Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Sep 23, 2019

  'Big term' for religious liberty expected at US Supreme Court in 2020

  The U.S. Supreme Court term for 2019-2020 could be a “blockbuster” when it comes to religious freedom issues as the nation’s high court is set to take on a handful of cases and possibly more that deal with the First Amendment right, lawyers who work for a prominent religious freedom law firm believe. 

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  Sep 22, 2019

  India forces nonprofits to sign affidavits vowing not to engage in religious conversion

  Authorities in India are reportedly now requiring employees of foreign-funded nonprofits to sign notarized affidavits saying they will not engage in religious conversion.

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  Sep 21, 2019

  Christians told to convert or flee in Burkina Faso as extremist violence continues: report

  A leading Catholic charity is reporting that thousands of Christians in northern Burkina Faso fled their homes this month and are seeking shelter in another village after they were given the choice to either flee or convert by Islamic extremists. 

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  Sep 21, 2019

  ‘Freedom Sunday’: Thousands of churches to raise awareness of global slavery crisis

  Churches across the world this weekend will be partnering with International Justice Mission by hosting “Freedom Sunday” services to help raise awareness and inspire action in response to the millions of men, women, and children living in slavery worldwide.

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  Sep 21, 2019

  Facebook's Zuckerberg admitted 'bias' against Live Action in DC meeting, senator claims

  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted to him during a meeting Thursday that there “clearly was bias” when it came to Facebook’s labeling of videos posted by pro-life nonprofit Live Action as “false news.”

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  Sep 20, 2019

  Trump to give 'historic' religious freedom speech at United Nations; evangelical leaders invited

  The White House announced that President Donald Trump will give a speech on religious freedom next Monday at the United Nations headquarters in New York City and will host a special event to be attended by evangelical leaders and religious freedom advocates. 

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  Sep 20, 2019

  Facebook creates its own 'Supreme Court' to judge content ban appeals

  Facebook has created a new oversight board to help set the tone on which posts violate policies, a body that some are calling the social media giant’s own “Supreme Court.” 

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  Sep 20, 2019

  US abortions at lowest level since Roe v. Wade, Guttmacher finds; pro-lifers say it's incomplete

  As a new report from a leading pro-abortion research organization released this week indicates that the abortion rate in the United States is at its lowest level since abortion was made a national right in 1973, pro-lifers warn that the report does not tell the whole story. 

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  Sep 19, 2019

  Wheaton College students sue Chicago after being told they can't evangelize in park

  Four student evangelists from Wheaton College in Illinois are suing the Chicago city government over a set of rules that they say are restricting their freedom of speech and religion at a popular park. 

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  Sep 19, 2019

  Persecuted pastor describes tortures of imprisonment facing Christians in Eritrea

  A pastor from Eritrea who has since been resettled to Australia has shed some light on the horrifying conditions facing Christians imprisoned for their faith in the Northeast African country.