Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jun 7, 2017

  ISIS-Affiliated Jihadis Destroy, Burn Catholic Cathedral in Philippines (Video)

  Video has emerged that purports to show Islamic State-linked militants in the Philippines ransacking, desecrating and burning a Catholic cathedral inside the besieged city of Marawi.

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  Jun 7, 2017

  Christian-Owned Lands in Iraq Being Seized by Kurds, USCIRF Report Warns

  Iraqi Christians living in Kurdistan have complained that their properties and lands are being seized and built on by ethnic Kurds and some have even accused Kurdish government officials of trying to "Kurdify" Christian areas, a new report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom details.

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  Jun 6, 2017

  Barna Study Reveals America's Most 'Churched' and 'Unchurched' Cities

  As trends show that church attendance is decreasing in the United States, the evangelical polling organization Barna Group recently released data revealing which of America's cities are the most "churched," "unchurched," "dechurched" and "post-Christian."

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  Jun 6, 2017

  LGBT Lawsuit Against American Pastor Blamed for Uganda's 'Kill the Gays' Bill Dismissed

  A federal court has dismissed an LGBT group's lawsuit against pastor and activist Scott Lively, who was accused of engaging in a "decade-long campaign" of persecution against LGBT people in Uganda because he voiced his biblical opposition to homosexuality.

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  Jun 6, 2017

  Egypt's Al-Azhar University Accepts Christian Student Amid Accusations of Discrimination

  Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar University has accepted a Christian into its medical residency program, which some believe marks the first time the historic Muslim school has publicly accepted a Christian student.

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Supreme Court Declines Petition of Marine Convicted for Keeping Bible Verse on Desk

  The United States Supreme Court has declined to review the case of former Lance Cpl. Monifa Sterling, who claims that she was unfairly convicted at court-martial and discharged from the Marines after she refused to remove cutouts of a paraphrased Bible verse from her work station.

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Vietnamese Gov't Falsely Told Imprisoned Pastor That His Wife Cheated on Him

  Government officials in Vietnam have been accused of lying to an imprisoned Christian pastor by telling him that his wife has been unfaithful with another man.

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Franklin Graham: US, UK Need to Wake Up to Threat of Islam 'Before It's Too Late'

  Prominent evangelist Franklin Graham has warned that given the increasing terror attacks on civilians in the United Kingdom, both the British and United States governments need to "wake up" to the reality of Islamic terrorism before "it's too late."

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Michael Vick: My Fall From Grace Showed Me 'God Was Real'

  Former NFL star Michael Vick, whose promising career was halted when he spent over a year-and-a-half in federal prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring, said during a radio interview last week that his fall from grace really showed that "God was real."

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Transgender Dad Announces Pregnancy a Year After Miscarriage

  A transgender father of two adopted children in Oregon announced that he and his husband are expecting their first biological child this summer.