Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Nov 21, 2019

  Iraqi Christian groups respond to criticism of USAID grants to help victims of ISIS

  Iraqi Christian groups are responding after grants they were awarded last month from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help restore the Nineveh Plains and strengthen communities victimized by the Islamic State (IS) were criticized by media. 

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  Nov 19, 2019

  School board objects to FCA's views on marriage, pressures student club to disaffiliate

  Students with a Fellowship of Christian Athletes club in Montana are examining their legal options after being given an ultimatum by the school district to disaffiliate with the national organization over its beliefs on sexuality.

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  Nov 19, 2019

  Fulani suspected of killing 2 Christians in Nigeria; 87-y-o hacked to death

  An 87-year-old Christian man was reportedly cut to death with a machete and another was shot to death in Nigeria’s Kaduna state by suspected Fulani radicals last week, a local source has claimed. 

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  Nov 18, 2019

  Mexican pastor shot dead in truck at Juarez intersection; motive unknown

  A Mexican pastor was reportedly shot dead while sitting in his truck at an intersection in the Chihuahua state, police have said. 

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  Nov 18, 2019

  Democrats and abortion: Attorneys general PAC adds litmus test, pro-life governor reelected

  The Democrat Party's challenges on abortion continued this weekend with the re-election of Louisiana’s pro-life Democratic governor while a prominent national Democratic political action committee instituted an abortion litmus test for its support. 

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  Nov 18, 2019

  Pastor tortured in Iranian prison fears deportation from Turkey after 4 years

  A pastor who fled to Turkey after spending over a month in Iran’s most notorious prison is desperate for help as he and his family are facing deportation, which would result in his imprisonment and possible torture. 

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  Nov 17, 2019

  Evangelical youth ministry leader Awana to release first-ever Sunday school curriculum

  Awana, one of the world’s leading youth ministry and child evangelism nonprofits, will soon publish its first-ever digital weekend curriculum that will be made available to Sunday school classes nationwide in July 2020. 

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  Nov 16, 2019

  High school accused of threatening to fire teacher over 'controversial' pro-life student group

  A school district in Florida is now allowing a pro-life student club to launch after a high school principal was accused banning the group because it was seen as too “controversial.” The school district has denied that claim. 

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  Nov 15, 2019

  DHS proposes new work permit rule for asylum seekers who entered the US illegally

  The Department of Homeland Security released a new rule proposal Thursday that would require people who entered the U.S. illegally before seeking asylum to wait one year before they can apply for employment authorization.

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  Nov 15, 2019

  USCIRF commissioner resigns, cites concern over 'move towards more bureaucratic controls'

  Longtime religious freedom advocate Kristina Arriaga has resigned as a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, citing concerns over the possibility of more bureaucratic control and what she says is the commission’s inability to live up to its full potential.