Samuel Smith

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  Jan 8, 2020

  Hollywood is directly marketing its most explicit content to kids, PTC president warns

  Although the nation’s leading nonpartisan family television watchdog group has good reason to be optimistic heading into 2020, there's also cause for concern for families looking to protect their children from seeing explicit content. 

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  Jan 7, 2020

  Baptist pastor accused of sexually 'grooming' teen babysitter sentenced to 90 days in jail

  A Baptist pastor and former college president accused of “grooming” and sexually abusing a teenager over a decade ago as a pastor in Maryland has been sentenced to 90 days in prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges in December.

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  Jan 7, 2020

  White evangelicals disagree with most Americans on religion’s influence on gov't policies: poll

  White evangelical Protestants hold views that are different from most other Americans when it comes to how much influence religion should have on government policies, according to a new poll that also shows white evangelicals are more supportive of the Trump administration's policies than other Christians and non-Christian groups. 

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  Jan 7, 2020

  Megachurch donates $500K to nonprofits: 'More blessed to give than receive'

  Bishop Van Moody’s multisite megachurch in Alabama donated nearly $500,000 to five mission-oriented organizations ahead of the new year. 

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  Jan 7, 2020

  Burkina Faso: Islamic radicals kill 250 civilians; human rights group details attacks on Christians

  Islamic extremist groups in Burkina Faso killed at least 250 civilians since last April, according to a new report released by a human rights watchdog group that also sheds more details surrounding attacks against churches and worshiping Christians.

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  Jan 6, 2020

  Kirk Cousins after first NFL playoff victory: 'God is still on the throne'

  Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins earned his first-ever playoff victory Sunday afternoon, which for now silences his critics who have long claimed he can’t win a big game. 

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  Jan 6, 2020

  From prison cells to Ph.D.: Advocates push to restore college access in prison 

  What started as selling drugs as a teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, led to a pattern of more serious poor decisions for Stanley Andrisse as he grew up. 

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  Jan 4, 2020

  Trump warns evangelicals: Democrats want to impose 'anti-religious agenda' on America

  President Donald Trump launched his “Evangelicals for Trump” coalition Friday night, telling hundreds gathered at one of the country’s largest Hispanic megachurches that evangelical support for his reelection will be even greater than it was for his election campaign in 2016. 

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  Jan 3, 2020

  Arkansas Baptist State Convention failed to report abuse allegations against pastor, lawsuit claims

  A new lawsuit is accusing a top Southern Baptist leader in Arkansas of mishandling sexual abuse allegations brought against a Hot Springs pastor in 2018 but the state convention maintains that it has no formal control over the church or the pastor.  

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  Jan 3, 2020

  Rwanda arrests pastor's daughter for treason, espionage; activists demand her release

  The Rwandan government has charged the 25-year-old daughter of an exiled pastor with treason and espionage and has been held for weeks without due process.