Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Dec 13, 2014

  ISIS Militant Who Killed 70 People Claims to Be Victim, Too

  An Islamic State militant, who is now imprisoned by the Kurds in Northern Iraq and claims to have killed over 70 people during his time fighting with the radical extremist group, is claiming to be another victim of Islamic State coercion.

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  Dec 12, 2014

  Pro-Life Advocates Skeptical That Spending Bill Will Lead to Obamacare Abortion Transparency

  Although a federal funding bill the House passed on Thursday includes language urging the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure Obamacare's federal health exchange provides consumers with transparency on which plans include a separate elective abortion surcharge, pro-life advocates are skeptical that HHS will actually listen to Congress.

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  Dec 11, 2014

  Texas Teen Found Guilty of Murdering 15-Y-O Girl and Gouging Her Eyes Out; Prolaims Murder Was Satanic Ritual Allowing His Friend to Sell His Soul to the Devil

  A Houston teen, who claims to have sold his soul to the devil, is standing on trial this week for the murder, rape and mutilation of a 15-year-old girl who fell victim to what has been deemed a satanic act.

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  Dec 11, 2014

  Indonesia: Extremist Group Spray Paints Women in Tight Jeans, Claims to Enforce Sharia Law

  A new extremist group operating in Indonesia is going after women on the streets wearing tight pants and jeans and covering them in spray paint as a form of enforcement against violations of the Islamic law and the local law of the land.

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  Dec 11, 2014

  Marquette University Encouraging Catholic Professors to Report Gay Marriage Opposition as Form of 'Harassment'

  Catholic professors and other faculty members at a prominent Wisconsin Catholic university are now being trained to report any school employees who voice their opposition to same-sex marriage as a form of harassment to the university's human resources office.

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  Dec 11, 2014

  ISIS Displaced Children in Iraq to Receive 60,000 Gift-Filled Shoeboxes by Franklin Graham's Operation Christmas Child

  The evangelical humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse airlifted over 60,000 gift-filled shoeboxes on Wednesday to the Kurdish-controlled region of Northern Iraq, intending to provide hope to children living as refugees after they were forced to flee their homes to escape from the wrath of the Islamic State.

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  Dec 10, 2014

  ISIS' 16-Minute Beheading Video of 22 Syrian Soldiers Required Hours to Film, Researchers Say

  Researchers are saying that a recent mass execution video released by the Islamic State showing the simultaneous execution of 22 Syrian soldiers took up to as many as six hours to film, expensive production software, and likely needed a small production crew to produce.

• Dec 10, 2014

  New ISIS Pamphlet Justifies Militants' Sexual Abuse of 'Unbelieving' Captives; Says Allah Allows It

  The Islamic State released a new pamphlet teaching jihadis why it is permissible, under Islamic law, to enslave, abuse, buy, sell and have forced sexual intercourse with religious minority female and child captives.

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  Dec 9, 2014

  Washington Florist Who Declined to Make Arrangements for Gay Wedding May Lose Her Business, Personal Assets

  A lawsuit is moving forward against a Washington State florist who refused to supply floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony based on her religious objection, which could put her at risk of serious financial loss and the loss of her business.

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  Dec 9, 2014

  Christian Groups Join New Coalition to Mobilize 90 Million Americans Against the Death Penalty

  The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty announced on Tuesday the launch of a new coalition uniting human rights organizations, religious groups, and pro-liberty advocacy groups to pressure state governments to put an end to capital punishment.