Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Apr 12, 2015

  Ex-NFL Quarterback: America Has Too Much Performance-Based Value System; God Loves Even Losers (Interview)

  In a recently released inspirational book designed to help people overcome personal tribulations and sorrows in life, former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp asserts that people need to rejoice in their trials, pains, sufferings and griefs because they serve as opportunities to "run to Jesus" and "experience more of his love."

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  Apr 10, 2015

  ISIS Militants 'Kill Children in Front of Their Parents;' 'Kick Around Severed Heads,' Says Palestinian Refugee Witness Who Fled Besieged Yarmouk Camp

  As the Islamic State has seized most of the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Syria and trapped about 18,000 civilians, those who were lucky enough to escape have told of the ISIS atrocities they witnessed and one even described the barbaric nature in which militants used a person's decapitated head.

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  Apr 10, 2015

  Memories Pizza Plans to Give Portion of $842K in Donations to Christian Grandma-Florist Barronelle Stutzman Who Refused to Work Gay Wedding

  The owners of Memories Pizza, the Indiana pizza shop that was forced to close down last week after its owners received death threats for stating that they were Christian and would not cater a gay wedding, announced their plans for the $840,000-plus they have received from the online crowdfunding page GoFundMe.

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  Apr 9, 2015

  Why Did the Mastermind Behind Al-Shabaab's Garissa Massacre Attack the Same Town Where He Was a Teacher?

  The mastermind behind al-Shabaab's recent massacre of nearly 150 Christians at Garissa University College in Kenya is a former Islamic school teacher who used to teach in that very same town. But why would a former school teacher return to the town where he once taught just to lead in the brutal slaughtering of students?

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  Apr 9, 2015

  'His Eyes Are Gouged Out; Where Did They Take His Eyes?' Asks Aunt of Christian Garissa Student After Seeing Nephew's Mutilated Body From Al-Shabaab's Massacre

  A number of students who were killed by al-Shabaab in last Thursday's massacre in Kenya were reportedly either praying or asking their families for prayers before being mercilessly murdered because of their Christian faith, family members have said.

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  Apr 9, 2015

  300 Slaves Rescued From Indonesian Island Where They Were Caged, Beaten, Electrocuted

  As many as 300 slaves were rescued on Good Friday from an isolated island in Indonesia, where they were forced to work as fisherman and catch seafood that was eventually sold in supermarkets in the United States.

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  Apr 9, 2015

  Ex-Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali Proposes 5 Changes to Islam That Could Help Lead Its Religious Reformation

  In speaking at the National Press Club on Tuesday, best-selling author, former Muslim and outspoken critic of Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, offered five amendments to the religion of Islam that Muslims should take seriously if they really want to bring about a peaceful reformation to their religion.

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  Apr 8, 2015

  Is Rand Paul More Liberal Than Obama on Foreign Policy?

  As Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., officially became the second Republican to formally announce his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election on Tuesday, the 52-year-old obstetrician is already being attacked by conservatives as being "to the left of Obama" when it comes to his foreign policy and openness to negotiating with Iran.

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  Apr 7, 2015

  Obama Doesn't Identify 147 Victims in Kenya Massacre as 'Christians' or Jihadi Group as 'Islamic'

  In the wake of last week's Al-Shabaab massacre of nearly 150 Christians at a Kenyan university, President Barack Obama issued a statement in response to the attack that failed to identify the victims as Christians targeted for their faith and also failed to label the extremist group as having Islamic motivations.

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  Apr 7, 2015

  Lesbian Woman Reveals Why She Donated to Indiana Christian Owners of 'Memories Pizza' Who Won't Cater Gay Weddings

  As over $842,000 have been raised to support the Christian owners of the Indiana Pizza shop that closed down after receiving threats for saying they wouldn't cater a gay wedding, one lesbian woman that donated $20 to the cause has revealed why she felt compelled to help the family and apologize for the threatening actions of the LGBT community.