Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Dec 23, 2016

  2016 'Ebenezer Award' Going to Secular Group Suing to Stop Operation Christmas Child Drive

  A secular legal organization that is suing to stop school children from sending Christmas gifts and messages of hope to impoverished children in need around the world is the recipient of the annual "Ebenezer Award" handed out by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

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  Dec 23, 2016

  Requiring Pro-Life Clinics to Refer Women for Abortions Violates Freedom of Speech, Judge Rules

  An Illinois judge has granted a group of pro-life health clinics a preliminary injunction against the state's new law requiring health providers who oppose abortion to refer or inform pregnant women to abortion clinics.

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  Dec 23, 2016

  Pro-Abortion Writer Admits Democratic Party Needs Pro-Life Candidates to Compete Nationally

  A pro-abortion writer and author believes that the Democratic Party needs to take a step back from its extreme stance in support of abortion and embrace more pro-life candidates if the party hopes to compete again on a national stage.

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  Dec 22, 2016

  Franklin Graham Praises North Carolina Lawmakers For Not Repealing Bathroom Bill

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham is praising North Carolina lawmakers for protecting women and girls by not repealing the state's controversial transgender bathroom law that prohibits local governments from requiring businesses to allow biological men to use women's bathrooms.

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  Dec 22, 2016

  Repealing Obama's Coercive Transgender Healthcare Mandate Won't Be Simple, Lawyer Warns

  As churches and religious hospitals will soon be required to cover or perform transgender reassignment surgeries, a lawyer who represents numerous Catholic dioceses and Christian denominations is concerned that the Obama administration's questionable legal interpretations on gender identity won't be easily changed through regulatory action by the Donald Trump administration.

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  Dec 21, 2016

  Radical vs. Apocalyptic Islam: What's the Difference?

  Best-selling author and evangelical Christian speaker Joel Rosenberg says there is an important distinction between dealing with and trying to defeat Islamic extremism that world leaders must take into consideration.

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  Dec 21, 2016

  Obama Denounces Political Correctness But Calls Conservatives Hypersensitive, Too

  President Barack Obama has spoken out against political correctness, expressing concern in a recent interview that many Americans, and not just liberals, are too quick to stifle political debate by discrediting political views that they don't agree with.

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  Dec 21, 2016

  ISIS Burns 4 Men Alive in Front of Their Parents

  The Islamic State terrorist organization forced the families of four men accused of aiding United States-backed enemy forces to watch their loved ones as they were lit aflame and burned alive in a public execution carried out by militants in Syria on Tuesday.

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  Dec 21, 2016

  UK Megachurch Loses $4.8 Million in Ponzi Scheme Promising 55 Percent Return in 1 Year

  A 12,000-member megachurch in Britain lost the equivalence of $4.8 million in charitable funds after trustees carelessly invested money in what later turned out to be a ponzi scheme headed by a former Premier League soccer player.

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  Dec 21, 2016

  Muslim Woman Brings Christmas to 50 Christian Widows in Nigeria

  A Muslim woman in Nigeria has donated food to 50 Christian widows and their families to help them celebrate the Christmas season.