Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Sep 11, 2019

  Norway CPS violated mother's rights through forced adoption: European rights court

  Europe’s top human rights court ruled Tuesday that Norway’s controversial child services agency violated a mother’s rights by forcibly adopting her son to a foster family years after he was removed from her custody at three weeks old. 

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  Sep 10, 2019

  Tony Perkins, USCIRF urge Trump to extend religious freedom commitment to refugees

  Evangelicals leaders, including some who are usually friendly with the administration, are urging President Donald Trump to stop plans to cut the number of refugees allowed into the United States.

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  Sep 10, 2019

  Myanmar military drops criminal case against pastor who told Trump about abuses

  The Myanmar military has dropped a criminal complaint against a Baptist leader who told President Donald Trump in July that the Christian community has been “oppressed and tortured” by the Southeast Asian country’s military government. 

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  Sep 10, 2019

  Pakistani Christian man who died after days in police custody was tortured, autopsy reveals

  The autopsy of a Christian man in Pakistan who died shortly after his release from police custody shows that he suffered torture and abuse, according to reports. 

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  Sep 10, 2019

  Pakistan: School principal abducts 15-year-old Christian girl, forces Islamic conversion

  A school principal in Pakistan is accused of abducting a Christian student and taking her to an Islamic madrasa to forcibly convert her to Islam.

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  Sep 10, 2019

  Over 120 churches attacked since start of Syria's civil war: report

  At least 124 attacks on churches in Syria have occurred since the beginning of the Syrian civil war with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad being responsible for 60% of those attacks, a new report from an opposition-associated monitoring group claims.

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  Sep 9, 2019

  Religious freedom advocate condemns Orthodox Church for punishing priest over Israel prayers

  A priest in Halifax, Nova Scotia, says he was forced to retire by the Orthodox Church in America because he gave sermons honoring the Jewish roots of Christianity and encouraged his congregants to pray for Israel.

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  Sep 8, 2019

  Fashion brand selling pro-life necklaces to rival Selena Gomez's abortion jewelry

  A pro-life fashion brand championed by well-known activist Abby Johnson launched a new line of necklaces months after actress and singer Selena Gomez went on television this summer wearing jewelry celebrating abortion rights. 

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  Sep 8, 2019

  Magistrate recommends dismissal of evangelical prof.'s transgender pronoun lawsuit

  A magistrate in Ohio has recommended that a federal judge dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of an evangelical professor who says he was disciplined for refusing to alter the way he addressed students in class just to accommodate a transgender student.

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  Sep 7, 2019

  Drew Brees responds to critics, says he doesn't support 'anti-gay' views

  NFL star Drew Brees has distanced himself from Focus on the Family’s views on LGBT issues following days of criticism from left-leaning media after he appeared in a video promoting the Christian conservative nonprofit’s “Bring Your Bible to School Day” movement.