Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 25, 2015

  Iran Executes Nearly 700 in Just Six Months, Including Religious Minorities Convicted of 'Enmity Against God'

  A human rights group has recorded nearly 700 executions, including those of members of ethnic and religious minorities convicted of "enmity against God," in just a little over six months in the Shiite Muslim nation of Iran, which put people to death even during the holy month of Ramadan.

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  Jul 25, 2015

  No Pharmacy Owner Can Refuse Morning-After Pill in Washington, Court Rules

  A federal appeals court has ruled that all pharmacy owners in Washington state are required to dispense emergency contraceptives even if it's against their religious beliefs.

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  Jul 25, 2015

  ISIS Releases Video of Baby-Faced Child Soldier Shooting Accused Iraqi Spy

  The Islamic State terror group has released a new propaganda video, showing a baby-faced child soldier, dressed in black, shooting a suspected Iraqi spy in the head from point blank range, according to an anti-ISIS citizen journalism website.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  Americans Least Receptive to Muslim, Atheist or Socialist Presidential Candidates, New Gallup Poll Says

  More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is Catholic, a woman, black, Hispanic or Jewish, and over 70 percent say they would accept a candidate who is Mormon, gay or lesbian, or an evangelical Christian. But acceptance of a candidate who is Muslim, an atheist, or a socialist ranks the lowest, according to a recent Gallup poll.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  ISIS Propaganda Magazine Tells Muslim Around the World to Sacrifice Their Lives, 'Trample Democracy'

  In the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq, the Islamic State terror group has encouraged Muslim children to disobey their parents for violent "jihad," and claimed that areas under its control are the only states ruling by "Allah's Sharia" today.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Sergio de la Mora Shares Four Benefits of Knowing Christ in 'Best News I've Ever Heard' Sermon Series at Saddleback

  Pastor Sergio de la Mora of the Cornerstone megachurch was a guest speaker at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in California on Sunday, and he preached the first sermon of a new series, "Best News I've Ever Heard," sharing four real benefits of knowing Christ.

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  Jul 19, 2015

  Espionage Charges Against South Sudanese Pastors Facing Death Penalty Are Baseless, Says Prominent Witness

  Evidence produced by the prosecution proves that espionage and other charges against two South Sudanese pastors facing the death penalty have no basis, a prominent witness told a court in Khartoum, Sudan, as the defense team closed the case.

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  Jul 19, 2015

  Faith Takes Centerstage at Family Leadership Summit as Rubio Reads From the Bible

  Ten Republican presidential candidates spoke about their faith and how they care for issues such as marriage, religious freedom and defeating Islamist terrorism as they addressed a big annual gathering of evangelical voters at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa Saturday.

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  Jul 18, 2015

  Does Bill Nye Think Homosexuality Makes Evolutionary Sense?

  An anonymous viewer asked The Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye on an Internet forum whether humans' same-sex preferences make sense evolutionarily if it's true that the purpose of a species is to reproduce and survive. He responded with a disclaimer, giving a noncommittal answer.

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  Jul 18, 2015

  Christian Bakery Closed for Refusing Lesbian Wedding Cake Breaks Record on Crowdfunding Site With $352,000

  Aaron and Melissa Klein, Christians and former owners of a bakery in Oregon who were ordered by a judge to pay a fine of $135,000 for declining to bake a cake for a lesbian marriage ceremony, have set a record on a crowdfunding site by raising $352,500 in two months, after their campaign was shut down by another site.