Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Nov 28, 2017

  Hundreds Protest After French Court Orders Cross Be Removed From Pope John Paul II Statue

  As many as 350 people protested in northwest France this past Sunday against a court's recent ruling that a giant cross be removed from atop a statue of Pope Saint John Paul II.

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  Nov 28, 2017

  US Charity to Provide $1 Million in Food to Help Displaced Iraqi Christians This Christmas

  The World's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, Knights of Columbus, will give $1 million-worth of food supplements to an Iraqi archdiocese to ensure that thousands of Christians displaced from their homes by the Islamic State are able to enjoy the Christmas season a little bit better this year.

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  Nov 28, 2017

  Prayer Stripped From School's Thanksgiving Performance After Atheist Group Complains

  A school district in Arkansas removed a prayer thanking God from an elementary school's Thanksgiving program after it received a complaint from the nation's largest secular legal organization.

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  Nov 27, 2017

  Stephen Baldwin Launches Road Trip Docuseries; Aims to Inspire Americans to Stop Judging People Before They Know Them

  Born-again Christian actor Stephen Baldwin has launched a new 16-episode, road trip-themed television docuseries that aims to help Americans across the nation understand each other better in the wake of the heated 2016 election.

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  Nov 27, 2017

  6 Christians Arrested After Praying for Sick Woman Lead Fellow Inmates to Christ, Report Says

  Six Christians in India's Jharkhand state, who were reportedly jailed for a month simply for praying for a sick Hindu woman, have led fellow inmates to Christ by sharing the Gospel inside of prison, they claim.

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  Nov 23, 2017

  Kenyan Christian Convert Disowned by Muslim Family After Giving Life to Christ Shares Her Story

  A 21-year-old Kenyan who grew up in a strict Muslim household and was forced to pray five times per day is now paying the consequence that many from strict Muslim families experience when they leave Islam and give their lives to Christ, a Christian organization has reported.

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  Nov 23, 2017

  Algeria Shuts Down Church Accused of Illegally Printing Bibles and Evangelism Materials

  A church in the Northeastern African nation of Algeria has been closed down after authorities claimed that the church building was being used to print Bibles and other Christian materials.

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  Nov 22, 2017

  Massachusetts Republican Gov. Signs Law Mandating Birth Control Coverage

  Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to mandate birth control coverage in the wake of the Trump administration's move last month to provide religious employers a broader exemption to an Obamacare mandate requiring contraception coverage for employees.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  High School Pressured by Atheist Group to Halt 'Adam and Eve' Marching Band Performance

  The nation's largest secular legal organization is now pressuring a Georgia public school district to force a high school band director to change the theme of the band's performances because they have a biblical theme.

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  Nov 21, 2017

  13 Christians Detained, Questioned After Chinese Police Raid Worship Service

  Thirteen Christians were detained and taken to a police station in China's Guangdong province earlier this month after authorities raided their Sunday morning worship service.