Hannah Getahun
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Feeling left behind by politicians, the frustrated residents of Uvalde search for the truth about the mass shooting that killed 21 and find solace in community
As news vans and photographers leave, angry residents of Uvalde, who have long felt left behind by …
Matt Pierce
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Feds say Josh Duggar's 'blame tactics' have succeeded among his loved ones, but it's 'inconceivable' that he will seek treatment and accountability
Josh Duggar's prosecutors said it's "unlikely that he will ever receive the treatment and accountab…
Michelle Mark
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The Buffalo shooting highlights disturbing connection between white-nationalist extremism and social media
When an 18-year-old white gunman opened fire at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday, he streamed it l…
Ben Gilbert
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes? Inter-sect beef? Brother of 1 of 4 slain New Mexico men asks the public to stop guessing.
Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain doesn't know the motive behind the "brutal killing" of his brother but said…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Ashley Collman
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A village that changed its name from 'Fort Kill the Jews' vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, say reports
Fort Kill the Jews, in northern Spain, was once a Jewish settlement but was given its name in 1627 …
Bethany Dawson
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Ukrainian women and girls are in danger of sex trafficking as they flee war
Ilias Chatzis, who leads a UN team countering Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, spoke to Ins…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A teacher was stabbed to death by a colleague and her students over a 'dream' that she had committed blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad, say reports
A colleague and students in Pakistan said a 13-year-old relative dreamt the teacher had committed b…