Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 23, 2015

  Kim Davis Office's Gay Marriage Licenses Valid Because 'Kentucky Law Favors Marriage,' Governor Says

  Kentucky's outgoing Democratic governor, Steve Beshear, has told a court that while the marriage licenses altered by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis due to her religious beliefs do not meet the state's legal requirements, they should still be considered valid.

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  Nov 23, 2015

  Brussels Police Arrest 16 in Late-Night Raids in Search for Paris Terror Suspect

  Brussels remained on highest terror alert for a third day Monday as a prime suspect in the deadly Paris attacks was still on the run in the Belgian capital.

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  Nov 22, 2015

  DesiringGod Columnist on US Refugee Debate: How to Think as Christians, Not the Gov't

  Amid the debate in the U.S. about accepting Syrian refugees, David Crabb, co-founder of The Gospel Fund, writes in an article for the desiringGod website that concerns over America's safety should be raised by the government, but Christians should look at God's heart for those who are suffering and outreach possibilities.

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  Nov 22, 2015

  Brussels on Highest Terror Alert; ISIS Threat 'Serious, Imminent'

  Belgium's capital Brussels has been put on the country's highest alert due to "a serious and imminent threat" after reports that an Islamic State, or ISIS, terrorist, suspected to be part of the attacks on Paris a week ago, was in the city, apparently armed with a suicide belt and trying to get to Syria.

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  Nov 22, 2015

  US Accepts Only 5 Syrian Christian Refugees Since October

  The United States has admitted only five Syrian Christians since Oct. 1, when the administration began to implement President Obama's directive to accept 10,000 refugees. Christian refugees account for 1.6 percent of the total number of arrivals this year thus far, according to Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing Systems.

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  Nov 21, 2015

  ABC's 'Scandal' Blasted for Abortion Scene Set to 'Silent Night'

  This week's episode of the ABC show "Scandal" depicted the lead character Olivia Pope undergoing an abortion to the tune of the Christmas hymn "Silent Night." The winter finale seemed like a one-hour commercial for the controversial abortion provider Planned Parenthood and was "Hollywood's moral depravity on full display," critics said.

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  Nov 21, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Kong Hee Jailed for 8 Years for $35-Million Fraud

  Singapore's City Harvest Church founding pastor Kong Hee was sentenced Friday to eight years in jail, and five other church leaders were also given prison terms between 21 months and six years, over a $35-million fraud case they were involved in to fund the music career of Kong's wife.

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  Nov 21, 2015

  Mali Hotel Attack: American Victim Did Everything in Her Life to Help Others

  One American, a mother and public health worker, was among 27 killed in a terror attack on Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, in which al Qaeda-affiliated attackers carrying AK-47s took more than 100 people hostage Friday.

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  Nov 17, 2015

  John Piper: Hands of Jesus Are Extended to All of France

  Islamic State's acts of terror in Paris, which killed at least 129 innocent people Friday evening, underline not only the uncertainty of life on earth but also that it is time for the people of France, "and all of us," to heed Jesus' offer of eternal salvation through repentance, writes theologian John Piper.

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  Nov 17, 2015

  Former Navy SEAL Speaks at Megachurch: Living for Oneself Leaves You Hungry

  Former Navy SEAL Chad Williams, who last served in Iraq, spoke at Pastor Greg Laurie's California megachurch on Sunday, sharing through his own story how living for ourselves leaves us hungry and thirsty for more, a fact that made him turn to Christ for fulfillment in life.