Anugrah Kumar

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  Jul 26, 2015

  Kenyan President After Obama's Gay Rights Message: 'We'd Like to Focus on Other Issues … Not a Non-Issue'

  After President Barack Obama called for gay rights in Nairobi on Saturday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta corrected his counterpart, saying homosexuality is a "non-issue" in Kenya and those rights cannot be "imposed" on the people of the East African country.

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  Jul 26, 2015

  Texas Supreme Court Tells Houston: Repeal Gay Rights Ordinance or Put It to Vote

  There is now near certainty that Houston's controversial equal rights ordinance, known as HERO, will appear on the November ballot, as Texas Supreme Court has suspended it, ruling that City Council must repeal it by August 24 or put it to popular vote.

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  Jul 26, 2015

  Senate Leader McConnell Fast-Tracks Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood After Criticism

  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has initiated a fast-track process to ensure that a bill to defund Planned Parenthood is brought up for a floor vote, after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed him for allegedly dodging a vote on the legislation.

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  Jul 25, 2015

  Iran Executes Nearly 700 in Just Six Months, Including Religious Minorities Convicted of 'Enmity Against God'

  A human rights group has recorded nearly 700 executions, including those of members of ethnic and religious minorities convicted of "enmity against God," in just a little over six months in the Shiite Muslim nation of Iran, which put people to death even during the holy month of Ramadan.

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  Jul 25, 2015

  No Pharmacy Owner Can Refuse Morning-After Pill in Washington, Court Rules

  A federal appeals court has ruled that all pharmacy owners in Washington state are required to dispense emergency contraceptives even if it's against their religious beliefs.

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  Jul 25, 2015

  ISIS Releases Video of Baby-Faced Child Soldier Shooting Accused Iraqi Spy

  The Islamic State terror group has released a new propaganda video, showing a baby-faced child soldier, dressed in black, shooting a suspected Iraqi spy in the head from point blank range, according to an anti-ISIS citizen journalism website.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  Americans Least Receptive to Muslim, Atheist or Socialist Presidential Candidates, New Gallup Poll Says

  More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is Catholic, a woman, black, Hispanic or Jewish, and over 70 percent say they would accept a candidate who is Mormon, gay or lesbian, or an evangelical Christian. But acceptance of a candidate who is Muslim, an atheist, or a socialist ranks the lowest, according to a recent Gallup poll.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  ISIS Propaganda Magazine Tells Muslim Around the World to Sacrifice Their Lives, 'Trample Democracy'

  In the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq, the Islamic State terror group has encouraged Muslim children to disobey their parents for violent "jihad," and claimed that areas under its control are the only states ruling by "Allah's Sharia" today.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Sergio de la Mora Shares Four Benefits of Knowing Christ in 'Best News I've Ever Heard' Sermon Series at Saddleback

  Pastor Sergio de la Mora of the Cornerstone megachurch was a guest speaker at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in California on Sunday, and he preached the first sermon of a new series, "Best News I've Ever Heard," sharing four real benefits of knowing Christ.

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  Jul 19, 2015

  Espionage Charges Against South Sudanese Pastors Facing Death Penalty Are Baseless, Says Prominent Witness

  Evidence produced by the prosecution proves that espionage and other charges against two South Sudanese pastors facing the death penalty have no basis, a prominent witness told a court in Khartoum, Sudan, as the defense team closed the case.