Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Sep 8, 2018

  Nigeria: Pastor, 3 Sons Burned Alive 'Beyond Recognition' in Fulani Militant Ambush

  A spate of attacks, in which at least 20 were killed in Nigeria's central Plateau State over the last week of August, has shattered peace efforts by religious and political leaders in its capital, Jos.

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  Sep 8, 2018

  Christian College Says Accrediting Agency's Proposed Guideline Change May Harm Religious Schools

  The president of a conservative Christian college in Colorado has voiced his concern about proposed changes to the Higher Learning Commission's standards for accreditation that he says could harm religious schools.

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  Sep 7, 2018

  Trump Admin. Reopens Asylum Cases of Indonesian Christians Facing Deportation

  The Trump administration has reopened the asylum cases of nearly three dozen Indonesian Christian immigrants who face the possibility of deportation back to a country where they could be persecuted.

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  Sep 7, 2018

  Mennonite Seminary Demotes President, Ousts 3 Megachurch Pastors Serving as Lecturers

  Fresno Pacific University has demoted the president of its Bible seminary and let go of three Anabaptist megachurch pastors who served as visiting lecturers in a move to protect the seminary's relationship with the Mennonite Brethren Church.

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  Sep 6, 2018

  Muslim Mob Attacks, Sets Fire to Christian Homes in Egypt; 3 Hospitalized

  A group of Muslims attacked a Christian village in southern Egypt last week in an attack that injured two Coptic believers and a firefighter, each of whom needed to be hospitalized.

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  Sep 6, 2018

  Ball State University Changes Discriminatory Policy After Pro-Life Group Was Denied Funding

  Ball State University has changed a policy that led to discrimination against "religious, political, or ideological" expression and resulted in a pro-life student group being denied funding awarded to left-leaning political groups on campus.

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  Sep 6, 2018

  Turkey Won't Grant 'Unlawful Requests' to Release Pastor Andrew Brunson, Erdogan says

  Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that the Turkish government will not accept requests to release detained American pastor Andrew Brunson.

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  Sep 6, 2018

  How Drug Smuggler Went From Trafficking Heroin to Launching a Secret Church in Asia

  A former smuggler involved in the international drug trade impacting Central Asia has opened up about how he went from trafficking illicit drugs like heroin to secretly selling Christian literature in hostile nations.

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  Sep 5, 2018

  Critics of Evangelical Trump Supporters 'Sit Around and Think Too Much,' Franklin Graham Says

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has responded to a prominent critic who questions whether evangelicals who have engaged with the Trump administration have sacrificed morality for political favor.

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  Sep 5, 2018

  Christian Couple Tied and Beaten by Indian Mob for Ditching 'Old Gods' for Jesus

  An Indian couple has detailed how they were tied and beaten by a mob of neighbors over their refusal to deny Christ and participate in a local religious ritual.