Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Mar 14, 2018

  Turkey Seeks Life Sentence for Imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson

  The Turkish government is seeking a life sentence for American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who rights advocates say has been unjustly imprisoned since December 2016 on false charges of espionage and terrorism.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  Universities Encourage Pregnant Athletes to Get Abortions, Don't Fully Explain Title IX Rights

  Pro-life activists are warning that pregnant college student-athletes are not being fully informed about their rights under Title IX law and, in some cases, even being encouraged to get abortions by advisers within their institutions.

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  Mar 13, 2018

  State Supreme Court Says Tax Dollars Can't Repair Church's Historic Stained Glass Windows

  The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that one of the nation's leading secularist legal groups is entitled to an injunction barring the town government in Acton from granting public funds to preserve stained glass windows in a church that has been a staple of the town since 1846.

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  Mar 13, 2018

  Iraqi Christian Family Stabbed to Death by Armed Men in Targeted Attack

  An Iraqi Christian family of three was stabbed to death in their Baghdad home last week by a group of armed men in what is a continuing trend of persecution against the town's Christian community.

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  Mar 13, 2018

  Muslim Radical-Turned-Christian Shares How God Saved Him From Jihad, Suicidal Depression (Interview)

  Jay says it's a "miracle" that he came to faith in Christ.

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  Mar 12, 2018

  Bono Apologizes as Accusations of Sexual Coercion, Bullying Surround His Anti-Poverty Charity

  Christian rock star Bono, the frontman of the popular Irish rock band U2, voiced his outrage last weekend as allegations of abuse, sexual coercion and bullying surrounding the global anti-poverty charity he co-founded.

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  Mar 12, 2018

  College Student Banned From Religious Studies Class After Saying There Are Only 2 Genders

  A student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania claims that he has been barred from a religious studies class he needs to graduate this May and asked to apologize after voicing his belief that there are only two biological genders.

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  Mar 12, 2018

  Residents Banned From Holding Bible Study, Praying in Condo's Common Area

  A Florida woman filed a federal complaint after her homeowners association barred her from continuing to host a Bible study in the common room of her own condominium complex.

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  Mar 9, 2018

  Enraged Hindu Mob Attacks Christians Exiting Bus to Attend Worship Camp in India

  Two Christian men were hospitalized after being attacked and beaten by an enraged Hindu mob while on their way to a Christian camp in Eastern India.

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  Mar 9, 2018

  Baptist Elder Among Aid Workers Massacred by Islamic Rebels in CAR

  A Christian church elder and father of seven is believed to be among the six aid workers massacred during an ambush by armed militants in the Central African Republic.