Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jun 8, 2019

  Christian school demolished in India, children seized from ministry: report

  Officials in Eastern India demolished a Christian school, dormitory building and the home of its founder before seizing at least a dozen children affiliated with the ministry.

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  Jun 7, 2019

  Algeria shuts down another Christian church that's been waiting years for permit

  Algerian authorities have shut down yet another Christian church and its Bible school following the closure of other churches this year. 

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  Jun 6, 2019

  ORU to pay $300K to settle claim it violated federal recruitment compensation ban

  Oral Roberts University has agreed to pay over $300,000 in a legal settlement involving allegations that it violated a ban on incentive-based compensation for student recruiting. The school maintains the allegations are false.

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  Jun 6, 2019

  Christian florist who refused to work gay wedding loses again in Washington court

  The Washington Supreme Court has again ruled against Christian grandma florist Barronelle Stutzman who faces the risk of crippling fines for refusing to create floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding.

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  Jun 6, 2019

  Over 30 Pentecostal Christians arrested in Eritrea as crackdown continues: report

  More than two dozen Pentecostal Christians were reportedly arrested in recent days as the crackdown against nondenominational Christianity in the northeast African nation of Eritrea continues.

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  Jun 6, 2019

  SBTS refuses request to pay reparations to black college over ties to slavery

  The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, has refused a request to transfer a “meaningful” portion of its financial wealth to a local historically black college as a form of reparation for the institution’s historic ties to slavery and racism.

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  Jun 6, 2019

  Overturning Roe v. Wade should not be pro-lifers' only goal, Care Net CEO warns

  Pro-lifers should not pin their movement's success solely on overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, said the head of a pro-life crisis pregnancy center network of over 1,000 affiliates.  

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  Jun 4, 2019

  Strong majority of Americans say premarital sex, divorce are 'morally acceptable': Gallup

  An increasing majority of Americans view divorce, sex before marriage, gay relationships and birth control as morally acceptable while a majority of Americas continue to view abortion as morally wrong, according to new Gallup data.

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  Jun 3, 2019

  Christians killed by suspected Fulani gunmen while on way home from church service

  A number of Christians — anywhere from five to 30 — were reportedly killed by suspected radical Fulani herdsmen during social unrest stemming from the murder of a Christian man last Sunday, local sources report.

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  Jun 1, 2019

  Pakistani pastor attacked by Muslim mob, family's home seized: report

  A Pakistani pastor and his family were attacked in their home by a radical Muslim mob in response to his Gospel ministry and are now homeless, the Missionary News Network reports.