Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jul 8, 2015

  ISIS Executes 3 Journalists In Iraq, Syria; Two Bound to a Tree and Shot in the Head, Female Reporter Sentenced to Death by Shariah Court

  The Islamic State terrorist organization executed three journalists in Iraq and Syria this week, of which two were tied to a tree and shot in the head, while one was sentenced to death by a Shariah court after being accused of spying.

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  Jul 8, 2015

  Christian Woman Forced to Strip Naked for 'Immoral Dress' Will Be Imprisoned If She Can't Pay Fine Levied by Sudanese Court

  A Sudanese court has ruled that a young Christian woman must pay a fine or serve a one month jail sentence after she and 11 other girls were accused of violating Shariah law by wearing trousers and skirts while walking home from a Baptist church function in the nation's capital of Khartoum.

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  Jul 8, 2015

  Did Judge Really Place 'Gag Order' on Bakers Who Refused Gay Wedding, Prohibit From Speaking About Their Christian Faith?

  A debate has erupted over whether or not Oregon's labor commissioner actually placed a "gag order" on Christian bakery owners who refused to serve a same-sex wedding when he issued a final order telling the couple to "cease and desist" from speaking publicly about their Christian conviction to refuse serving same-sex weddings.

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  Jul 7, 2015

  Christian Colleges' Right to Deny Married Housing for Gay Couples Is 'on the Edge of the Indefensible,' Barry Lynn Asserts

  Americans United for Separation of Church and State announced Monday the launch of an "aggressive" initiative to combat any state or federal legislation, or court ruling seeking to protect religious objectors of same-sex marriage from government consequence for living according to their religious convictions.

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  Jul 7, 2015

  Over 500,000 Franklin Graham-Endorsed 'BibleSticks' Distributed to US Troops, Filling Demand of Soldiers Who Want to Carry the Gospel With Them

  The audio Bible recording company Faith Comes By Hearing has now distributed over 500,000 digital audio Gospels, about the size of a pack of gum, to U.S. military troops, which allows them to continue learning the Gospel while they're deployed away from their families, homes and churches.

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  Jul 7, 2015

  ISIS Jihadists Line Syrian Streets With Crucified Civilians Tied to Electric Poles for Breaking Fast During Ramadan

  Witnesses are reporting that the Islamic State terrorist organization has "crucified" dozens of men and boys in the streets of the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor who were allegedly caught breaking their fast and eating during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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  Jul 6, 2015

  ISIS' Child Soldiers Execute 25 Men on Site of Ancient Roman Amphitheater in New Video Showing Fearful Spectators

  A new video released by the Islamic State terrorist group purports to show children carrying out the mass execution of 25 men accused of being soldiers for the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

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  Jul 6, 2015

  Parents Television Group Demands A&E Refund $100 Million to Cable Customers Who Are Forced to Pay for New Reality Series 'Seven Year Switch' That 'Applauds' Adultery

  The Parents Television Council is calling on the A&E network to issue over $100 million in refunds to cable subscribers for forcing them to pay for a new reality series debuting on Tuesday called "Seven Year Switch," which the advocacy group claims will "applaud" infidelity.

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  Jul 5, 2015

  Imprisoned Sudanese Pastors Must Be Proven Innocent or They Will Face the Death Penalty

  A Sudanese court has ruled that there is enough evidence to move forward with the trial of two imprisoned South Sudanese Presbyterian pastors facing "trumped-up" espionage charges, which are punishable by death. The pastors' attorney will have only two weeks to prove their innocence without access to his clients.

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  Jul 3, 2015

  Oregon Christian Bakers Ordered to Pay $135K After Refusing to Work Gay Wedding; Told to Stop Speaking About 'Obeying God, Not Man'

  The Oregon Christian bakery owners who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding on the grounds that it would violate their religious convictions have been ordered to pay $135,000 in emotional damages, and have also been prohibited from speaking about standing up for their Christian beliefs.