Anugrah Kumar

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  May 22, 2017

  Mike Pence at Notre Dame: 'Suppression of Freedom of Speech' Is 'Outside the American Culture'

  In his commencement speech at at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence spoke against "safe zones" on campuses and said "the suppression of freedom of speech" is "wholly outside the American tradition." A group of graduating students walked out in protest.

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  May 21, 2017

  Christian Pastor's Home, Church Burned Down in Southern India

  Hindu nationalists in southern India burned down a church and the home of its pastor after some high "caste" Hindus converted to Christianity and joined the church.

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  May 21, 2017

  Barna Study Looks at Which Christians Fight Online

  Verbal fights on the Internet are common, be it comment sections or social media posts. Do Christians also fight online? Does one denomination argue more than the others? And why? To answer these questions, the Barna Group conducted a survey, and here's what it discovered.

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  May 21, 2017

  'Iraqi Christians Are Infidels Who Must Be Killed or Converted,' Says Shia Cleric

  About 200 Christian families in Iraq have filed a lawsuit against the head of the country's Shia Endowment for inciting sectarian violence against the Christian minority by saying in a video that Christians should be converted to Islam or killed.

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  May 21, 2017

  Mike Pence to Christian College Graduates: Proud to 'Stand With Trump in Defense of Life'

  In his commencement remarks at Grove City College in Pennsylvania Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence called President Trump an "example of leadership and perseverance," and said he is proud to be a "vice president to a president who stands without apology for the sanctity of life and all the God-given liberties."

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  May 15, 2017

  Anglican Church Seeing Small Resurgence in Britain, Report Says

  Anglicanism in Britain is beginning to see an upward trend due to a resurgence in patriotism and pride in Christianity, a new report says.

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  May 15, 2017

  Pakistani Christian Man Kidnapped by Brick Kiln Owner Demanding Ransom

  A Christian man in Pakistan, who borrowed money from the owner of a brick kiln and in return agreed to work as a bonded laborer for one year, has been kidnapped and tortured by the owner despite having fulfilled his contract. The owner is now demanding ransom for his release, as police refuse to take action.

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  May 14, 2017

  Trump's Ag Sec. Sonny Perdue Defends Religious Freedom 'Undermined' by Obama's Policies

  A week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order defending religious liberty, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued a new policy statement to reestablish the "Department's commitment to safeguarding every American's First Amendment rights, particularly the right to free speech and the right to free religious exercise."

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  May 14, 2017

  Homeschool Activists to Protest Cuba for Imprisoning Pastor Who Educated Kids at Home

  Homeschooling parents and leaders of groups defending family freedoms will gather at the Cuban Embassy on Wednesday to protest a recent Cuban court's decision to imprison Cuban Pastor Ramón Rigal and place his wife, Adya, under house arrest because they started homeschooling their two children.

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  May 14, 2017

  Trump to 50,000 at Liberty Commencement: 'In America We Don't Worship Government, We Worship God'

  Delivering the commencement address at Liberty University Saturday, President Donald Trump told the graduating class that "in America, we don't worship government, we worship God," and promised to protect their religious freedom.