Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Dec 23, 2017

  Charity Gives $1.4 Million to Repair 13 Churches Devastated by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

  Thirteen churches that were all but destroyed by the disastrous hurricanes this past summer and fall will receive thousands of dollars from the nation's largest Catholic fraternal organization to help them get back on their feet following the costly devastation caused by the natural disasters.

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  Dec 22, 2017

  20 Faith Leaders Warn Parents: Gender Ideology Is a 'False Idea' That Harms Children

  A coalition of faith leaders from diverse backgrounds have come together to warn parents not to push gender transition on children, asserting that "gender ideology" is a "false idea" that's harmful to society because it is "sowing confusion and self-doubt."

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  Dec 21, 2017

  Calif. Christian Baker Who Refused Gay Wedding Cake Can Keep Baking, for Now, Judge Rules

  A Christian baker has won a temporary court victory against the state of California's attempts to force her to bake cakes for a same-sex wedding against her religious convictions.

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  Dec 21, 2017

  BBC Vows to Have More Non-Christian Religious Programming on TV, Radio

  The British Broadcasting Corporation has pledged to "enhance" its portrayal of religion in documentaries and drama series and its knowledge of religion in its news reporting.

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  Dec 21, 2017

  9 Things You Need to Know About the Republican Tax Overhaul

  With the most significant tax overhaul in three decades about the be signed into law by President Donald Trump, much is being said — good and bad — about whether the new tax bill will help or hurt Americans and their pocket books.

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  Dec 20, 2017

  New Rule Forces Canadian Employers to Affirm Liberal Views on Abortion, LGBT Issues, Critics Say

  Evangelical conservatives and pro-lifers in Canada are voicing concern that a new requirement put in place by the federal government would force organizations to "attest" to liberal beliefs on abortion and LGBT rights in order to receiving funding to give kids summer jobs.

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  Dec 20, 2017

  6 Things to Know About the Shocking Allegations Concerning Obama, Hezbollah and Iran

  Politico on Sunday reported that the Obama administration halted a federal law enforcement investigation into the illegal operations of the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah in order to secure the controversial 2015 nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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  Dec 20, 2017

  Evangelical Support for Trump's Jerusalem Decision Is Not 'Theological,' Christian Leader Says

  An evangelical leader, who serves as an informal adviser to the Trump administration, has written a lengthy defense of evangelical leaders' support for President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, rejecting claims that they favor Jews over Arabs.

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  Dec 19, 2017

  MLB Star Cole Hamels Donates $9 Million Lake Home, 100 Acres to Christian Camp

  Former World Series MVP and Major League Baseball all-star Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, have donated their nearly $10 million lake house and 100 acres of land in Missouri to a Christian camp that provides summer memories to individuals with special needs and chronic illnesses.

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  Dec 19, 2017

  Christian Missionaries Give 244 Thai Sex Workers Chance to Escape 'Cultural Slavery'

  A Virginia-based Christian humanitarian organization recently intervened in the lives of over 200 women and girls entrapped in Thailand's sex industry and helped offer them the opportunity of a lifetime to leave and find their true value in Christ.