Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Oct 5, 2018

  Evangelical Leaders Sign 'Chicago Invitation' to Counter Pro-Trump Narrative of Evangelicalism

  Over three dozen progressive evangelical leaders signed onto a statement countering the "false narrative" that has led many to paint evangelical Christians as only white conservative Trump supporters.

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  Oct 5, 2018

  Catholic Law School Admin. Resigns Over Controversial Comments on Women, Gay Marriage

  An administrator at the Oklahoma University College of Law has stepped down from his administrative roles amid backlash to comments about women and same-sex marriage from his 2014 book on Catholic life in a secular age.

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  Oct 4, 2018

  Jerry Falwell Jr. Gets Hole in Heart Repaired After Telling Ben Carson About Health Issues

  Liberty University President and prominent evangelical Donald Trump supporter Jerry Falwell Jr. recently underwent an innovative surgery to repair a hole in his heart.

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  Oct 3, 2018

  UK School Teaches 6-Y-O Kids to Write Gay 'Love Letter' for Same-Sex Marriage Assignment

  Children as young as 6 years old in the U.K. were told to write a gay "love letter" as part of a class assignment teaching them about same-sex relationships.

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  Oct 3, 2018

  Trump Signs Bill Expanding Criminal Code on Church Vandalism to Protect Religious Nonprofits

  President Donald Trump has signed a new bill into law to increase punishments for miscreants who damage or destroy the properties of churches or religiously affiliated organizations.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Prayer Banned at Graduations, School Events After Nation's Largest Atheist Group Complains

  A school district in Massachusetts will no longer allow prayer at its school-sponsored events to appease one of the nation's leading atheist groups.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Myanmar Rebels Detain Over 90 Christian Leaders, Shut Down Over 50 Churches

  Dozens of Christian churches have been shut down in Eastern Myanmar in recent weeks while as many 92 Christian leaders have been detained by a rebel faction, according to the Lahu Baptist Convention.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Pro-Lifers Praise California Gov. for Vetoing Bill to Give College Girls Abortion Drugs on Campus

  Christian conservatives and pro-life advocates are praising California's Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown for his veto of a bill that would have forced all state universities to provide access to abortion-inducing drugs.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Black and White Baptist Churches Hold Joint Service, Discuss Twofold Remedy for Racism

  Two predominantly white and black church congregations came together for joint worship on Sunday as pastors from both churches offered messages on how Christians can pave the way for racial healing in America.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Paige Patterson to Teach Ethics Course at Southern Evangelical Seminary After SWBTS Firing

  Influential yet now controversial evangelical theologian Paige Patterson will co-teach an ethics course this month at Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina just months after he was fired from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.