Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Dec 10, 2019

  Supreme Court lets Kentucky law requiring ultrasounds before abortions stand

  The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected a case brought against a Kentucky law requiring mothers to view an ultrasound and listen to audio of their child’s heartbeat before going through with their abortions. 

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  Dec 9, 2019

  Iran frees jailed American student after 3 years in exchange for imprisoned scientist

  An American student who was imprisoned for three years in Iran on suspicion of espionage was released this past weekend as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by Switzerland. 

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  Dec 9, 2019

  Sudan prime minister meets with USCIRF, shares plans to improve religious freedom

  Sudan’s new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok met with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Thursday and assurances were made that the country that is ranked sixth-worst in the world for Christian persecution is working to improve liberty and human rights.  

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  Dec 7, 2019

  New children's book refutes 'lie' of abortion, encourages kids to stand for life

  Parents who want to instil a pro-life worldview in their children now have an illustrated children’s book they can lean on to encourage their kids from an early age to “speak up for life” and refute the "lies" of abortion. 

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  Dec 7, 2019

  Christian groups back new LGBT civil rights bill that protects religious institutions

  A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday backed by faith groups seeks to extend federal discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity while providing protections for individual and institutional religious objectors to homosexuality.

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  Dec 6, 2019

  Texas CPS dismisses case after taking 4-year-old boy away from homeschool parents

  Child Protective Services in Texas has dropped its five-months long case against homeschooling parents who say their son was unfairly removed by the state on allegations of child medical abuse. 

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  Dec 5, 2019

  Hungary, Brazil and US talk declining birth rates, abortion at Capitol Hill conference

  Government officials from Hungary, Brazil, Poland, and the United States gathered with social conservatives on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss policies that promote the growth of nuclear families as fertility rates in the West flounder below replacement levels.

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  Dec 5, 2019

  House passes bipartisan prison reform bill on early release for older offenders

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill Tuesday that would enable prisoners age 60 and older to be released to home confinement if they meet certain qualifications.

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  Dec 4, 2019

  9 children killed by Turkish shelling in Kurdish-controlled Syrian town

  Nine children were among 10 people said to have been killed by Turkish shelling near a school in the Kurdish-controlled northern Syrian town of Tal Rifaat, according to a human rights watchdog. 

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  Dec 4, 2019

  Gay 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg quotes Matthew 25 in new campaign ad

  Openly gay Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg quoted the words of Matthew 25 in a new 30-second television commercial airing in South Carolina as he continues to invoke religion in an attempt to appeal to black voters and liberal Christians.