Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 4, 2017

  Georgetown Students Vote Not to Sanction Pro-Traditional Marriage Campus Group

  A student commission at the Georgetown University has said it will not take any action against a student group that had been accused of fostering hatred and intolerance for supporting the official Church teaching on marriage and sexuality.

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  Nov 4, 2017

  Pakistani Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies Before He Can Clear His Name

  A 70-year-old Christian man in Pakistan, who had been falsely accused of "blasphemy" and was out on a bail, suddenly died. His family now finds itself even more vulnerable to attacks as they will find it more difficult to prove his innocence.

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  Oct 30, 2017

  Iran Will Keep Making Missiles, Rouhani Says

  Days after the U.S. House of Representatives voted for new sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile program, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will carry on with producing missiles for its defense, which he claimed does not go against international accords.

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  Oct 30, 2017

  Democrats Should Testify on Trump Dossier, Sen. Susan Collins Says

  Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday the Senate Intelligence Committee must ask concerned Democrats to re-testify after the new revelation that the "Russia dossier," which alleged President Donald Trump's connections to Russia, was partly funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

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  Oct 30, 2017

  Trump Has 'Same Tendencies' as 'Erratic Leader' Kim Jong Un, Sen. Bob Corker Says

  During an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation," GOP Sen. Bob Corker said President Donald Trump is exhibiting some of the same tendencies as the "erratic leader" of North Korea in dealing with the ongoing tensions with that country.

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  Oct 30, 2017

  GOP Evangelical Outreach Director Quits, Citing 'Tone Deaf Attitude'

  Chad Connelly, the Republican Party's first-ever national director of evangelical outreach, has announced his resignation, complaining that the GOP has a "tone deaf attitude" toward the evangelical voting sector.

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  Oct 29, 2017

  Church Bans Singing 'Onward Christian Soldiers' on Remembrance Sunday to Not Offend Non-Christians

  A church in the United Kingdom will not sing the hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers," during the service on Remembrance Sunday, which commemorates the contribution of British war dead, so as not to "offend" non-Christians.

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  Oct 29, 2017

  Christians Are Not Strangers in Middle East, but 'Beacon of Truth in Agitated World': Greek Orthodox Patriarch

  Calling on Western partners to help keep Christianity in its ancient homeland, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X Yazigi said Christians in the Middle East "are not strangers in that part of the world" and the church is "the beacon of truth in this agitated world."

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  Oct 29, 2017

  First American Convicted of Joining ISIS Gets 20 Years in Prison

  A 27-year-old man from Virginia is the first U.S. citizen to be convicted of successfully joining the Islamic State terror group, and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. He had no interest in religion, but abused marijuana, the prosecutor says.

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  Oct 28, 2017

  Church George Washington Attended Removes Plaque Honoring First Pres., Quotes Hebrews 13:2 for Reason Why

  The historic Episcopalian Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, has decided to rip out a plaque that honors the nation's first President George Washington. The church quotes Hebrews 13:2 to explain the move.