Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  May 7, 2015

  Fidel Castro Ran Cocaine Trafficking Operations 'Like a Real Godfather,' Cuban Dictator's Former Bodyguard Claims in Autobiography

  In a new tell-all autobiography to be released in English in May, the ex-bodyguard of Fidel Castro reveals that the former Cuban dictator lived a "double life" that featured him running cocaine and marijuana drug trafficking operations "like a real Godfather."

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  May 7, 2015

  5 Egyptian Christian Children Arrested for Blasphemy After Recording Prayer Video That 'Mocked' ISIS

  Police in Egypt recently arrested five Coptic Christian children after angry Muslim mobs accused them of blasphemy for being featured in a circulated prayer video with their Coptic teacher that showed them making fun of the Islamic State terrorist organization.

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  May 6, 2015

  Professor Raised by Lesbian Mothers: US Gov't May Have to Pay 'Reparations' to Children of Same-Sex Parents for Accepting Gay Marriage

  An English professor at California State University-Northridge, who was raised by two lesbian mothers, claims that the federal government could be liable for paying "reparations" to thousands of children raised by same-sex parents due to the emotional damage suffered from being deprived of opposite-sex parents.

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  May 5, 2015

  ISIS Trains Over 1,000 Children to Become Suicide Bombers in 6 Months, Iraqi Human Rights Commission Estimates

  The Islamic State terrorist organization has trained over 1,000 children in the last six months to become suicide bombers, according to an Iraqi human rights commission.

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  May 5, 2015

  Mike Huckabee Tosses Hat in 2016 Presidential Ring; Promises to Lead America From 'Hope to Higher Ground' as US Has 'Lost Its Way, Morally'

  Former Arkansas Governor and Southern Baptist minister Mike Huckabee announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election in a Tuesday morning speech given at the University of Arkansas Community College campus in Hope, Arkansas, the very town where he grew up.

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  May 3, 2015

  Korean Christians Want 'Unification Through Gospel,' 'Willing to Become Martyrs' for Worship in North Korea

  While speaking at a North Korea Freedom Week forum on Capitol Hill Friday, the first North Korean defector to be ordained as a Methodist minister asserted that Korean Christians not only want to topple the regime of dictator Kim Jong-un but want the unification of North and South Korea to occur through the gospel.

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  May 2, 2015

  ISIS Militants Curbstomp 2 Criminals to Death With Concrete Blocks, Execute 2 for Sorcery

  The Islamic State has come up with another heinous and barbaric mode of execution, as the group released photos this week showing two criminals in Iraq being executed by having their heads bashed between a forcefully thrown concrete block and a street curb.

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  May 1, 2015

  ISIS Crucifies 3 Brothers in Libya After One Was Accused of Supporting Gov't

  Islamic State militants in the group's Libyan outpost of Derna have publicly crucified three brothers belonging to a local prominent family after one of the brothers was accused of supporting the Libyan government, which under ISIS' Sharia law is equivalent to the executable offense of apostasy.

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  Apr 30, 2015

  NFL Star Benjamin Watson on Baltimore Riots: 'I See a Brokenness That Only Christ Can Give Us Wisdom and Power to Mend'

  Commenting on the devastating violence that took place on Monday in Baltimore, outspoken Christian professional football player Benjamin Watson explained that the pain, anger and tension that the city and its residents are experiencing can only be healed through the power of Christ.

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  Apr 30, 2015

  'Satan Wants Our City': Baltimore Pastors Ask God to 'Intercede' in Riot-Stricken Town, Collaborate With Gang Leaders on Ways to Rebuild

  As angry rioters took to the streets of Baltimore this week and destroyed cars, injured 98 police officers, and burned homes and businesses, local pastors have spoken out against the violence and one even called the riots an attempt by Satan to take control of the city.