Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Nov 17, 2018

  Instagram removes Baptist ministry's post on why only men should be pastors, then apologizes

  The social networking giant Instagram admits that it made an error when it removed a Reformed Baptist ministry's post promoting an op-ed contending that women can not be pastors and has restored the post in question.

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  Nov 16, 2018

  Colorado U denies apologetics student group official status for requiring members be Christian

  Christian students who have tried for three years to get official status for their campus apologetics group at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs have filed a lawsuit claiming their religious freedom rights have been violated.

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  Nov 14, 2018

  Democrats 'basically godless,' 'God will not bless America' due to abortion: Former SBC president

  The Democratic Party is not a political party but rather a "basically godless" religion, Houston megachurch pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Young said on election night.

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  Nov 13, 2018

  Nigeria 'aiding' Boko Haram by freeing hundreds of jihadis who've repented, activist warns

  The Nigerian government is "aiding and abetting" the deadly Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram by releasing captured militants who have "repented," a Christian activist has said.

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  Nov 13, 2018

  Megachurch pastor says yoga has 'demonic roots,' 'diametrically opposed to Christianity'

  Missouri megachurch pastor John Lindell has warned his 10,000-member congregation not to participate in yoga, saying that positions associated with exercise and meditation activity were designed to "open you up to demonic power."

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  Nov 12, 2018

  'Defecating on the altar': Myanmar's spiritual assault on Kachin Christians

  Kachin Christians in Myanmar are facing an "existential threat" and "will not be able to continue" in the next one or two generations amid an ongoing civil war between Kachin rebels and the Myanmar military, an activist has warned.

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  Nov 12, 2018

  Proposed Amendments Could Close Churches, Seminaries in Bulgaria, Christian Leaders Fear

  Religious leaders in Bulgaria have spoken out against proposed changes to a religious law in Bulgaria that could result in the closure of many Christian churches and seminaries.

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  Nov 11, 2018

  Megachurch Pastor Fired for Viewing Porn Talks About Overcoming His Addiction, New Pastor Job

  Pastor Scott Crenshaw said he felt like a rock star when he was senior pastor of the multicampus New River Fellowship Church based Weatherford, Texas.

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  Nov 10, 2018

  Scotland Becomes First Country to Require Schools to Teach LGBT Curriculum

  Scotland has become the first country in the world to require its public schools nationwide to add LGBT history and inclusion to their curriculums.

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  Nov 10, 2018

  ISIS Bus Attack Survivors Recount Horrors of Seeing Parents, Children Killed: '4 Families Destroyed'

  Victims of last week's attack on Coptic Christians have detailed the horrifying moments when gunmen murdered seven and injured at least 20 others after they left worship at a monastery in Egypt.