Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jun 27, 2018

  Some Evangelical Leaders 'Lament' Supreme Court's Travel Ban Ruling, Others Voice Support

  A few evangelical leaders have spoken out against the United States Supreme Court's decision upholding President Donald Trump's travel ban impacting a handful of Muslim-majority nations, while a leading evangelical grassroots mobilization organization has signaled its support.

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  Jun 27, 2018

  Church Refutes Claim Cancer Patient Was Told to Stop Taking Medication Because of Holy Spirit

  Living Hope Community Church on the Isle of Man has denied reports that a man with cancer was told that he did not need cancer medication because he would be cured by the Holy Spirit at a recent church-hosted international conference attended by hundreds.

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  Jun 26, 2018

  Facebook Explains Why 'Trump Prophecy' Movie Ads Were Blocked; Studio Fires Back

  Producers for the upcoming film "The Trump Prophecy," which was produced in part by Liberty University students, say their attempts to place ads on Facebook promoting the movie were blocked for weeks by the social media platform until their situation was reported in the media last week.

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  Jun 26, 2018

  5 Priests Suspended by Church Accused of Using Woman's Confessions to Blackmail Her Into Having Sex

  Five priests have been suspended by an orthodox church in India after they were accused of using a woman's confessions to blackmail her into having sex with them.

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  Jun 26, 2018

  Anne Graham Lotz: 'The Enemy Has Unleashed an Attack on God's People'

  Evangelist and author Anne Graham Lotz, the 70-year-old daughter of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, has asserted that most people in today's American culture are essentially living as "practical atheists" and that today's culture is a sign that "the enemy has unleashed an attack on God's people."

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  Jun 26, 2018

  Democrat Party Outreach to White Evangelicals Will Improve in 2020 Election, Clinton Adviser Predicts

  The Democratic Party's outreach to left-leaning evangelicals will "be better" in the 2020 presidential election than the "miserable" job Hillary Clinton did in reaching out to that cohort in her unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton told journalists over the weekend.

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  Jun 26, 2018

  Korean 'Chapel of Peace' to Be Built in Demilitarized Zone; Will Serve as 'Spiritual Cradle'

  A new chapel for peace will be built in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in the only village in the where North and South Korean troops stand face-to-face.

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  Jun 25, 2018

  Samaritan's Purse to Rebuild 55 Churches and 390 Homes in Hurricane-Damaged Puerto Rico

  Franklin Graham's evangelical humanitarian organization, Samaritan's Purse, has launched a multi-year recovery plan to rebuild 390 homes and 55 churches in central and southern Puerto Rico that were severely damaged by Hurricane Maria that struck its shores last September.

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  Jun 25, 2018

  Pastor Jack Graham shares how Ivanka Trump's $50K donation will help immigrant children at border

  A Texas megachurch that received a $50,000 donation from Ivanka Trump last week has detailed how that money will be used to help migrant children at the southern border.

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  Jun 21, 2018

  2 Police Officials, Teacher Among 60 Arrested in Texas Child Sex Crime Sting Operation

  A police sergeant, a sheriff's deputy and a school teacher are among 60 who have been arrested for internet related sex crimes that were uncovered during a months long investigation across southeast Texas.