Samuel Smith

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  Dec 10, 2014

  ISIS' 16-Minute Beheading Video of 22 Syrian Soldiers Required Hours to Film, Researchers Say

  Researchers are saying that a recent mass execution video released by the Islamic State showing the simultaneous execution of 22 Syrian soldiers took up to as many as six hours to film, expensive production software, and likely needed a small production crew to produce.

• Dec 10, 2014

  New ISIS Pamphlet Justifies Militants' Sexual Abuse of 'Unbelieving' Captives; Says Allah Allows It

  The Islamic State released a new pamphlet teaching jihadis why it is permissible, under Islamic law, to enslave, abuse, buy, sell and have forced sexual intercourse with religious minority female and child captives.

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  Dec 9, 2014

  Washington Florist Who Declined to Make Arrangements for Gay Wedding May Lose Her Business, Personal Assets

  A lawsuit is moving forward against a Washington State florist who refused to supply floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony based on her religious objection, which could put her at risk of serious financial loss and the loss of her business.

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  Dec 9, 2014

  Christian Groups Join New Coalition to Mobilize 90 Million Americans Against the Death Penalty

  The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty announced on Tuesday the launch of a new coalition uniting human rights organizations, religious groups, and pro-liberty advocacy groups to pressure state governments to put an end to capital punishment.

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  Dec 8, 2014

  Texas 8th Grader Arrested, Repeatedly Slammed to the Ground by Police After Refusing to Remove Rosary Beads at Football Game

  In what activists are claiming is a clear use of excessive police force and a violation of civil liberty, an eighth grader at a Texas middle school was arrested and slammed face-first in the ground by a police officer during a school football game after the student refused to remove his spiritually beloved rosary beads from his neck.

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  Dec 8, 2014

  Pakistani Pop Star-Turned-Televangelist Has No Plans to Return From Hiding in London Amid Blasphemy Investigation

  A formerly beloved Pakistani pop singer-turned-Islamic televangelist, Junaid Jamshed, is now in hiding in London and has no plans to return to his home country after being accused of blasphemy for allegedly insulting one of the wives of the Muslim prophet Muhammad in a video sermon that has gone viral on the Internet.

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  Dec 8, 2014

  ISIS Trafficking Human Organs From Bodies of Kidnapped Captives, Dead Soldiers and Injured Prisoners, Mosul Doctor Says

  As the Islamic State has risen to become a yearly $2 billion terrorist outfit, it has found various methods to reel in its revenue such as oil production, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. However, it has been revealed that there is yet another lucrative source for ISIS funding: trafficking human organs.

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  Dec 5, 2014

  UK Court Rules Pregnant Mothers Who Abuse Alcohol Are Not Liable for Life-Long Brain Damage of Their Children; Such Babies Not Eligible for Compensation

  In a precedential ruling, Britain's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that mothers who excessively drink while pregnant are not criminally responsible for causing life-long disabilities to their unborn babies and children born permanently harmed by their mother's alcohol abuse are not eligible to receive criminal injury compensation from the government.

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  Dec 5, 2014

  South African Pastor, His Two Kids Killed in Their Home in Afghanistan; Taliban Extremists Targeted 'Secret Christian Missionary'

  A South African pastor and his teenage children were recently killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after three extremists attacked the compound they were living in because they believed he was a "secret Christian missionary."

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  Dec 4, 2014

  Christian Convert Imprisoned and Tortured in Egypt Vows to 'Starve Himself to Death,' Lawyer Says

  The Christian convert who made history by becoming the first person in Egypt's history to attempt legally changing his religious affiliation on his government identification from Islam to Christianity, has "vowed to starve himself to death" in response to his "illegal" imprisonment, his attorney says.