Samuel Smith

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  Jul 18, 2015

  ISIS Publicly Crucifies, Cages 94 Civilians for Breaking Fast During Ramadan, Monitoring Group Calculates

  As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan came to an end on Friday, a monitoring group estimates that the Islamic State terrorist organization tortured at least 94 civilians, which included five children, for breaking their fast during daylight hours.

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  Jul 17, 2015

  Jewish Man Saved From the Holocaust Is Now on a Mission to Rescue Over 2,000 Christians Fleeing ISIS

  A Jewish Barron in Britain, who was rescued by Christians from his homeland of Austria during the Holocaust in 1938, says he has a favor to repay. He has established an effort to rescue over 2,000 Christians at risk of being killed by the Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.

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  Jul 17, 2015

  Christian Organizations Are Losing Obamacare Birth Control Mandate Cases Because Lawyers Not Building Strong Defense, Former Solicitor General Ken Starr Says

  After a federal appeals court ruled this week that four Christian colleges in Oklahoma and a group of nuns will have to abide by an Obamacare contraception mandate that they say violate their institutions' biblical beliefs, former U.S. Solicitor General Ken Starr explained Thursday that the court loss can be blamed on the organization's lawyers not building strong enough cases.

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  Jul 17, 2015

  'Religion Is Not Inherently a Good Thing' but Freedom of Religion Is 'Absolutely Awesome,' Says Democratic Congressman

  Speaking on a Thursday panel discussion on international religious freedoms at Georgetown University, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn, asserted that although he thinks religion is not "inherently a good thing," the U.S. should do more to influence foreign governments into protecting the religious liberties of their citizens.

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  Jul 16, 2015

  Accommodations for Gay Wedding Dissenters Have Rich Precedent in American History, Political Scientist Explains

  Political scientist Mark David Hall explained Monday that America's history is rich with examples of governments creating religious accommodations for generally applicable laws and asserted that accommodations protecting Christian business owners from having to serve same-sex weddings would be no different.

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  Jul 15, 2015

  1/3 of 10-Year-Olds Access Internet Porn, 'The New Crack Cocaine,' Health Experts Warn

  A group of health experts gathered on Capitol Hill Tuesday to brief congressional staff members on the new "public health crisis" facing America—the growing use of internet pornography among younger children and the impact it has on their mental growth and social understanding of sex.

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  Jul 15, 2015

  California Mosque Honors Evangelical Church With 'Distinguished' Interfaith Award for Helping Displaced Muslim Refugees

  A prominent mosque in Sacramento has honored an Evangelical Christian congregation for the first time with its annual award for outstanding acts of interfaith service. The accolade recognizes the church's efforts to help Middle Eastern refugees settle into their new lives in California.

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  Jul 14, 2015

  Pastor Facing 12 Years in Prison for Building a Church Gets 15-Day Release After Family Pays Iran $40K

  Pastor Behnam Irani, who's been held in an Iranian prison since 2011 because of his Christian ministry work, has received a temporary release and is now visiting with his wife and children at home for the first time in more than four years.

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  Jul 14, 2015

  Ted Cruz: $50 Billion in Obama's Iran Deal Will Be Used to Murder Americans

  Outspoken conservative Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is warning that a $50 billion signing bonus that the U.S. State Department could reportedly offer Iran as a part of a potential nuclear agreement is likely to be used to fund terrorist organizations that attack Americans and other Westerners.

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  Jul 14, 2015

  'Ex-Muslim' Pastor Naeem Fazal Refutes Claim That 'Muslim Spies Are Inside Every Church in America'

  After outspoken Jewish Author Avi Lipkin told a prominent evangelical gathering last month that "all" churches have Muslim spies cataloging Christians for the day Jihad is called on America, one former Muslim who is now a Christian pastor says Lipkin's claim is nothing more than a fear-driven "conspiracy theory."