Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Feb 10, 2016

  Wheaton College 'Same God' Prof. Says Jesus Is Her Rock on Difficult Journey From Advent to Lent

  Wheaton College announced Wednesday that it will create a scholarship in the name of former professor Larycia Hawkins, who has agreed to forgo her tenure and leave the school after being suspended in December for asserting that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

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  Feb 10, 2016

  Hijab-Wearing Barbie 'Hijarbie' Not a Symbol of Oppression, Says Creator

  After the toy company Mattel gave the classic doll Barbie a dramatic makeover with a variety of skintones and body types last month, a woman in Nigeria has taken to Instagram to show Muslim girls how they can transform Barbie into a hijab-wearing icon they can identify with.

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  Feb 10, 2016

  Atheist Lawmaker Told He Can't Lead House Opening Prayer Unless It's to God

  An atheist state lawmaker in Arizona has been barred from offering a prayer at the beginning of legislative sessions after being told that prayers on the house floor must be directed toward God.

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  Feb 10, 2016

  Evangelicals Favored Donald Trump, Ted Cruz in New Hampshire Primary

  Not only was Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump victorious in the New Hampshire Republican primary election Tuesday, he was also the candidate most heavily favored by self-identified evangelical voters.

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  Feb 9, 2016

  Principal Suspended for Criticizing Islam, Gays and Planned Parenthood Returns to School

  A high school principal in Georgia returned to work on Monday after he was suspended in January for issuing Facebook posts that were critical of Muslims, the LGBT movement and the abortion giant Planned Parenthood.

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  Feb 9, 2016

  10,000 Sign Petition Calling for Repeal of Washington's Statewide Transgender Bathroom Mandate

  Over 10,000 people have signed a petition calling on Washington state to repeal a recently passed "first-of-its-kind" statewide regulation that makes it illegal for businesses and institutions to prohibit transgender individuals from using the bathrooms and changing areas designated for the opposite biological sex.

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  Feb 9, 2016

  Al-Qaeda Terror Group Releases 80-Y-O Christian Missionary, but Still Holding Husband Captive

  An Australian Christian missionary who was kidnapped by an al-Qaeda affiliate in the African nation of Burkina Faso last month has been released, however, her husband still remains detained.

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  Feb 9, 2016

  Russell Wilson Issues Touching Tribute to Peyton Manning

  Outspoken Christian NFL star Russell Wilson issued a touching tribute to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning after the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer won his second Super Bowl Sunday night in what many believe could have potentially been his final game.

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  Feb 8, 2016

  Rafael Cruz Argued With Pastor for Hours Before Surrendering to Christ: 'Christianity Is Hocus Pocus'

  Rafael Cruz, the pastor father of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, says he spent hours arguing with a pastor on the plausibility of Christianity before he broke down and surrendered his life to Christ.

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  Feb 8, 2016

  Ted Cruz Asks Ben Carson for Private Meeting to 'Clear the Air' After Iowa Controversy

  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says that fellow candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz asked to have a private meeting with him to "clear the air" after Cruz's campaign told Carson supporters last week at the Iowa Caucuses that Carson was going to suspended his campaign.