Anugrah Kumar

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  May 23, 2016

  Canada May Ban Anti-Transgender Speech With 2 Years in Prison

  Canada's Liberal Party government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced a bill that would ban transgender discrimination, including both gender identity and gender expression, with up to two years in prison for violators.

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  May 23, 2016

  Should Okla. Senate Override Gov.'s Veto of Bill Making Performing Abortion a Felony?

  After Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill that would make it a felony to perform abortions in the state and revoke the medical licenses of physicians found guilty of the act, the bill's author, State Sen. Nathan Dahm, said he is deciding whether he should seek to override the veto.

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  May 22, 2016

  Horrific Persecution of Japan's Early Christians Revealed in New Book, 'Christ's Samurai'

  A new book, Christ's Samurai, tells the story of early Christianity in Japan during the feudal era in the 17th century, when some Christians were branded with hot irons, dipped repeatedly in boiling water and crucified, for being part of an uprising.

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  May 22, 2016

  EgyptAir Crash: Can't Rule Out Terror Attack, Says Intelligence Firm

  Even as investigators said Saturday that smoke was detected in multiple places inside the EgyptAir flight minutes before it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board last week, an intelligence firm said an act of terror cannot be ruled out just because no jihadist group has claimed responsibility thus far.

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  May 22, 2016

  Obama Heads to Vietnam, Japan; Is Religious Freedom on the Agenda?

  Barack Obama departed Saturday afternoon for his first trip to Vietnam and Japan. As a goodwill gesture, Vietnam's Communist government released a Catholic priest from prison, but the president's agenda might press for the release of more political prisoners while making no mention of a new highly restrictive religion law being enacted in that country.

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  May 21, 2016

  Scientists Creating Human-Animal Embryos Raises Ethical Concerns

  Some scientists in the United States are working to make embryos that are part human, part animal in an attempt to save the lives of people suffering from various diseases. But other scientists warn that such experiments could damage people's sense of humanity.

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  May 21, 2016

  Facebook Characterizes Actress Patricia Heaton's Pro-Life Message as 'Anti-Abortion'

  Actress Patricia Heaton's post with a pro-life message went viral on social media, but Facebook editors characterized it as "anti-abortion." This comes the day after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's meeting with conservatives where he denied having a political bias.

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  May 21, 2016

  College Reverses Decision to Fire Lt. Gen Boykin Over Transgender Bathroom Comments

  The Hampden–Sydney College in Virginia has reversed its decision to fire retired Army Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin, a devout Christian, as a visiting professor after reports that he had been removed over his comments on transgender bathrooms.

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  May 20, 2016

  Ross Dress for Less Shopper Says Manager Dismissed Dressing Room Complaint: He Was 'a Woman Today'

  A shopper at a Ross department store in Texas was shocked as a man entered into the women's dressing room while she was there. She complained to the manager, who told her, "He was representing himself as a woman today."

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  May 20, 2016

  12-Y-O Pakistani Girl Chained, Detained by Parents for Refusing to Marry 40-Y-O Man

  The parents of a 12-year-old girl chained their daughter and locked her in a room for several days in their house after she refused to marry a 40-year-old man, according to local press.