Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jul 15, 2019

  IJM creates safer Guatemala for kids, expresses concern over Trump admin. aid cuts

  The Christian advocacy group International Justice Mission, which fights sex trafficking and works to improve justice systems in countries where it operates, cut about one-third of its staff in Guatemala in anticipation of cuts to Central American aid by the U.S. State Department. 

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  Jul 15, 2019

  Florida church eliminates $7.2M in medical debt burdening 6,500 families

  A Southern Baptist church in Florida will pay off over $7.2 million in crippling medical debt impacting over 6,500 individuals and families living at or below the poverty line in five Florida counties. Additionally, the church will also fund three foster homes for the next year. 

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  Jul 14, 2019

  America not as divided as media make it seem, Senate Chaplain Barry Black says

  Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias launched a new initiative Wednesday evening, convening dozens of elected officials, senior government staff, business people and academic leaders from both sides of the aisle to discuss political division in the United States. 

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  Jul 13, 2019

  Prison Fellowship, Hillsong NYC team up to bring 'hope' to inmates at Rikers Island

  Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship teamed up to bring a night of “hope” to inmates imprisoned at New York City’s infamous Rikers Island detention center on Independence Day eve. The event also represented a “full circle” moment for one Prison Fellowship employee.  

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  Jul 12, 2019

  Republican candidate criticized for invoking 'Billy Graham rule' on campaign trail in Mississippi

  A Mississippi gubernatorial candidate who has vowed to push back against the left-wing agenda is facing pushback after he invoked the “Billy Graham rule” when a female reporter asked to go on a campaign ride-along with him this week. 

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  Jul 12, 2019

  ISIS bombing outside Syrian church wounds 11; 13 others killed by car bombing in Afrin

  At least 11 people were injured in a car bombing outside of a Syriac Christian church in a Kurdish-majority city in northeast Syria on Thursday while at least 13 others were killed in another car bombing in Afrin.

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  Jul 12, 2019

  Only 38% of Brits identify as Christian; lowest proportion in poll's history

  The proportion of Brits who identify as Christian has hit its lowest point in over three decades of polling, as more than half of respondents said they no longer affiliate with a religion, a new study suggests. 

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  Jul 11, 2019

  Top European court to hear Christian family’s case after Norway removed kids from home

  Europe’s top human rights court has agreed to hear the case of a Christian family that fled Norway after their five children were seized for months by the Scandinavian country’s controversial child protective services agency. 

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  Jul 10, 2019

  'Shackled' and 'beaten': An inside look at China’s ‘concentration camps’ for Muslims

  The Chinese government recently allowed journalists to tour high-security facilities housing countless Muslim religious minorities in an attempt to paint institutions that the U.S. government labels “concentration camps” as “training” schools helping terrorists get on the right path. 

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  Jul 10, 2019

  Answers in Genesis to operate Christian school, will teach 'biblical worldview'

  Answers in Genesis, a Young Earth creationism apologetics organization that owns and operates the Ark Encounter tourist attraction and Creation Museum, is taking over control of a local K-9 Christian school in northern Kentucky.