Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jun 25, 2021

  Florida pastor, son and congregant arrested in connection with Capitol riot

  A Florida pastor, his son and a congregant have been charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol after authorities received tips and saw the men on security footage inside the building on Jan. 6. 

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  May 31, 2021

  Finland’s prosecution of Christian MP over biblical views is ‘act of oppression,’ legal scholars warn

  Law professors and scholars are calling on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to pressure the State Department to sanction Finland’s prosecutor general for prosecuting a Christian politician who shared her biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage. 

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  Apr 12, 2021

  Pastor jailed in Laos for over 1 year released, convicted of 'disrupting unity'

  A Christian pastor imprisoned in the Southeast Asian country of Laos for refusing to halt worship has been freed after over one year in detention. 

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  Mar 7, 2021

  RZIM plans to change name, remove Ravi Zacharias' content from website

  Ravi Zacharias International Ministries intends to change the name of the organization following the release of an investigative report last month indicating that the Christian apologist was accused of “sexting, unwanted touching, spiritual abuse, and rape."

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  Feb 12, 2021

  Armed robbers attack all-night church service in Ghana, 2-y-o among 3 injured

  Suspected armed robbers attacked a church in the West African country of Ghana Saturday, leaving three wounded during a nighttime service. 

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  Feb 12, 2021

  565K displaced, 2,500 killed amid rise of Islamic extremism in Mozambique since 2017

  Violent extremist attacks that have led to the displacement of half-a-million people and over 1,300 civilian deaths in northern Mozambique in recent years decreased in January as government forces try to expel Islamic rebels from the Cabo Delgado province. 

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  Feb 9, 2021

  Federal court permanently blocks New York's restrictions on houses of worship

  A federal judge permanently blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial restrictions on indoor worship gatherings that the Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against last November. 

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  Feb 9, 2021

  2 Christians flogged for violating Islamic law in Indonesia

  Two Christian men in Indonesia were flogged on Monday for drinking alcohol and gambling, which are crimes in the conservative Muslim Aceh province. 

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  Feb 4, 2021

  Student gets religious accommodation to high school's sex ed requirement

  A public high school in Illinois has approved a student’s request for a religious exemption from a required sexuality program after a national legal group voiced concern that the student faced the threat of possible discipline for her refusal to take part in the program.

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  Feb 4, 2021

  Michigan church elder arrested for allegedly embezzling $800K from congregation

  A Michigan man is facing felony charges after being accused of stealing some $800,000 from his church in Grand Rapids.