Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 19, 2015

  North Carolina Senate Approves Bill for Billy Graham Statue at US Capitol

  The North Carolina Senate has approved a bill that seeks to replace a statue of former Gov. Charles Brantley Aycock in the National Statuary Hall Collection with one of evangelist Billy Graham. The House, which has already backed that bill, has passed another resolution urging the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Graham.

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  Sep 19, 2015

  Trump Draws More Flak for Failing to Correct Supporter Who Says Obama Is Muslim, US Should 'Get Rid of' Muslims

  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has courted another controversy, this time for not correcting a supporter who said President Obama is a Muslim, and asked when America can "get rid of" Muslims. The billionaire businessman later withdrew from a party event in South Carolina.

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  Sep 19, 2015

  Madonna's Brother Defends Christian Clerk Kim Davis Saying Her Religious Freedom Being Violated

  Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, who is openly gay, has backed Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was recently jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying it is part of her religious freedom to deny the licenses.

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  Sep 14, 2015

  John Piper on Whether Kim Davis Is Right to Refuse Marriage Licenses

  Many Christians wrote to John Piper to ask whether Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk, did the right thing by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, for which she spent six days in jail. The theologian responded to the question in the "Ask Pastor John" podcast.

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  Sep 14, 2015

  Greg Laurie's Warning to Christians: It's Possible to Be So Close Yet So far From God, Just Like Judas Iscariot

  Pastor Greg Laurie of the Harvest megachurch in California spoke to his congregation Sunday about the possibility of being so close, yet so far from God, using the example of Judas Iscariot, who wilfully betrayed Jesus despite spending three years with Him.

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  Sep 14, 2015

  Former US Ambassador to Syria Says Assad's Brutality, Not ISIS, Behind Refugee Crisis

  Robert Ford, former American ambassador to Syria, said Sunday that it's the brutality of Syria's embattled leader Bashar al-Assad, and not the Islamic State terror group, that has forced about 4 million Syrians to flee their homeland.

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  Sep 13, 2015

  Bobby Jindal Says Donald Trump 'Has Never Read the Bible,' Is 'Dangerous, Narcissist, Egomaniac'

  Louisiana Governor and Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal targeted frontrunner Donald Trump in a speech, saying the billionaire businessman never read the Bible because "he's not in it" and calling him "dangerous, a narcissist, egomaniac."

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  Sep 13, 2015

  Texas Church to Hold Bible Study Based on Garth Brooks' Music, Days Before His Concert

  Christ United Methodist Church in Plano will hold a special Bible study on Tuesday, exploring where the Word of God intersects with the songs of Garth Brooks, two days before the country superstar is scheduled to start a seven-concert series in Texas.

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  Sep 13, 2015

  Kim Davis Seeks Right to Refuse to Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples Until Case Is Settled

  Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling, filed a motion Friday asking an appeals court to allow her to refuse to issue licenses when she returns to work Monday, until her case is settled.

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  Sep 12, 2015

  University of Tennessee President Withdraws Transgender Pronouns 'Ze,' 'Zir' Advisory, Saying Controversy 'Like Nothing I've Seen'

  Joe DiPietro, system president of University of Tennessee, has withdrawn a Web post that encouraged students and professors to use gender-neutral pronouns like "ze" and "zir" instead of gender specific pronouns like "she" and "her," saying it was the biggest controversy he's faced since he took office in 2011.