Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Oct 24, 2016

  Christian Bakers Fined for Refusing to Make Gay Marriage 'Bert and Ernie' Cake Lose Appeal

  The Christian owners of an Irish bakery who were found guilty of discrimination and fined £500 last year over their refusal to bake a pro-gay marriage cake because it would have violated their religious beliefs lost their appeal on Monday.

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  Oct 21, 2016

  Max Lucado Featured in Anti-Trump Ad Launched by Progressive Christian Group

  A progressive faith-based nonprofit organization has launched a six-figure advertising campaign that highlights the immoral behavior of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and is designed to target millennial evangelicals and Catholic women during the last few weeks leading up to the election.

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  Oct 21, 2016

  Mosul Offensive: Archbishop of Erbil Says at Least 2 Christian Villages Are Now Liberated (Interview)

  As Iraqi-led coalition forces fight to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul and surrounding areas from the Islamic State, two Nineveh towns that were once home to hundreds of Christian families have finally been liberated from the barbaric death cult, according to the Archbishop of Erbil.

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  Oct 21, 2016

  OB-GYN to Hillary Clinton: 'No Medical Situation' Requires Late-Term Abortion, C-Section Delivery Is Safer

  In response to Hillary Clinton's defense of partial-birth and late-term abortions at Wednesday night's debate, a California obstetrician-gynecologist has reportedly taken to Facebook to decry the claim that third-trimester abortion is necessary to help save the life of the mother.

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  Oct 21, 2016

  Mel Gibson Hints at What to Expect From 'Passion of the Christ' Sequel: 'Maybe I've Said Too Much'

  Prominent Christian movie star and filmmaker Mel Gibson has given more hints about what fans can expect from the potential sequel to his hit film the "Passion of the Christ."

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  Oct 20, 2016

  Most White Evangelicals Now Say Politicians' Immoral Private Acts Don't Matter for Public Service

  A new survey shows that over seven out of 10 white evangelicals believe that the immoral acts committed by politicians in their private lives don't have much effect on whether they behave ethically once they are elected into public office.

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  Oct 20, 2016

  Christian Parents Fight 'After School Satan Club' Opening at Washington Elementary School

  Christian parents in Tacoma, Washington, are speaking out against plans to launch an "After School Satan Club" at a neighborhood elementary school.

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  Oct 20, 2016

  Displaced Iraqi Christians Fearful of Returning Home Even After ISIS Is Defeated, Says Christian Aid Worker

  As Iraqi-led forces continue to press forward toward Mosul to push the Islamic State out of the country's second-largest city, forces East of the city have besieged Qaraqosh, a town 20 miles Southeast of Mosul that was once home to Iraq's largest Christian community.

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  Oct 20, 2016

  Youth Pastor Charged With Prostituting Teenage Boys, Drugging Them With Crystal Meth

  A Florida youth pastor has been arrested and charged with forcing four teenage boys into prostitution by telling them that they could make money modeling and threatening them if they didn't agree to have sex with male clients he met on the internet.

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  Oct 19, 2016

  80 Percent of Christians Have Been Forced to Flee Iraq Since 2003, Says Head of Open Doors UK

  As conflicts in Iraq and Syria have forced millions of residents to flee their homes over the last several years, a leading Christian persecution activist has explained that over 80 percent of Christians have left Iraq in the last 13 years, while nearly half of all Christians have fled Syria since 2010.