Samuel Smith

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  Jun 11, 2015

  Christian Refugees Escaping ISIS' Reign of Terror Bring Hope to Iraq's Religious Minorities, Says Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali

  Although Iraqi refugees who fled their homes to escape ISIS are now homeless and living in tents, containers and other makeshift housing arrangements in the Kurdish north, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali said Wednesday that the morale of displaced refugees is much higher than the media is portraying.

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  Jun 10, 2015

  Imprisoned Sudanese Pastors Facing Death Penalty Barred From Seeing Lawyers, Family Following Visit by American Pastor

  Two Sudanese pastors who are potentially facing the death penalty after being arrested and imprisoned on trumped-up charges of alleged conspiracy and espionage, were removed from a low-security military prison and transferred to a more dangerous facility where they've been denied access to visitors, the pastors lawyers have said.

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  Jun 10, 2015

  Christians Threatened With Blasphemy Charges for Protecting Church Against Militant Pakistani Muslims

  A congregation in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi is being threatened by Muslim criminals who want to seize the church's land. The menacing group is trying to intimidate the Christian community by saying that they'll accuse them of the highly punishable offense of blasphemy if they don't vacate their church property and stop worshiping there.

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  Jun 9, 2015

  ISIS Sells Sex Slave Girls for 'as Little as a Pack of Cigarettes' to Attract Foreign Jihadis With 'New Girls,' UN Envoy Warns

  In continuing to display how little the Islamic State values life and women, ISIS militants are buying and selling sexually enslaved girls and women for as cheap as a pack of cigarettes in hopes of attracting more men to the group, a United Nations envoy declared on Monday.

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  Jun 9, 2015

  Christian Mother Asia Bibi Is 'So Weak She Can Hardly Walk' and Is 'Vomiting Blood' Inside 'Dingy' Pakistani Prison Cell as Court Delays 'Blasphemy' Hearing

  The health of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian mother who was jailed and sentenced to the death penalty in 2010 after being accused of blasphemy, is dwindling, as she now has trouble walking and is also throwing up blood inside of her prison cell, her family has said.

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  Jun 8, 2015

  Senator Rebukes DHS for Suggesting Freedom of Religion Is Only Freedom to Worship

  Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is urging the Department of Homeland Security to change the wording on naturalization tests and study materials to promote "freedom of religion" instead of "freedom of worship," stating that "freedom of religion" is the right to exercise beliefs, while "freedom of worship" confines acting on beliefs to location.

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  Jun 8, 2015

  Saudi Arabia Upholds Sentencing of 1,000 Lashes for Liberal Blogger Despite International Outcry, Floggings Could Continue as Early as Friday

  The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has upheld the cruel sentencing of liberal blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, a $266,060 fine and 10 years imprisonment after being charged in 2012 with "insulting Islam through electronic channels."

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  Jun 5, 2015

  American Pastor Is Detained in Military Prison While Visiting Pastors Imprisoned in Sudan (Interview)

  A New York City-based pastor was detained earlier this week at a military prison in Sudan while attempting to visit two Presbyterian pastors facing potential death sentences after they were charged with various trumped-up espionage and conspiracy charges by the government.

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  Jun 5, 2015

  Student-Preacher Wins Court Ruling After School Suspends Him 3 Times for Sharing the Gospel, Talking About Jesus Christ

  A federal court has ruled that a Washington state public school district acted unconstitutionally when it suspended a student after he preached and handed out religious reading materials to classmates on school grounds during free time.

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  Jun 5, 2015

  Circus Acrobat Who Miraculously Survived 25-Foot Fall Asked God to Save Her as She Plummeted Into Audience

  An eighth-generation circus star, who miraculously survived a 25-foot fall while performing a routine acrobatic stunt, said she asked God to save her as she plunged into the audience.