Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Oct 3, 2017

  Christian Flight Attendant Fired Over Opposition to Union's Support of Women's March, Lawsuit Claims

  A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a lawsuit and a complaint with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that she was fired for voicing religious opposition to her union dues being used to fly union members to the pro-abortion Women's March on Washington in January.

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  Oct 3, 2017

  Church Bombing Survivor Is Now Helping Christians Persecuted in Pakistan Find Refuge in Australia

  A young Pakistani Christian woman who lost her leg in a 2013 church bombing and is learning to live her life without her family in Australia is now trying to help persecuted Christians from her home country gain access to the refuge she has found.

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  Oct 2, 2017

  School District to Remove Bible Verse From Memorial Bench for Slain Student

  A Virginia school district superintendent warned that a Bible verse etched into a bench memorializing a high school student who was killed in an ATV accident last year must be removed.

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  Oct 2, 2017

  SC Official Defends School's Field Trip to Christian Environmental Center After Parent's Complaint

  South Carolina has defended an elementary school's choice of holding a three-day field trip at a Christian outdoor education center after a parent complained and grabbed the attention of the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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  Sep 29, 2017

  Christian Aid Groups Say Trump Lowering Refugee Ceiling to 45,000 Is 'Absurd'

  Christian leaders and humanitarian aid organization heads have spoken out against the Trump administration's announcement that it will allow no more than 45,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the next fiscal year.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  California Univ. Seeks Professor With 'Transgender Studies,' 'Gender Variant Theories' Expertise

  A state university in California is seeking to hire a qualified educator with expertise in "trans studies" and "gender variant theories" who can teach some of its sexuality and gender courses and develop new courses related to their field of expertise.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  Atheist Group Seeks Punishment After Texas Superintendent Prayed During Convocation Held at Megachurch

  The nation's leading secularist group is asking for a Texas school board to punish a superintendent who prayed during a mandatory staff convocation held at a Texas megachurch.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  African-American Pastor: NFL National Anthem Protests Are 'Not a Black Thing'

  Virginia Bishop E.W. Jackson, an African-American who's known for his conservative political activism, has lambasted the NFL for allowing its players to "disrespect" the United States by protesting during the playing of nation anthem before games.

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  Sep 27, 2017

  Nabeel Qureshi's Wife Says She Prayed for Husband's Resurrection Until His Burial

  The widow of the late Christian apologist and New York Times best-selling author Nabeel Qureshi has shared lessons that God has taught her in the wake of her husband's death and explained that she continued to pray for her husband's resurrection in the seven days before he was buried.

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  Sep 27, 2017

  Trump Making Situation 'Worse' for Iraqi Christians by Continuing Obama's Policies: Nina Shea

  Iraqi Christian communities are in dire need of humanitarian and reconstruction assistance as they continue to receive a minimal amount of aid from the U.S., and as Iranian-backed militias and Shiite Muslims have moved into villages and towns where Christians once lived, a prominent human rights activist has warned.