Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  May 29, 2018

  Homeless Jesus Statue Stops Truck From Crashing Into Pedestrians

  A homeless Jesus statue came to the rescue on Monday by stopping a barreling truck from plowing into other cars and pedestrians as the driver was unable to bring the vehicle to a stop at a red light.

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  May 29, 2018

  Gospel of Mark Fragment Found in Egyptian Garbage Dump Is Not From 1st Century

  While some scholars have speculated for the past few years about the possible existence of a first century fragment from the New Testament Gospel of Mark, experts announced last week that the fragment found in an Egyptian garbage dump likely dates back to either the late second or early third centuries.

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  May 26, 2018

  Liberty University Cinema Dept. Producing Feature Film 'The Trump Prophecy'

  Liberty University students and faculty are helping produce an 85-minute feature film that will be shown in over 1,000 theatres nationwide highlighting one man's "Trump prophecy" and a movement of prayer that led up to the election of President Donald Trump.

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  May 25, 2018

  Christian Family Says LGBT Bullying Continues Even After They Closed Bridal Shop Over Harassment

  The co-owner of a Pennsylvania bridal shop who felt she had no other option but to close her family's business following attacks from LGBT activists, says their livelihood is still being threatened even after they closed the 22-year-old store in March.

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  May 25, 2018

  Royal Wedding Pastor Michael Curry Leads 'Reclaiming Jesus' Movement Against Racism, Misogyny, Xenophobia

  Less than one week after speaking at the royal wedding in England, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, along with a group of multiracial progressive faith leaders, led hundreds in a procession to the White House Thursday night to condemn racism, misogyny and the immorality of political leaders.

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  May 24, 2018

  Fuller Seminary to Sell Pasadena Campus, Relocate in Move to Address Financial Concerns

  Experiencing a decline in full-time students and rise in online enrollment, Fuller Theological Seminary in California has announced that it will sell its 13-acre campus in Pasadena that has been the school's home for 70 years.

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  May 24, 2018

  Sen. Lankford Calls on NATO Ally Turkey to 'Act More Like North Korea'

  Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma has called on the Turkish government to "act more like North Korea" and release imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson from prison.

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  May 23, 2018

  So. Baptist Seminary Prof. Alvin Reid Resigns Over 'Personal and Spiritual Issues'

  A longtime evangelism professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, has resigned from the school and stepped down from a pastoral role at his church, citing "personal and spiritual issues."

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  May 23, 2018

  Trump Era Confusion on Evangelical Identity: NAE Makes Clarifying Statement

  The National Association of Evangelicals on Tuesday clarified exactly who evangelicals are at a time when many in America have a misunderstanding of what the word really means.

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  May 23, 2018

  Prison Fellowship Praises Democrats Who Voted for Reform Bill Backed by Trump White House

  Prison Fellowship and criminal justice reform groups are praising the bipartisan passing of a comprehensive prison reentry reform bill backed by the White House in the United States House of Representatives Tuesday, even though there has been left-leaning criticism about the bill's lack of sentencing reform.