Samuel Smith

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  Jan 31, 2019

  Vermont sued for barring Christian school students from state-funded education program

  Two families and a Catholic diocese are suing the state of Vermont for discrimination after Catholic school students were excluded from a program that offers college classes to high school students at state expense.

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  Jan 31, 2019

  First Catholic church built in Cuba since revolution opens, brings a 'new sign of faith'

  The first new Catholic church to be built in Cuba in over 60 years opened its doors Saturday in the rural town of Sandino, providing what some say is “a new sign of faith” in the socialist country.

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  Jan 30, 2019

  Pelosi praises evangelicals in address to Christian college presidents, cites Matthew 25

  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi offered kind words about evangelicals during her speech before an annual gathering of Christian college presidents Wednesday.

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  Jan 30, 2019

  1,000 educators to discuss struggles, trends facing private Christian schools

  Over 1,000 teachers and leaders from private Christian schools worldwide are gathering in Texas this week to collaborate and identify innovative ways to address the challenges and opportunities facing their institutions in an increasingly secular world.

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  Jan 30, 2019

  Principal bans teacher from attending church event; superintendent steps in after legal pressure

  A school superintendent in the midwest has overturned a principal’s decision to forbid a teacher from attending a church event during nonschool hours because the event was also to be attended by two students.

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  Jan 29, 2019

  Over 2,000 clergy urge Church of England to reconsider transgender affirmation guidance

  The Church of England is giving “serious consideration” to an open letter signed by over 2,000 clergy that criticizes the denomination’s recent transgender affirmation guidance.

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  Jan 28, 2019

  Ex-Jakarta governor jailed for blasphemy released, plans to wed ex-wife's 21-Y-O aide

  The former Christian governor of Jakarta, who was jailed on false charges of blasphemy has been released from prison, intends to marry his ex-wife’s former aide, who is half his age.

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  Jan 28, 2019

  Over 700 attend, 18 get saved at grand opening of Perry Noble's Second Chance Church

  Over 700 people attended and 18 were saved at the grand opening of Perry Noble’s Second Chance Church in South Carolina, according to the former megachurch pastor.

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  Jan 23, 2019

  Trans couple allow 5-y-o son to identify as a girl to be UK's first 2-gen trans family

  A family in Scotland is now the first in the U.K. to be a two-generation trans-identified family after the parents decided to allow their 5-year-old son to identify as a girl.

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  Jan 22, 2019

  DC restaurant fined $7,000 for throwing out man who entered women's bathroom

  A restaurant in the nation’s capital has agreed to pay $7,000 as part of a legal settlement involving a trans-identified activist who was confronted by restaurant employees for using the women’s bathroom.