Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jul 26, 2016

  ISIS Slaughters French Priest in Terror Attack During Morning Mass at Normandy Church

  Jihadis affiliated with the Islamic State stormed a church in Normandy, France, during morning mass on Tuesday, and brutally murdered an 84-year-old priest and took nuns and worshipers as hostages.

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  Jul 25, 2016

  3 out of 4 Pro-Choice Americans Favor Abortion Regulations Struck Down by Supreme Court

  A new poll shows that three-quarters of pro-choice Americans agree that abortion clinics should be held to the same safety standards as other surgical centers, showing that last month's Supreme Court decision striking down components of a pro-life Texas law is out of step with the American public.

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  Jul 25, 2016

  76 Percent of White Evangelicals Have 'Made Up' Their Minds to Vote for Donald Trump, Poll Finds

  A new CNN/ORC International poll released Monday morning shows that Republican nominee Donald Trump has a small lead over presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and that more than seven in 10 white evangelicals have their minds "made up" in support of Trump.

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  Jul 22, 2016

  8 Crazy Things That Happened at the Republican Convention

  Below are eight crazy things that occurred at the 2016 Republican National Convention. (Note: this is not a complete list of all the crazy things that happened.)

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  Jul 22, 2016

  Jerry Falwell Sr. Made 'Yo Momma' Joke in Dream About Chelsea Clinton, Son Says at GOP Convention

  Late evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Sr. once had a dream about Chelsea Clinton in which he told her a "yo mamma" joke, recalled Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. at the Republican National Convention Thursday night.

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  Jul 22, 2016

  Christian Right Leader Tony Perkins: 'I Will Be Voting For Donald Trump'

  Family Research Council president and Ted Cruz supporter Tony Perkins urged all Americans to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump during his remarks Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.

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  Jul 21, 2016

  Gay PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel at GOP Convention: 'Fake Culture Wars' Are Distracting America

  Speaking at the Republican National Convention Thursday night, Paypal co-founder and German-American venture capitalist Peter Thiel drew criticism from both sides of the political spectrum for suggesting that social issues like transgender bathrooms are distracting the country.

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  Jul 21, 2016

  James Dobson Endorses Donald Trump for President

  Prominent evangelical leader and Ted Cruz supporter James Dobson has officially endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for president.

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  Jul 21, 2016

  Jerry Falwell Jr. Wonders If Russell Moore Is a 'Closet Liberal' Because He Doesn't Support Trump

  Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is praising "rank-and-file" evangelicals for being "ahead of all the leadership" in supporting GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and is questioning if leading Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore is really a conservative.

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  Jul 21, 2016

  Kidnapped Priest Tom Uzhunnalil Blindfolded and Beaten by Captors in Yemen Hostage Video

  Questions remain about the fate of abducted Indian priest Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in March by armed militants in Yemen, even after a video was released on social media purporting to show a frail, weakened and bearded Uzhunnalil being beaten.