Samuel Smith

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  Dec 14, 2017

  Freedom From Religion Foundation Drops Lawsuit Against Trump's Religious Liberty Order

  Both religious freedom advocates and secularists are claiming victory after the Freedom From Religion Foundation dropped its federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump's May 4 executive order on religious liberty that threatened to take the teeth out of the Johnson Amendment.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  LGBT Activists Attack Holy Donut Shop for Helping Salvation Army Family in Need

  The owners of a doughnut shop in Maine have publicly apologized for asking The Salvation Army to help them find a family in need this Christmas after they were attacked online by activists who claim the Christian charity is anti-LGBT.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  Megachurch Plans to Build 280-Home Town With 'Nightclub' and Retail Shops on Property

  A megachurch in Kansas is planning to build a 280-home community on vacant property located right next to its Wichita campus that will feature an amphitheater, school, and event center in hopes that it will draw more people to the church.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  Drop in Evangelical Turnout May Have Cost Roy Moore Alabama's Senate Race, Exit Polls Show

  While much attention has been paid to the impact that African-Americans and women had in handing Democrat Doug Jones a victory over controversial Republican Roy Moore in Alabama's United States senate special election Tuesday, a drop in turnout among white evangelicals may have also helped Jones.

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  Dec 12, 2017

  Pastors in India Beaten, Forced to Sign Apology Letter Because the Gospel Offends Hindus

  Two pastors who were attacked and beaten by Hindu extremists right before the beginning of a three-day Gospel meeting in India's Chhattisgarh state were forced to apologize because their conference and the words of Jesus caused snowflake radicals to be offended.

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  Dec 12, 2017

  Christian Group Kicked Off University Campus Over Policy on 'Sexual Immorality'

  A Christian student group is suing the University of Iowa after it claims it was kicked off campus for requiring its leaders to sign a statement of faith that forces them to live out their careers in the organization without engaging in "sexual immorality."

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  Dec 12, 2017

  Evangelical Leaders Pray With Trump in Oval Office, Present Him 'Friends of Zion' Award

  Top conservative evangelical leaders prayed with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office again on Monday afternoon and also presented him with a "Friends of Zion" award after his decision last week to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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  Dec 12, 2017

  Christian Website SocialCross Refused Service by Web Developer Over Views on Gay Marriage

  The organizer of a new social media platform for conservative Christians is voicing his displeasure after he claims that he was refused service from a web development company because of his views on same-sex marriage.

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  Dec 11, 2017

  Trump's Job Approval Among White Evangelicals Drops 17 Points, Pew Poll Finds

  White evangelicals' approval of the way Donald Trump is handling of the presidency has decreased significantly since February, a recent survey from the Pew Research Center suggests.

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  Dec 9, 2017

  Thousands Sign Petition Seeking to Ban Franklin Graham From Entering the UK

  Members of the U.K. parliament and over 6,000 people have signed an online petition calling for leading American evangelist Franklin Graham to be refused entry into the country ahead of his scheduled trip to Blackpool next September.