Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Aug 22, 2019

  Migrant families to face longer detention under new Trump rule; faith groups concerned

  Christian advocacy groups are speaking out after the Trump administration unveiled a new regulation Wednesday that would allow for undocumented migrant children to be detained without limit in immigration detention facilities. 

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  Aug 22, 2019

  Pro-life activists divided on bill to ban most abortions in Tennessee

  A split has emerged between pro-life activists in Tennessee as some are opposing a bill that would effectively ban all abortions in the state because such a law could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court before the nation’s high court is ready to overturn abortion rights. 

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  Aug 21, 2019

  China releases Early Rain Covenant Church elder 8 months after arrest; pastor still jailed

  A member of Early Rain Covenant Church in China has been released after serving eight months in prison following the government's shutdown of the church, while the location of the church's pastor remains unknown.

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  Aug 20, 2019

  Town lifts ban on worship services in civic center, will pay $53K to settle church lawsuit

  The town of Edisto Beach, South Carolina, has lifted a ban on churches holding worship services in the community civic center amid pressure from a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Redeemer Fellowship of Edisto Island.

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  Aug 20, 2019

  Mexican pastor shot and killed after Sunday church service

  A pastor in southwest Mexico was shot and killed after a church service on Sunday amid ongoing targeting of faith leaders by criminal gangs.

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  Aug 20, 2019

  Planned Parenthood leaving Title X program 'huge win for women's health,' pro-life leader says

  Planned Parenthood announced Monday it's formally exiting the Title X federal family planning program over a rule enacted by the Trump administration preventing clinics that receive Title X funds from referring patients for abortion.  

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  Aug 15, 2019

  Planned Parenthood warns it will withdraw from Title X if court doesn't intervene

  The nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, said Wednesday it will formally withdraw from the Title X federal family planning program by next Monday if a federal court does not intervene. 

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  Aug 15, 2019

  Evangelicals, diverse religious bodies ask Supreme Court to hear contractor's religious freedom case

  The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Convention has teamed up with a group of religious denominations and bodies to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a unique religious freedom case that could challenge a controversial 1990 ruling.

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  Aug 14, 2019

  Chinese Catholics forced to cancel summer camps, disguise Bible classes to avoid crackdown

  Authorities in Mainland China are continuing to make it harder for children to be nurtured in their faith by reportedly prohibiting Catholic churches from running summer camps and other programming.

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  Aug 14, 2019

  Greg Laurie discusses 30th SoCal Harvest, deconversions and mass shootings

  Evangelist Greg Laurie is gearing up for his 30th annual Southern California Harvest Crusade. He spoke with CP to discuss how evangelism has changed in the last three decades and how Christians should respond when their loved ones begin "falling away" from their faith.