Samuel Smith

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  Sep 1, 2019

  'Bless Your Pastor': How evangelical churches are helping financially strapped clergy

  As the leader of a small Wesleyan church in Eastern Indiana, Pastor Randy was saddled with $40,000 in debt as he tried to pay off student loans and car payments incurred by his family of five children as he worked two jobs trying to make ends meet.

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  Aug 30, 2019

  Professor resigns after voicing support for Antifa, desiring 'revenge' against evangelicals

  A college professor in Iowa resigned after he indicated support for the militant leftist movement Antifa and after the media dug up social media comments in which he stated that he wanted “revenge” against evangelical Christians.

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  Aug 30, 2019

  Appeals court denies homeschool family's request for CPS to return 4-year-old son

  A homeschool family is appealing to the Texas Supreme Court after an appeals court denied the family’s emergency request to have their 4-year-old son returned last week after he was removed by the state based on concerns of medical child abuse.

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  Aug 29, 2019

  Paige Patterson uses First Amendment as defense in SWBTS sexual assault lawsuit

  Former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Paige Patterson has denied claims that he mishandled rape allegations presented to him by a former student, and claimed the First Amendment as a defense. 

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  Aug 29, 2019

  YouTube demonetizes 'Warriors for Christ' page with over 500,000 followers

  A conservative Christian activist is crying foul after YouTube demonetized his ministry's YouTube page this month for apparent noncompliance with YouTube's advertising policy. 

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  Aug 28, 2019

  Bible translator butchered to death in Cameroon, wife's arm chopped off

  A Bible translator in Cameroon was butchered to death on Sunday morning during an overnight attack while his wife’s arm was cut off, according to a ministry source. 

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  Aug 28, 2019

  UK watchdog investigating concerns over Pakistani Christian charity; director resigns

  The Charity Commission for England and Wales is looking into concerns over a Christian nonprofit that provides aid to persecuted Pakistani Christians as questions remain after its director resigned.

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  Aug 28, 2019

  SBC entity hands out 2,100 backpacks, 35K supplies to prepare refugees for new school year

  As families across the country rushed to get their kids ready for the new school year, a Southern Baptist entity and its partners helped prepare a community of refugees in Georgia for the 2019-2020 school year by handing out thousands of backpacks, shoes and other supplies. 

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  Aug 27, 2019

  Idaho must provide gender reassignment surgery to inmate jailed for abusing child: 9th Circuit

  The U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the state of Idaho must provide gender reassignment surgery for a trans-identified inmate imprisoned for sexual abuse of a minor. 

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  Aug 27, 2019

  Mexican priest stabbed to death inside border town parish; 27 priests killed in last 7 years

  A priest in a Mexico border town was stabbed to death last week inside his parish, becoming the latest among over two dozen priests who have been killed in the country in recent years.