Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jan 9, 2018

  Christian Religious Freedom Group Sues UMass School Over 'Speech Zone' Policy

  College students are suing a University of Massachusetts school on grounds that the institution's "speech zone" policy is limiting their constitutional right to engage in free expression on campus.

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  Jan 9, 2018

  NJ Gives Christian Teacher 3-Year Suspension After Facebook Post on Homosexuality

  A Christian teacher in New Jersey is now serving a three-year suspension of her teaching certificates all because she posted critical remarks about homosexuality on social media.

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  Jan 9, 2018

  Facebook Takes Down 'Warriors for Christ' Page Citing Policy on Bullying, Hate Speech

  Facebook has unpublished the Facebook page associated with the pre-denominational Christian ministry "Warriors for Christ," an organization that opposes homosexuality and abortion, on grounds that it violated its community standards on bullying and hate speech.

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  Jan 8, 2018

  Christian University Urges Students Not to Work at New Hooters Restaurant Near Campus

  A Christian university in Texas is urging its students not to work at a Hooters restaurant scheduled to open about a mile-and-a-half from campus in the coming weeks.

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  Jan 8, 2018

  Arthur Rorheim, Founder of Awana Kids Ministry, Dies at 99

  Arthur Rorheim, co-founder of one of the world's leading children's ministries that has given lifelong memories to millions, passed away last Friday at the age of 99. A memorial will be held for him later this month.

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  Jan 5, 2018

  Trump vs. Obama on Iran Protests: 5 Things to Know

  While President Donald Trump and his administration have been praised by conservatives for expressing immediate support for the thousands of freedom protesters in the Islamic Republic of Iran, former President Barack Obama is receiving a new round of criticism for his response to peaceful demonstrations in 2009.

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  Jan 4, 2018

  Fertility Experts Demand UK Gov't Pay to Freeze Eggs of Transgender Men Who Want Biological Children

  Fertility experts in the U.K. are advising the National Health Service to provide free egg storage for women who are physically transitioning to look like men so that it's still possible for them to have children biologically related to them after they become sterile.

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  Jan 4, 2018

  Kansas School District Halts Bible Giveaway After Secular Group Complains on Behalf of Parents

  A school district in Kansas has put an end to its yearly Bible giveaway at a public elementary school after it received a complaint from one of the nation's leading secular legal organizations.

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  Jan 3, 2018

  Teen Sisters Tied Up for Days by Family in Laos for Going to Church, Refusing to Deny Jesus Christ

  Two Christian sisters in the Asian nation of Laos say they were tied up and left outside for days by their family simply because they refused to renounce their new-found faith in Jesus Christ, a leading persecution watchdog group has reported.

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  Jan 3, 2018

  Louisiana AG Releases New Guidance Telling Students They Can Pray Freely in School

  Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., have teamed up to produce a 15-page guide that seeks to alleviate the "confusion" about the religious freedom rights of students and teachers in public schools.