Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Dec 20, 2016

  Repealing HB 2 Will Allow the Left to Target Religious Freedom, Benham Brothers Warn

  Outspoken Christian real estate entrepreneurs and North Carolina residents Jason and David Benham have spoken out against North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's call for the state legislature to repeal the state's highly controversial transgender bathroom law, H.B. 2.

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  Dec 19, 2016

  Pagan Priest Wins Religious Freedom Right to Wear Goat Horns in DMV Photo ID

  A pagan man in Maine has been given the right to wear a pair of goat's horns in his government-issued identification card on religious grounds.

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  Dec 19, 2016

  Iraqi Muslim Erects Giant Christmas Tree in Baghdad to Show Solidarity With Christians

  A wealthy Muslim businessman has purchased and erected what is now known as the tallest Christmas tree in Baghdad in order to show solidarity with the persecuted Iraqi Christian community and help Iraqis forget the "anguish" caused by the conflict with the Islamic State in the Nineveh province.

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  Dec 19, 2016

  Transgender Bathroom Compromise in NC: Charlotte Repeals Ordinance, Legislature Repeals HB2

  A compromise has been reached in North Carolina's battles over transgender bathroom use. The city of Charlotte will repeal its controversial ordinance and the state government will repeal the law passed in reaction to that ordinance.

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  Dec 19, 2016

  Democrats Twice as Likely to 'Unfriend' People on Facebook After Election: Survey

  Democrats were twice as likely to "unfriend" or block somebody on social media sites because of their political postings following the 2016 election and are five times more likely to avoid certain family members this Christmas because of conflicting political views, a new poll has found.

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  Dec 16, 2016

  Over 40 Evangelical Leaders Issue Support for Donald Trump's EPA Pick Scott Pruitt

  Over 40 evangelical leaders are encouraging President-elect Donald Trump to stick by his appointment of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency despite liberals' claims that Pruitt is a climate change "denialist."

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  Dec 16, 2016

  Christians Are 'Most Endangered Minority' in the World, Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein Says

  Christians have become the new Jews, as they are now "the most endangered minority" in the world, says prominent Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein.

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  Dec 16, 2016

  Texas School Cannot Ban 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Display, Judge Rules

  A Texas judge has ordered that a school district restore "A Charlie Brown Christmas" display that was forcefully taken down by administrators because it featured a verse from the Bible.

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  Dec 16, 2016

  Russell Moore, Samuel Rodriguez Sign Statement Opposing LGBT Discrimination Laws

  Over 75 prominent prominent religious leaders and scholars have signed a statement against government coercion that is discriminatory towards biblical views on marriage, gender and sexuality.

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  Dec 15, 2016

  Obama's Rule Banning States From Defunding Planned Parenthood Will Be 'Short-Lived'

  Pro-life activists are confident that a new rule issued by the Obama administration that bans states from blocking Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics from receiving federal funds will be "short-lived" and have called it a "desperate move" in the last days of Obama's presidency.