Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Nov 6, 2017

  High School Football Players Continue Prayer Tradition After Coaches Are Banned From Praying

  A Georgia high school football team and its fans continued a team prayer tradition before their game last Friday night after the team's coaches were recently banned by the school district from praying with students.

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  Nov 5, 2017

  Gunman Kills 26 Worshipers in Mass Shooting at Texas Church

  A gunman identified as Devin P. Kelley opened fired inside First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, killing as many as 26 people before being shot dead by police. At least 20 others were wounded.

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  Nov 4, 2017

  Russia Collusion Confusion: 5 Essential Unanswered Questions

  Many Americans are getting lost in the web of confusion that has been spun around the Russian collusion storyline. Here are five essential unanswered questions to ask about the Russian collusion confusion.

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  Nov 3, 2017

  'Activist Mommy' Hails Victory After Condé Nast Halts Teen Vogue Print Edition

  Conservative evangelical mommy blogger Elizabeth Johnston, who runs the popular blog and Facebook page "The Activist Mommy," is proclaiming victory after it was reported Thursday that the print edition of Teen Vogue will be halted.

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  Nov 2, 2017

  10 Churches Banned From Holding Worship Services in India: Report

  Local authorities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have banned 10 churches from holding worship services in the last two months.

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  Nov 2, 2017

  Egypt's President Sisi Meets With US Evangelical Leaders for First Time in Cairo

  A delegation of evangelical leaders from the U.S. met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the presidential palace in Cairo Wednesday to talk about a series of issues including the persecution of Egyptian Christians by Islamic extremists.

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  Nov 2, 2017

  Christian Leaders Arrested for Peaceful Capitol Hill Protest in Support of Dream Act

  Several religious leaders and activists were arrested for engaging in an unlawful demonstration inside a United States Senate office building on Wednesday afternoon. They demanded a "clean" passage of a legislation that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented "dreamers" from deportation.

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  Nov 1, 2017

  Cuba Blocks Religious Charities From Providing Aid to Hurricane Irma Victims, Pastor Says

  A Cuban pastor who was arrested last year when former U.S. President Barack Obama visited the nation is warning that the communist government has taken action against missionaries for trying to provide humanitarian support to those who have been victimized by Hurricane Irma.

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  Oct 31, 2017

  Georgia School District Bans Coach From Praying With Team After Atheists Complain

  A school district in Georgia has told a high school football coach and school district employees that they cannot participate in student-led prayer after the nation's largest secularist legal organization filed a complaint about coach-led prayer.

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  Oct 30, 2017

  2 Indian Christian Women Arrested, Slammed With False Charges of Forced Conversions

  Two more Christian women have been arrested in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on false charges of forced conversion of children and could face up to seven years in prison.