Samuel Smith

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  Apr 21, 2020

  Army brigade removes chaplains’ Facebook videos on prayer during COVID-19 following complaints

  Videos produced by chaplains encouraging service members and their families to pray during the COVID-19 crisis were removed from the official Facebook page of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade at Fort Drum, New York, following a complaint. 

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  Apr 21, 2020

  Tony Spell arrested for aggravated assault after backing church bus toward protester

  Controversial Louisiana pastor Tony Spell, who has defied state stay-at-home orders by holding church services, has been arrested for aggravated assault after he allegedly backed up a church bus toward a protester. 

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  Apr 21, 2020

  'Pastor' to plead guilty to $33M church-based investment scam

  A man claiming to be a pastor in California will plead guilty to organizing an investment scam using the guise of a church to swindle over $33 million away from investors, primarily from Orange County’s Vietnamese community. He could face over two decades in prison.

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  Apr 21, 2020

  Nigerian Christian student killed, 2 villagers abducted by suspected Fulani radicals

  A Christian college student was reportedly shot and killed by radical Fulani herdsmen during a raid on a village in the Nigerian state of Kaduna last Thursday, about a week after a pastor was stabbed to death in his church in southern Nigeria. 

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  Apr 20, 2020

  Baylor, TCU deny recognition to conservative student group Turning Point USA

  Christian higher education institutions Baylor University and Texas Christian University have both reportedly denied official campus recognition to chapters of the national conservative student organization Turning Point USA, which is active on hundreds of college campuses. 

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  Apr 19, 2020

  Nigeria's 'genocide': Who is helping the thousands of displaced Christians? 

  Just like hundreds of thousands of Christians today in Nigeria, pastor Jeremiah Okudo Elaigwu is no stranger to leaving all of his possessions behind and fleeing for his life. 

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  Apr 18, 2020

  9 ways people can help during the coronavirus outbreak

  With over 2 million cases of novel coronavirus worldwide and stay-at-home orders shutting down schools and businesses, many at home are looking for ways they can do their part to help those most impacted by the pandemic. 

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  Apr 17, 2020

  Calif. pastors face potential $1K fines, jail time for holding Easter services

  Pastors in California have received citations for holding services on Easter in defiance of social distancing orders enacted to combat the spread of novel coronavirus. They could face the possibility of being fined hundreds of dollars or serving months in jail. 

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  Apr 17, 2020

  Google Play suspends evangelical church's app over COVID-19 'sensitive events' policy

  Google has suspended a mobile app launched by an evangelical church in Idaho, claiming that the app violates the tech giant’s “sensitive events” policy related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Apr 17, 2020

  NFL star Zach Ertz shares how he's grown spiritually since coming to faith 3 years ago

  Three-time NFL pro-bowl tight end Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles opened up Wednesday about how his faith has evolved in the last three-and-a-half years since he began having a personal walk with the Lord.