Samuel Smith

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  May 1, 2017

  Professors Leave Franklin Graham's Alma Mater Over Covenant Opposing Gay Marriage

  Some faculty members are threatening to leave the small private Christian college in North Carolina that leading evangelist Franklin Graham graduated from after they were asked to affirm a community statement affirming their opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion.

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  Apr 28, 2017

  Trump Will Enact 'Morally Sound' Religious Freedom Policy, Says Ken Blackwell

  A key member of President Donald Trump's transition team says it's only a matter of time before the president and his administration enact a policy, perhaps an executive order, protecting religious freedoms.

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  Apr 27, 2017

  Planned Parenthood's Health Services Dropped but Taxpayer Funding Surged to $553 Million Under Obama

  An analysis of annual statistics shows that there has been a drastic decline in the number of health services Planned Parenthood has actually provided over the last decade even though its taxpayer funding has increased to over $500 million per year.

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  Apr 27, 2017

  Samuel Rodriguez Urges People to Look at Facts Behind 23-Y-O Dreamer's Deportation to Mexico

  The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, one of six faith leaders who spoke at President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, is calling on the Trump administration to reunite a 23-year-old Mexican man, who came to the United States when he was 9 and was deported earlier this year, with his family.

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  Apr 27, 2017

  USCIRF Is 'Delusional' for Not Including Iraq on List of Religious Freedom Violators, Johnnie Moore Says

  Prominent evangelical author and religious freedom advocate Johnnie Moore is criticizing the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom for "incomprehensible" conclusions made in its annual report released Wednesday.

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  Apr 26, 2017

  Add Russia to State Dept. List of Worst Religious Freedom Violators, USCIRF Says

  The panel responsible for advising the United States State Department on international religious freedom issues has recommended that Russia be listed for the first time as a "country of particular concern" for violating religious liberties.

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  Apr 26, 2017

  4 Pro-Life Accomplishments During Trump's First 100 Days

  With the 100th day of Donald Trump's presidency coming Saturday, leading pro-life activists are praising the man who once considered himself to be "very pro-choice" for governing like "a pro-life president" during his first 100 days in office.

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  Apr 25, 2017

  14-Y-O Christian Girl Abducted at Gunpoint; Mother Told She Will Never See Her Again

  A 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl was kidnapped at gunpoint and her family was reportedly told that they will never see their daughter and sister again.

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  Apr 25, 2017

  Trump vs. Obama on Syria Chemical Weapons Red Line, Bashar al-Assad

  Much has been made about President Donald Trump's order of an airstrike earlier this month on a Syrian airbase in response to a chemical weapons attack on April 4 that killed 80 people. But does Trump's order send a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that former President Barack Obama failed to deliver?

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  Apr 25, 2017

  Wesleyan University to Spend $220K Per Year on Queer, Transgender Student Center

  Wesleyan University in Connecticut is moving forward with plans to use university funds to create a resource center that will promote LGBT rights, among other social justice causes.