Anugrah Kumar

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  Oct 19, 2014

  Chicago Megachurch Pastor on Houston Sermon Subpoena: Gov't 'Bullying Tactics' Are Not Acceptable; Create 'Bigotry' Toward Christian Beliefs

  New Life Covenant Church in Chicago and Alliance Defending Freedom severely criticized the subpoena of various pastors' sermons in Houston, Texas, due to their objection to an LGBT discrimination city ordinance that was passed recently.

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  Oct 19, 2014

  Catholic Bishops at Synod on Family Rejects Gay-Friendly Policy Change; Undecided on Cohabitating and Remarried Members

  A two-week summit of Catholic bishops ended Saturday without a two-thirds consensus on even a revised and watered-down section on acceptance of gays and lesbians. Nor could the bishops decide whether divorced and remarried Catholics should receive Holy Communion.

• Oct 19, 2014

  Pakistan's Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Asia Bibi Hearing After Her Death Sentence for Blasphemy Upheld

  The U.K.-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called on Pakistan's Supreme Court to be prompt in hearing the appeal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman and mother of five children whose death sentence for "blasphemy" was upheld by the Lahore High Court this week.

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  Oct 18, 2014

  Watchdog Group: ISIS Training Militants to Fly Warplanes

  A watchdog group as well as the Syrian opposition have said fighters from the ISIS terror group are being trained to fly warplanes by former Iraqi military officers, raising fears that militants could be preparing to attack coalition aircraft.

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  Oct 18, 2014

  Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in Arizona, Alaska, Wyoming

  While the U.S. Supreme Court Friday rejected a request by Alaska and Wyoming to delay enforcement of same-sex marriage, a federal judge in Arizona ruled that the state's ban on same-sex unions is unconstitutional.

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  Oct 13, 2014

  ISIS Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens in Iraq; Kurdish Fighters Halt Militants' Advance in Kobani in Syria

  At least 58 people were killed in three suicide bombings allegedly carried out by foreign recruits of ISIS in Iraq's Diyala province Sunday, even as Kurdish fighters in Syria were reportedly able to stop the advance of Islamic State militants in the border town of Kobani.

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  Oct 13, 2014

  ISIS Claims Islam Justifies Making 'Infidel' Women Sex Slaves

  In its English propaganda publication, the Sunni terror group Islamic State, or ISIS, has sought to justify its barbarity, saying it is "Islamic" to capture and forcibly make "infidel" women sexual slaves.

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  Oct 13, 2014

  International Donors' Pledge of $5.4 Billion to Rebuild Gaza Risky?

  At an international conference in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday donors pledged $5.4 billion for the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, which recently suffered devastation in its conflict with Israel. But an obvious question was not addressed: will there be any supervision to ensure that the money reaches the people and not Hamas?

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  Oct 13, 2014

  Hospitals Not Prepared for Ebola, Nurses Union Says After Texas Nurse Tests Positive for Virus

  As follow-up tests confirmed Sunday that a Texas nurse who cared for patient Thomas Eric Duncan has become the first known American to contract Ebola in the country, the largest union of registered nurses said there's a "huge vacuum in both credibility and implementation" in hospitals' preparedness to contain Ebola.

• Oct 12, 2014

  Indiana College Students Give $1,300 Tip in Jesus' Name for $13 Pizza

  A group of students at Indiana Wesleyan University gave a local pizza delivery driver a tip of $1,268 along with gift cards and thousands of inspirational notes as part of an illustration during the weekly prayer service after he delivered an order worth $12.50.