Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 29, 2015

  Pastor Greg Laurie: 6 Things Christians Can Do Amid Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling

  California megachurch pastor Greg Laurie gave a special sermon Sunday to help his congregation and Christians elsewhere in the country deal with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage. There are at least six things that Christians can do, he said, including showing the power of a biblical marriage to the world.

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  Jun 29, 2015

  Pastor Voddie Baucham Says Gay Is Not the New Black: 'Ethnicity Is Innate and Unchangeable; So-Called Sexual Orientation Is Not'

  Texas pastor Voddie Baucham has appeared in a video produced by the desiringGod ministry, responding to the oft-repeated claim that "gay is the new black." He argues that some similarities between the two movements cannot undermine significant differences between ethnicity and sexual orientation.

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  Jun 29, 2015

  Mike Huckabee Says Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling 'Has Left Christians With No Choice but to Follow God or Civil Law'

  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Sunday that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage has left Christians with no choice but to follow God or civil law. He also said he might put a nativity scene on the White House lawn, if he becomes president, just as Obama used rainbow-colored lights to celebrate the court's decision.

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  Jun 28, 2015

  Target, Marriott, Barilla, Macy's and More Applaud Gay Marriage Ruling to Woo Consumers

  Many major companies are tweeting out their support of Friday's Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the country. The Italian pasta maker Barilla, which publicly favored traditional marriage until recently, has also reversed its stance on gay marriage.

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  Jun 28, 2015

  John Piper: Celebrating Homosexual Sin Isn't New but Institutionalization of It Is

  Theologian John Piper responded to the Supreme Court decision that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, saying it approves and institutionalizes the sin of homosexual intercourse.

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  Jun 28, 2015

  Episcopal Church Elects First Black Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

  The U.S. Episcopal Church made history Saturday by electing its first black presiding bishop at its general conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the denomination will also explore the church's directives on issues including gun violence, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and same-sex marriage.

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  Jun 27, 2015

  Texas Pastor Explains He Didn't Mean to Set Himself on Fire Over Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decision

  Rick Scarborough, a former pastor from Texas, clarified Friday he did not mean to say he would self-immolate if the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, but was referring to the faith and furnace incident recorded in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. 

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  Jun 27, 2015

  Franklin Graham: Obama Leading America to Sinful Course; 'God Will Judge Him, Us If We Don't Repent'

  President Obama is calling the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage a "victory for America," but the Rev. Franklin Graham warns Obama is leading the nation on a sinful course and "God will judge him and us as a nation if we don't repent."

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  Jun 22, 2015

  Charleston's AME Church Holds First Service After Shooting; Rev. Norvel Goff Appointed New Interim Leader

  The Rev. Norvel Goff Sr., who has been appointed to lead the Charleston church days after its pastor and eight members were killed in a shooting incident, led the first service since Wednesday's massacre. Other AME churches in the country preached forgiveness.

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  Jun 21, 2015

  In A&E's New 'Seven Year Switch' Series, Spouses Will Live, Sleep With Strangers to Test Their Marriages

  A new reality series, "Seven Year Switch," to premiere this summer, will feature four couples having serious relationship problems living and sleeping with a complete stranger to "test" their marriage. The One Million Moms group has launched a campaign to oppose the show.