Anugrah Kumar

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• Oct 25, 2015

  Is Christianity a Mental Illness Needing Treatment, as Academics Say?

  There is a trend in academia to rubbish religion, particularly Christianity, as a kind of a sickness that needs to be treated, but their analyses lack rigor and selectively focus almost entirely on aberrations rather than on norms, argues an author.

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  Oct 24, 2015

  5 Women Sue Ministry Linked to Duggar Family Alleging It Covered Up Sexual Abuse 

  Five women have filed a lawsuit against the Institute in Basic Life Principles, whose founder resigned last year amid allegations that he sexually harassed more than 30 women, accusing the organization and its board of directors of not reporting incidents of sexual abuse and harassment, "wilfully" concealing the wrongdoing.

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  Oct 24, 2015

  Pre-Kindergarten Worsens Academic Achievement, Liberal Think Tank Finds 

  A liberal-leaning think tank, in its evaluation of a rigorous five-year study of a Tennessee voluntary pre-K program, says there's no evidence to suggest that such interventions can deliver sustained improvements in the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged children and help close the achievement gap for those children.

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  Oct 19, 2015

  Pastor Greg Laurie: 5 Reasons Why God Allows Suffering in Believers' Lives

  It's true that sometimes things seem hopeless, even to believers, but the Bible offers clarity and tells us the purposes and reasons for the trials in our life, says Pastor Greg Laurie.

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  Oct 19, 2015

  6 GOP Candidates Woo 7K Evangelicals at Texas Megachurch

  Six Republican presidential candidates addressed 7,000 evangelical voters Sunday at a Texas megachurch.

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  Oct 17, 2015

  Pastor-Rapper Trip Lee Shares About His 'Organic Journey' Toward Calvinism

  Appearing in a video on the desiringGod website, Trip Lee – rapper, author and preacher – shares how he started believing in the doctrines of grace or the Reformed theology before he had even heard about Calvinism, the knowledge of which merely helped him "fine-tune" his beliefs.

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  Oct 17, 2015

  Wash. Football Coach Continues to Lead Team Prayers Despite Ban; Cites 'Agreement With God'

  Football coach Joe Kennedy of Bremerton High School in Washington State, who was ordered by the school district to stop leading team prayers, carried on with his seven-year-old tradition after a game Friday night, risking being fired but joined by his team, players from the rival team and supporters.

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  Oct 17, 2015

  Catholic Cardinal: Western Liberal Culture, Islamic Extremism Like 'Apocalyptic Beasts'

  A prominent Catholic leader, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, said in his remarks at the Vatican's ongoing synod meeting that Islamic extremism and Western liberal culture are "almost like two 'apocalyptic beasts,'" which the Church must respond to.

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  Oct 12, 2015

  Pastor Matt Chandler: How Jesus' Ascension to Heaven Changes Our Lives on Earth

  Pastor Matt Chandler of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, who is teaching his congregation the meaning and relevance of the Apostles' Creed through a series of sermons, explained how the phrase, "He ascended to Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father," in the faith statement affects Christians' lives on Earth.

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  Oct 11, 2015

  Pakistan Court Upholds Death Penalty for Security Guard Who Killed Former Gov Salman Taseer for Opposing Blasphemy Laws

  The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence of a security guard who assassinated former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer for publicly speaking against the country's draconian blasphemy laws on behalf of a Christian woman.