Anugrah Kumar

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  May 13, 2017

  1,000 Candlelight Vigils Held Worldwide to Protest Prison Sentence for Jakarta's Christian Governor

  Massive rallies are being held across Indonesia since the conviction and arrest of the governor of the capital Jakarta, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who was convicted of "blasphemy." About 9,000 Indonesians have submitted their national identity cards to serve as the guarantor for the Christian official's bail, according to local media.

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  May 13, 2017

  Christians in the Middle East: Mass Exodus or Returning Home?

  While Christians are returning to their homes after the liberation of cities from the Islamic State terror group in some countries in the Middle East, Christians are still fleeing en masse elsewhere in the region as the governments there fail to provide security to the minority community.

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  May 13, 2017

  President Trump to Advocate for Peace, Religious Tolerance in First Overseas Trip

  On his first international trip next month, President Donald Trump will "broadcast a message of unity … to the faithful of three of the world's greatest religions" and seek to strengthen American alliances, U.S. national security adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster said Friday.

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  May 9, 2017

  'Madam Secretary' Lauded for Pro-Life, Pro-Motherhood Message

  The latest episode of CBS' "Madam Secretary" surprisingly shows Secretary Elizabeth McCord giving a pro-life, pro-motherhood speech to a newly pregnant woman who's facing a dilemma.

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  May 9, 2017

  Evidence for Bible's Tower of Babel Discovered

  The Smithsonian Channel shows in the first episode of its documentary series "Secrets" the emergence of new "very compelling" evidence that the Tower of Babel, as mentioned in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament, actually existed.

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  May 8, 2017

  Head of ISIS in Afghanistan Killed in US-Afghan Joint Operation

  U.S. and Afghan officials confirmed Sunday that Abdul Hasib, head of the Islamic State terror group in Afghanistan, has been killed in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

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  May 7, 2017

  120-Yr-Old Church Drops 'Baptist' From Name Due to 'Negative Stereotypes'

  The First Baptist Church of Geneva in Kane County in Illinois is now called Chapelstreet Church, after they removed the mention of the denomination from its 120-year-old name with the aim to be more welcoming to people.

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  May 7, 2017

  Stephen Fry Under Investigation for Blasphemy After Branding God an 'Utter Maniac'

  Comedian, actor and television presenter Stephen Fry is under investigation by Irish police for blasphemy after he accused God of being an "utter maniac" on a national television channel.

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  May 7, 2017

  Boko Haram Frees 82 Chibok Girls in Exchange Deal in Nigeria

  Boko Haram in Nigeria has freed 82 of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls, most of them Christians, it abducted three years ago, after the government's successful negotiations with the terror group, the Nigerian president's office announced Sunday.

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  May 6, 2017

  Pakistan Sentences Christian Man to Life in Prison for 'Insulting Islam'

  A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian man to life imprisonment under the country's blasphemy law for allegedly sending "blasphemous" text messages from his mobile phone.