Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Aug 7, 2017

  Indian Pastors Attacked Outside of Church by Hindus With Metal Rods, Butcher Knife

  Two Christian pastors in India, who are father and son, were attacked and beaten by hardline Hindu extremists wielding metal rods and a knife in what is believed to have been an "attempt at murder," a leading Christian persecution nonprofit has reported.

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  Aug 7, 2017

  Prison Worker Banned From Chapel Services for Citing Bible on Homosexuality Loses Appeal

  A Christian prison worker who was banned from attending prison chapel services because he cited a Bible verse that calls out the sin of homosexuality lost his appeal in court.

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  Aug 3, 2017

  Professor Who Opposes Gender-Neutral Pronoun Mandates Suspended by YouTube, Google

  A professor who is widely known for his opposition to people being forced to use gender-neutral pronouns such as Ze and Zir was suspended from his YouTube and Google accounts after he was considered to be in violation of the terms of agreement.

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  Aug 3, 2017

  Seth Meyers Makes Fun of Trump Evangelicals on Late Night Show

  Late night talk show host Seth Meyers took nearly 10 minutes of his Tuesday program to make fun of President Donald Trump's reported spiritual life and outreach to evangelicals, joking that evangelical leaders were participating in an exorcism instead of praying for the president last month.

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  Aug 3, 2017

  $2M Fundraiser Launched to Rebuild Christian Town Decimated by ISIS

  A leading humanitarian organization has launched a fundraising initiative to raise over $2 million to help the Archdiocese of Erbil rebuild an Iraqi Christian town decimated by the Islamic State so that the town's displaced citizens can finally return home in what has been described as a "now-or-never situation."

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  Aug 2, 2017

  Wisconsin Can't Force Christian Photographer to Work Gay Weddings, Court Announces

  The state of Wisconsin and its capital city of Madison cannot legally force a Christian photographer to photograph same-sex weddings, a court has said.

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  Aug 1, 2017

  Black Megachurch Obama Spoke at Faces Heat for Expelling Lesbian Member

  A predominantly African-American megachurch in Chicago with a strong history of civil rights activism is now facing backlash from left-leaning social justice activists after it reportedly expelled a woman from the congregation because she married her lesbian partner.

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  Aug 1, 2017

  Lesbian Mom Loses Effort to Have Christian Judge Removed From Divorce Case

  A lesbian mother in Alabama was unsuccessful in her attempts to have a conservative Christian judge removed from her divorce case on the grounds that he holds traditional Christian beliefs about marriage and sexuality.

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  Aug 1, 2017

  8 Churches Close in Baghdad Amid Shrinking Iraqi Christian Population

  Eight Christian churches in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad have closed their doors due to the fact that so many Christians have fled the region out of fear of being persecuted by radical Muslims.

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  Jul 31, 2017

  Pakistani Village Council Orders Revenge Rape of 16-Y-O Girl for Brother's Crime

  A village council in Pakistan reportedly ordered a 16-year-old girl to be raped in front her own family out of revenge for the actions committed by her brother.