Samuel Smith

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  Oct 19, 2019

  Muslim-majority UAE commits to rebuilding 2 churches destroyed by ISIS in Iraq

  The Muslim-majority United Arab Emirates announced plans this week to help rebuild two Christian churches destroyed by the Islamic State and said it's the first national government in the world to help rebuild Christian churches in postwar Iraq. 

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  Oct 18, 2019

  Spike in violence, profanity on TV shows rated OK for kids: PTC warns

  A lengthy new report from the nation’s leading nonpartisan family television watchdog group indicates a large increase over the last decade in the amount of violence and profanity in television shows rated as appropriate for children.

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  Oct 17, 2019

  US, Turkey agree to 5-day 'ceasefire' in Syria, Vice President Mike Pence says

  Turkish leaders have agreed to a five-day ceasefire to its incursion in northern Syria after an hours-long meeting with the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday. 

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  Oct 17, 2019

  National Association of Evangelicals elects Walter Kim as its first minority president

  The National Association of Evangelicals named its first president of color Thursday when its board of directors elected Korean-American Virginia pastor Walter Kim as the next head of the 45,000-church network.

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  Oct 17, 2019

  Algeria shuts down 3 churches days after Christians hold sit-in protest

  Christian communities in northcentral Algeria have been kicked out of their own church buildings at the hands of police just days after area Christians protested the government’s crackdown on churches. 

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  Oct 17, 2019

  Gal Gadot to star in film about Christian woman who rescued 2,500 Jewish kids from Nazis

  “Wonder Woman” star actress Gal Gadot will star in and co-produce a new thriller film based on the story of a Christian woman who risked her life to help save over 2,500 Jewish kids in German-occupied Poland during World War II.

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  Oct 16, 2019

  Imprisoned Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani ends 3-week hunger strike

  Imprisoned Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has ended a three-week hunger strike protesting the regime's prohibition on his children’s ability to complete their education because they refuse to study Islam. 

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  Oct 16, 2019

  New Birth redirects Kanye West's church donation to create 2 black Christian college scholarships

  New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia has redirected part of a donation to the church made by rapper Kanye West to establish scholarships at a historically black Christian college in Atlanta.

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  Oct 16, 2019

  Judge vacates Obamacare rule forcing doctors to perform sex change surgeries

  A judge in Texas has struck down an Obama-era federal regulation that would have required healthcare providers and insurers to perform gender-transition procedures and abortions even if they go against their medical judgment or violate religious convictions. 

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  Oct 15, 2019

  Pompeo faces criticism for giving speech on being a 'Christian leader'

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is facing criticism for talking publicly about what it's like to be a “Christian leader” in a speech that was that posted to the State Department’s website over the weekend.