Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Supreme Court Declines Petition of Marine Convicted for Keeping Bible Verse on Desk

  The United States Supreme Court has declined to review the case of former Lance Cpl. Monifa Sterling, who claims that she was unfairly convicted at court-martial and discharged from the Marines after she refused to remove cutouts of a paraphrased Bible verse from her work station.

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Vietnamese Gov't Falsely Told Imprisoned Pastor That His Wife Cheated on Him

  Government officials in Vietnam have been accused of lying to an imprisoned Christian pastor by telling him that his wife has been unfaithful with another man.

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Franklin Graham: US, UK Need to Wake Up to Threat of Islam 'Before It's Too Late'

  Prominent evangelist Franklin Graham has warned that given the increasing terror attacks on civilians in the United Kingdom, both the British and United States governments need to "wake up" to the reality of Islamic terrorism before "it's too late."

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Michael Vick: My Fall From Grace Showed Me 'God Was Real'

  Former NFL star Michael Vick, whose promising career was halted when he spent over a year-and-a-half in federal prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring, said during a radio interview last week that his fall from grace really showed that "God was real."

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  Jun 5, 2017

  Transgender Dad Announces Pregnancy a Year After Miscarriage

  A transgender father of two adopted children in Oregon announced that he and his husband are expecting their first biological child this summer.

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  Jun 4, 2017

  Francis Chan Explains Why Korean Missionaries Wish They Were Still Imprisoned by the Taliban

  New York Times best-selling author and popular Christian Pastor Francis Chan was a featured speaker at an annual Christian persecution conference on Saturday, and shared details of a conversation he had with a Korean missionary imprisoned and nearly executed by the Taliban in 2007.

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  Jun 4, 2017

  Christian Asylum Seeker Sexually Harassed by Pakistan Embassy Worker, Says Persecution Watchdog

  A 23-year-old Pakistani Christian asylum seeker in Thailand and a charity advocating on her behalf have accused an employee at Pakistan's Embassy in Bangkok of sexual harassment and maintain that he may have tried to drug and rape her when she met with him last year to renew her passport.

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  Jun 2, 2017

  8 Filipino Christians Killed for Refusing to Recite Islamic Creed

  Eight Christians who were killed when an Islamic State-linked group stormed a Filipino City late last month were shot to death because of their refusal to recite the Islamic declaration of faith, government officials have reportedly said.

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  Jun 2, 2017

  Will Gov. Sam Brownback Leave Kansas for Trump State Dept. Religious Freedom Post?

  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback didn't deny rumors on Thursday that he could to be nominated by President Donald Trump as the next ambassador for international religious freedom and wouldn't say whether he plans to complete his term as governor.

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  Jun 2, 2017

  Nabeel Qureshi Plans to Undergo Expensive Cancer Treatment After Generous Donations

  Evangelist Nabeel Qureshi, who is suffering from advanced-stage stomach cancer, has announced that he will be able to undergo highly expensive immunotherapy treatment thanks to the quick flow of donations he has received on his GoFundMe account and a private donor.