Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 24, 2016

  Jerry Falwell Jr. Responds to Liberty University Debate Boycott Due to 'Islamophobia'

  Liberty University hosted the Virginia High School League state debate championships this weekend, but some teams didn't show up, boycotting the Christian university on the basis of president Jerry Falwell Jr.'s comments on Muslims.

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  Apr 23, 2016

  Pakistani Christian Man, Pregnant Wife Burnt Alive in Kiln Case: Main Suspect Granted Bail by Court

  One and a half years after a young Pakistani Christian couple were tortured and burnt alive in a brick kiln after being accused of blasphemy, a court has granted bail to the prime suspect in the case, which had caused national outrage.

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  Apr 23, 2016

  Obama: North Carolina Transgender Bathroom Law 'Wrong,' Prince's 'Purple Rain' Played Before UK Bilateral Meetings

  At a joint press conference with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron in London, President Obama said the laws in North Carolina concerning use of bathrooms as per biological sex and in Mississippi that protects opponents of gay marriage from being punished for their religious beliefs, should be "overturned."

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  Apr 18, 2016

  Pope Francis Speaks of Christian 'Martyr' Killed in Syria for Not Renouncing Faith

  Pope Francis, who returned from Greece with 12 Syrian Muslim refugees, on Sunday spoke of a Syrian Christian "martyr" who was murdered by terrorists for refusing to renounce her faith, in a speech in St Peter's Square.

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  Apr 18, 2016

  'SNL' Mocks 'God's Not Dead 2' With 'God Is a Boob Man' Parody Trailer

  NBC's "Saturday Night Live" featured a parody trailer titled, "God is a Boob Man," mocking the Christian film "God's Not Dead 2" and alluding to cases related to religious freedom and gay marriage.

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  Apr 18, 2016

  Bill Maher Mocks Sunday School, Claims Churches Should Pay Taxes for Making Children 'Stupid'

  On his show "Real Time," comedian and HBO host Bill Maher said the policy of taxing things that are bad to get people to stop doing them should be extended to religion.

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  Apr 18, 2016

  Atheist Christopher Hitchens Contemplated Conversion to Christianity, Author Larry Taunton Says

  Larry Alex Taunton, the founder and executive director of The Fixed Point Foundation, says in his newly released book that the late notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens was contemplating conversion to evangelical Christianity before his death. Though still recovering from a near fatal accident, Taunton is talking about The Faith of Christopher Hitchens, appearing in mainstream media.

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  Apr 17, 2016

  Saudi Arabia Threatens to Sell $750 Billion US Assets if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill

  Saudi Arabia has warned that it will sell up to $750 billion worth of U.S. assets held by the oil-rich Kingdom if the U.S. Congress passes a bill that would allow victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attack to sue the Saudi Arabia government.

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  Apr 17, 2016

  Pope Francis Brings 12 Muslim Syrian Refugees to Rome After Greece Visit

  After his five-hour visit to Greece, Pope Francis took three families of Syrian Muslim refugees, including six children, back to Rome aboard the papal plane on Saturday.

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  Apr 17, 2016

  Billy Graham Called Kim Il-Sung 'God,' North Korea 'Greatest Heaven,' State Media Claims

  On the 104th birth anniversary of dictator Kim Il-sung, a North Korean state newspaper claimed that when American evangelist Billy Graham visited Pyongyang, he described the country's late founder as "God who exists in the world of human beings" and who "has created the greatest heaven on earth."