Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Nov 6, 2014

  Potential Presidential Candidate Ben Carson to be Featured in One Hour Documentary This Weekend

  In a potential introduction to the 2016 presidential race, an hour-long documentary about retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson will air over the weekend in 22 states and the District of Columbia.

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  Nov 6, 2014

  Judge Overturns Missouri's Ban on Gay Marriage; Says State's Constitution is Unconstitutional

  Missouri became the latest state to have marriage redefined Wednesday when a state judge ruled that the state constitution's definition of marriage violated the U.S. Constitution and ordered state registrars to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

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  Nov 5, 2014

  Evangelical Vote Played Key Role in Republican Victories, Data Show

  Republican victories in key Senate races would not have been possible without the strong turnout of conservative Christian voters, according to Ralph Reed, president of the conservative activist group Faith & Freedom Coalition.

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  Nov 5, 2014

  Egyptian Jihadist Group May Have Joined ISIS; Has Up to 2,000 Fighters

  Although Reuters reported Monday night that one of the most prominent jihadists groups in the Sinai Peninsula region of Egypt has pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State caliphate, confusion remains as to the extent of the groups' connection as The Institute For the Study of War claims the reports of allegiance are false.

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  Nov 5, 2014

  Senate Candidates Who Championed Pro-Life, Social Conservative Principles Win Decisive Victories

  With the results of the midterm election giving control of both the House and Senate to the Republican Party, leaders of two prominent social conservative political action groups said in interviews with The Christian Post that those candidates who fully embraced their conservative stances on social issues were fully rewarded by the voters.

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  Nov 4, 2014

  Canadian Law Society Rejects Christian School Over Biblical Homosexuality Stance

  The future of the first potential Christian faith-based law school in Canada is in doubt after the British Columbia Law Society rejected an earlier approval of the new law school at Trinity Western University because of the school's stance against homosexual activity.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  Bishops Oppose Catholic Universities Offering Extended Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses of Their Employees

  As more Catholic and Jesuit universities in the United States begin offering extended benefits to the same-sex spouses of their employees, Catholic church leaders are starting to speak out in objection to their local universities starting to provide those benefits to gay and lesbian spouses.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  New York High Court Unanimously Approves Marriage Between Niece and Her Half-Uncle

  The highest court in the state of New York unanimously voted last week to approve the marriage between a half-uncle and his half niece, ruling that the marriage did not violate the state's statute against incestuous marriages.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  ISIS Propaganda Offers Advice on How Women Can Be 'Good Wives of Jihad'

  The Islamic State terrorist group has recently established a new media wing devoted to using social media to distribute advice on how women can contribute to the group's jihad by using nursing and cooking skills to be exemplary, supportive wives who know how to keep their jihadists happy.

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  Nov 1, 2014

  Church Youth Director Banned From Oregon School After Atheist Student Claims He Insulted Her Beliefs

  A church youth director has been banned from being a lunch-time volunteer at an Oregon middle school after an atheist student claimed that he tried to promote Christianity while sitting in with a group of students during lunch.