Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  May 10, 2017

  Nearly 10,000 Yazidis Killed or Kidnapped by ISIS in 2014 Takeover, New Estimates Show

  Almost 10,000 Yazidi men, women and children were killed or kidnapped by the Islamic State terrorist organization in just a matter of days when the jihadi death cult conquered Yazidi areas in Iraq in 2014, a new population-based study estimates.

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  May 10, 2017

  New Roma Downey Film Documents Horrors Faced by Christians in Middle East

  A new film produced by Roma Downey highlights at least a dozen first-hand accounts of how Christians are being brutally killed, raped, beaten and imprisoned for their faith in the birthplace of Christianity.

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  May 9, 2017

  What Twitter Thinks About Evangelicals

  Considering that the term "evangelical" means something different to different people, one scholar who studies the intersection between religiosity and political behavior has released an analysis showing how the word "evangelical" is being used by people on Twitter.

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  May 9, 2017

  Abducted Priest Tom Uzhunnalil Says Health Is 'Deteriorating Quickly,' Pleads for Help in Video

  Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Catholic priest kidnapped last March by Islamic extremists in Yemen, appeared in a new video in which he pleads for help, saying that his health condition is "deteriorating quickly."

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  May 9, 2017

  Catholic Schools Accused of 'Transphobia' for Canceling Play About Boy Who Dresses as a Girl

  A Catholic school board is being criticized and accused of "transphobia" after it canceled an LGBT-themed play that was slated to be performed in five of its elementary schools.

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  May 8, 2017

  Greg Laurie Details White House Dinner With Evangelicals, Trump Breaking Protocol

  Laurie explained that he had to go through various forms of security just to enter the White House complex on Wednesday. But once he was in, he and other faith leaders were led to a small dining room.

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  May 8, 2017

  Ex-Obama DHS Adviser: ISIS Gave Coptic Christians What Was Coming to Them

  A former senior member of President Barack Obama's Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council has reportedly commented on the Islamic State's killing of Egyptian Christians by implying that Coptic Christians got what was coming to them.

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  May 8, 2017

  Conflicting Gender Segment Deleted From 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' Episode on Netflix

  The Netflix version of a 1996 episode of Bill Nye's famous children's science television program appears to have cut out a segment that teaches that there are only two possibilities for gender — boy or girl. That segment contradicts Nye's current beliefs on gender identity.

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  May 8, 2017

  Is Hip-Hop Christian Music? Propaganda Answers

  Although some Christians might not listen to various forms of secular music, Christian artist Propaganda believes that all music is "God's reflecting" and believes that listening for the "fingerprints of God" hidden within secular music can actually be an "act of worship."

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  May 7, 2017

  Greg Laurie Comments on Possible Iran-North Korea Link and Biblical End Times Scenario

  California evangelist Greg Laurie has commented on the fact that Pentagon officials revealed that Iran and North Korea may be sharing expertise on their missile programs days after he theorized that North Korea may end up aiding Iran in fulfilling End Times prophecy.