Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Nov 23, 2017

  Kenyan Christian Convert Disowned by Muslim Family After Giving Life to Christ Shares Her Story

  A 21-year-old Kenyan who grew up in a strict Muslim household and was forced to pray five times per day is now paying the consequence that many from strict Muslim families experience when they leave Islam and give their lives to Christ, a Christian organization has reported.

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  Nov 23, 2017

  Algeria Shuts Down Church Accused of Illegally Printing Bibles and Evangelism Materials

  A church in the Northeastern African nation of Algeria has been closed down after authorities claimed that the church building was being used to print Bibles and other Christian materials.

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  Nov 22, 2017

  Massachusetts Republican Gov. Signs Law Mandating Birth Control Coverage

  Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to mandate birth control coverage in the wake of the Trump administration's move last month to provide religious employers a broader exemption to an Obamacare mandate requiring contraception coverage for employees.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  High School Pressured by Atheist Group to Halt 'Adam and Eve' Marching Band Performance

  The nation's largest secular legal organization is now pressuring a Georgia public school district to force a high school band director to change the theme of the band's performances because they have a biblical theme.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  13 Christians Detained, Questioned After Chinese Police Raid Worship Service

  Thirteen Christians were detained and taken to a police station in China's Guangdong province earlier this month after authorities raided their Sunday morning worship service.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  Iraqi Christians Fear 'Shiafication' of Their Villages After Liberation From ISIS

  An Iraqi Christian man who fled his hometown due to the rise of the Islamic State in 2014 says circumstances have gotten "even worse" for him and his Christian brothers and sisters following the liberation of Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh Plains.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  Trump's Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan Demands Sudan Stop Demolishing Churches

  A high-ranking U.S. State Department official has demanded that the Sudanese government put an end to the systematic confiscation and demolition of churches and mosques.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  Christian Man Barred From Preaching in Tennessee Town Without Permit; City Contemplates Rule Change

  Administrators in a Tennessee town are thinking about altering a city ordinance that critics say infringes upon individuals' First Amendment rights after a Christian street preacher claims he was prevented from evangelizing on a public sidewalk.

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  Nov 20, 2017

  Man Responsible for Jailed Indonesian Governor's Blasphemy Accusations Convicted of Hate Speech

  The man responsible for the blasphemy accusation against the jailed former Christian governor of Indonesia's capital has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of doctoring video of the politician speaking in September 2016.

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  Nov 20, 2017

  100 Most Influential Evangelicals List Contains a Few Surprises

  The conservative news website Newsmax.com has released a list of 100 most influential evangelicals in America, which consists of many of the biggest names in evangelical Christianity and a few surprises.