Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 17, 2014

  41,000 People Listen to Greg Laurie's Message of Hope at 'SoCal Harvest;' Over 4,000 Accept Christ

  More than 41,000 people came to "2014 SoCal Harvest" Saturday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, to listen to a message of hope by evangelist Greg Laurie, who led over 4,000 people to receive Jesus in their lives.

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  Aug 17, 2014

  400,000-Membered American Bar Association Backs LGBT Rights in US, Globally

  The American Bar Association, which has more than 400,000 members, has adopted a new resolution calling for an end to "discrimination" against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Unites States and around the world.

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  Aug 17, 2014

  Target Endorses Same-Sex Marriage to Please Customers?

  Target Corp. is no longer neutral on the issue of same-sex marriage. It has added its name to a legal defense of gay marriage, a move that is in line with survey reports showing that a majority of Americans who prefer shopping at the retailer are not opposed to gay and lesbian marriages.

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  Aug 17, 2014

  Ferguson Curfew: 200 Protesters Defy Deadline; One Person Shot, 7 Arrested

  Ferguson was under curfew until early Sunday, hours after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in the town following fresh clashes the previous night. But hundreds of protesters defied the curfew at the site where a black teen, Michael Brown, was fatally shot by an officer last week.

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  Aug 16, 2014

  Courts in Arizona, California Recognize Transgender Marriages

  Courts in Arizona and California have delivered rulings in two separate divorce cases, legally recognizing transgender marriages, including that of the world's "first pregnant man."

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  Aug 16, 2014

  Tensions Return After Police Identify Officer Who Shot Michael Brown; Black Teen's Friend Admits They Were Stealing Cigars From Store

  Ferguson, Mos., was once again tense early Saturday after police identified the officer who fatally shot a black teen, Michael Brown, last week, and released pictures showing him strong-arming a smaller man inside a convenience store. A friend of Brown has admitted he and the slain teen were stealing cigars.

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  Aug 11, 2014

  #WeAreN Campaign Gains Momentum, Brings Attention to Persecuted Christians in Iraq

  Protests highlighting the plight of Iraqi Christians are being held in many parts of the world, thanks at least partly to the #WeAreN campaign that has drawn attention to the unprecedented persecution by highlighting Arabic letter "N," which the ISIS militants placed on the homes of Christians in Mosul.

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  Aug 11, 2014

  Lifeway Pulls Mark Driscoll's Books From Stores, Website

  LifeWay has withdrawn books authored by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church from the more than 186 LifeWay Christian Stores across the nation as well as its website following the removal of his and his megachurch's membership from the Acts 29 Network.

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  Aug 11, 2014

  Thousands of Assyrian Americans Rally for Persecuted Christians of Iraq

  Assyrian Americans came out in large numbers in Michigan on Sunday, following similar demonstrations in Illinois and California earlier, to raise awareness about the persecution of Christians in Iraq's Nineveh Plain by ISIS militants. A report suggests nearly 200,000 displaced Assyrians from the region are in "desperate need."

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  Aug 11, 2014

  20,000 Yazidis Taken to Safety as US Launches More Airstrikes in Iraq; Lebanese Patriarch Calls for Protection of Christians

  About 20,000 minority Yazidis were rescued in northern Iraq while tens of thousands of others remained stranded on mountains as U.S. forces launched more airstrikes on ISIS militants Sunday. Christians, who too are facing an unprecedented wave of persecution, also need urgent protection, Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch said.