Samuel Smith

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  Oct 28, 2016

  LifeWay No Longer Selling Jen Hatmaker Books After She Affirmed Gay Marriage

  LifeWay Christian Resources has announced that it is no longer selling books and materials written by Christian author and reality TV star Jen Hatmaker after she opened up about how she believes that gay marriage is an appropriate civil right.

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  Oct 28, 2016

  Obama Threatens to Veto Military Spending Bill Because It Protects Religious Freedom of Faith Groups

  President Barack Obama is reportedly prepared to veto the critically important and wide-ranging defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 if the final version of the bill includes a long-standing religious exemption for faith-based contractors and religious institutions.

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  Oct 27, 2016

  Gay Journalist 'Horrified' Court Ruling Forces Christian Bakers to Bake Gay Marriage Cakes

  A gay journalist in the U.K. is speaking out against an appeals court in Ireland that ruled Christian bakers must compromise their religious convictions on marriage and make cakes that display pro-gay marriage messages.

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  Oct 27, 2016

  The White Church Is 'Late' to the Racial Reconciliation Conversation, Christian Rapper Propaganda Says (Interview)

  As racial tensions continue to be a major problem in communities throughout America, 37-year-old Christian rapper Propaganda sat down with The Christian Post to discuss what it is that churches need to do to lead the nation's racial reconciliation discussion and increase racial diversity in their own pews.

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  Oct 27, 2016

  9-Y-O Christian Boy Accused of Burning Quran, Tortured 4 Days by Police Finally Released From Jail

  Human rights activists and politicians in Pakistan have banded together to successfully secure the release of a 9-year-old Christian boy and his mother who were jailed last week and could have faced the death penalty after they were accused of burning a copy of the Quran.

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  Oct 27, 2016

  Wheaton College Trustees Admit Suspending 'Same-God' Prof. Larycia Hawkins Was 'Error in Judgment'

  Wheaton College's board of trustees have admitted that the evangelical school erred in judgment when it placed political science professor Larycia Hawkins on administrative leave last winter after she posted on Facebook that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

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  Oct 27, 2016

  Pushing Faith Out of the Public Square Now 'Normal,' 'Accepted,' Robert P. George Warns

  The belief that religion should be excluded from any role in the public square has become the "normal" and "accepted" view in today's society, Princeton law professor Robert George warned Wednesday night at an awards dinner honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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  Oct 26, 2016

  'Sniper of Mosul' Shoots ISIS Jihadi to Save Iraqi Teen From Beheading

  An Iraqi marksman known by the name "Sniper of Mosul" killed an Islamic State terrorist moments before the militant was going to publicly behead an Iraqi teenager, British news sites are reporting.

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  Oct 26, 2016

  Georgia Demands Pastor Surrender Sermons After Filing Federal Religious Discrimination Claim

  A Seventh-day Adventist lay minister who says he was fired by Georgia's Department of Public Health after officials were assigned to watch and review the content of his sermons, says he will not comply with the state's demands that he hand over his sermons for review by state attorneys.

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  Oct 26, 2016

  Tim Tebow Defends His Baseball Dream in Interview With ESPN Critic Stephen A Smith (Watch)

  Popular Christian athlete and former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow eloquently answered criticisms about his decision to drop his professional football aspirations and pursue a career in baseball on Tuesday when he was put in the "hot seat" on an episode of "First Take" on ESPN 2.