Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jul 4, 2020

  NASA scientist detained in Turkey for 4 years returns home

  A NASA scientist detained in prison and on house arrest for over four years in Turkey has been returned to the United States on Tuesday with his family. 

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  Jul 3, 2020

  Christian father, son die after alleged police torture in India; 5 officers arrested

  Five police officers in India have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Christian father and son who were allegedly brutalized after their arrest last month for keeping their store open past permitted hours during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

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  Jul 1, 2020

  Judge blocks Trump admin. rule requiring Central Americans to first seek asylum in countries they enter

  A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump struck down the administration’s asylum regulation that required Central Americans to first seek asylum in other countries they traveled through before seeking asylum in the United States. 

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  Jul 1, 2020

  Cuba gives pastor early release after serving 1 year in prison for homeschooling his children

  Cuba has released a Christian pastor who spent over a year in prison for homeschooling his children.

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  Jul 1, 2020

  Nigeria could be next Rwanda or Darfur if world doesn't act, advocates warn 

  A genocide expert and former Congressman Frank Wolf have warned that violence being committed against Christians in Nigeria and the U.S. government’s “failed” response to it could lead to another genocide like the ones that occurred in Rwanda and Darfur. 

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  Jul 1, 2020

  Refugees make face masks to help American evangelical churches fight coronavirus

  Refugees in the largest refugee camp in Europe have made thousands of cotton face masks, some of which are being distributed at evangelical churches in the United States, as a way to give back to people in the West and help them battle the coronavirus. 

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  Jun 30, 2020

  Calvin U receives $11M gift to deepen commitment to Reformed perspective

  Calvin University, a Christian liberal arts school and seminary based in Michigan, has received an $11 million gift that will be used to help strengthen the faculty members' understanding and integration of Reformed Christianity.

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  Jun 30, 2020

  Messianic church in Israel wins restraining order in case against anti-evangelism group

  A Messianic Jewish congregation of about 350 people in Israel has won a restraining order against members of an anti-evangelism organization that it says has for years harassed the congregation and even damaged its property. 

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  Jun 28, 2020

  World Evangelical Alliance 'expresses deep concerns' over Israel's West Bank annexation plans

  One of the world’s largest networks of evangelical churches has expressed concerns over Israel’s plans to claim sovereignty over large areas of the West Bank, a territory that is home to millions of Palestinian Arabs and over 400,000 Jewish Israelis. 

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  Jun 27, 2020

  5 differences between Democrat, GOP police reform bills

  As protesters across the United States continue to demand that cities defund police departments in the wake of George Floyd's death, a stalemate between Democrat and Republican lawmakers could thwart the passing of nationwide police reforms.