Samuel Smith

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  Mar 24, 2015

  God Helped Ted Cruz Fight Houston Mayor's Sermon Subpoenas, Cruz's Father Says

  Speaking on a conservative radio talk show on Monday, the father of 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz explained how God helped his son and the pastors of Houston fight back against Houston Mayor Annise Parker's subpoena of five pastors' sermons relating to a her and the city's transgender bathroom ordinance.

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  Mar 24, 2015

  Is ISIS a Copycat? 'Rivalry' With Boko Haram Inspired Brutal Abductions of Christians, Yazidis in Iraq, Says Rights Lawyer

  Speaking at a Hudson Institute discussion on the merger of Boko Haram and the Islamic State, a Nigerian human rights lawyer asserted that ISIS' abductions of religious minorities in Iraq last summer were inspired by Boko Haram's kidnapping of over 276 Chibok schoolgirls last April.

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  Mar 23, 2015

  Donor Conceived Woman Agrees With Dolce & Gabbana on Donor Conception: I Sacrificed My Father to Make My Mom Happy (INTERVIEW)

  As gay designers Dolce & Gabbana have been showered in criticism for stating their opposition to the use of third-party reproductive technologies, one woman who was born via donor conception is voicing her agreement with the designers' stance.

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  Mar 22, 2015

  'Curb to Castle' Journey to God: Complete Stranger Invites Homeless Family to Live in His Home for 7 Months

  As an unmarried homeless couple stood on a street corner in northern California with their four children holding up a sign that read "Family Needs Help God Bless," little did they know that within 10 years they would be living comfortably in their own house overlooking Lake Elsinore and living their lives by "God's design."

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  Mar 21, 2015

  83,000 Bibles Sent to Cuba to Keep Up With 'Incredible' Growth of Christianity

  A shipment of 83,723 Spanish-language Bibles are headed for Cuba and will be distributed to a number of Southern Baptist churches in both Western and Eastern parts of the island nation, SBC's International Mission Board announced this week.

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  Mar 20, 2015

  Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl Champion Diagnosed With Debilitating, Deadly Disease Decries Maryland's Assisted Suicide Bill

  As a number of states are considering right-to-die legislation, a retired Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl champion linebacker, who is now battling the debilitating and fatal disease known as ALS, decried a Maryland physician-assisted suicide bill, saying it would rob society of "God given" life.

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  Mar 20, 2015

  US Navy Violated Federal Law by Denying Religious Freedom to 'Decorated' Navy Chaplain Facing Possible Discharge for Voicing Christian Beliefs

  The Liberty Institute is accusing the U.S. Navy of violating federal law when it refused to grant religious accommodation to Navy chaplain, Wes Modder, who is facing potential discharge after complaints were filed over him voicing his Christian beliefs on homosexuality and premarital sex during counseling sessions with sailors.

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  Mar 19, 2015

  Who Is to Blame for the Rise of ISIS — Bush or Obama?

  President Barack Obama indirectly blamed the foreign policy of his predecessor, President George W. Bush, for the rise of the barbaric and brutal Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq.

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  Mar 19, 2015

  Christian Activists Boycott Planet Fitness Over Policy Allowing Men Who 'Self Report' as Transgender to Use Women's Showers

  The American Family Association, a Christian activist organization, has started a boycott against Planet Fitness gyms because of its "all-inclusive" policy that allows self-reporting transgenders to use locker and shower rooms designated for the opposite sex.

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  Mar 18, 2015

  Christian Homeschool Kids Who Spent Two Months in State Custody to Return Home on Trial Basis

  Four of the seven Arkansas Christian homeschool children who were removed from their parents home in January will finally be returned to live full time on a 60-day trial basis after the family reached a mediated agreement with the Arkansas Department of Human Services on Tuesday.