Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  May 24, 2016

  Society's Most Vulnerable Hurt Most by Gov't Crackdowns on Religious Freedom, Ryan Anderson Says

  The poor, the dying and the orphaned are hurt the most when governments infringe upon the religious liberties of churches and other faith-based institutions, Heritage Foundation's Ryan Anderson and other religious freedom experts explained Monday night.

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  May 24, 2016

  Planned Parenthood Lawyer Admits DA Turned Over Confidential Docs to Thwart Baby Body Parts Investigation

  A lawyer representing indicted pro-life activist David Daleiden says a Planned Parenthood lawyer accused of colluding with prosecutors to secure the indictment has admitted that a Houston-area district attorney's office shared "confidential" documents with him about the case.

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  May 23, 2016

  Obama Appoints Transgender Activist to Faith-Based Advisory Council

  President Barack Obama has named a transgender woman to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

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  May 23, 2016

  Metalcore Singer Renounces Christian Faith After Reading Richard Dawkins' 'God Delusion'

  The lead singer of the Missouri-based metalcore band The Order of Elijah announced on Saturday that he has renounced his faith, citing evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" with helping answer existential questions that he claims no Christian wanted to address.

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  May 23, 2016

  House Republican Introduces Bill to Combat Obama's Transgender Bathroom Edict

  A lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation to counter the Obama administration's public school transgender bathroom edict that would prohibit the federal government from being able to reduce school district's funding over bathroom policies.

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  May 23, 2016

  ISIS Executes Failed Leaders by Feeding Them to Ferocious Dogs, Kurdish Leader Says

  The Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq has found yet another new and barbaric way to execute jihadi leaders who fail to meet the group's military expectations.

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  May 21, 2016

  Pro-Lifers Praise Donald Trump's Supreme Court Nominee List, but Some Remain Cautious

  Some prominent pro-life conservatives are still cautious of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump even after praising his list of potential Supreme Court nominees as being an exceptionally strong list of pro-life judges.

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  May 20, 2016

  Liberty U Says Falwell Sr. Confidant Wasn't Forced to Resign After Opposing Trump Endorsement

  Liberty University says that the former executive committee chairman of the school's board of trustees was not forced to resign because he publicly voiced opposition to Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr.'s endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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  May 20, 2016

  21 Law Professors to Obama: Dept. of Ed. Guilty of Overreach

  Twenty-one well-respected law professors, including Harvard's Alan Dershowitz, are arguing that Obama administration directives detailing how universities and colleges should react to allegations of sexual harassment are infringing upon due process and free speech.

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  May 20, 2016

  Federal Funds to Fight Sex Trafficking Could Go to Big Abortion Businesses, Say Activists

  Pro-life advocates are warning that Senate Republicans have included a provision in the critically important National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that could enable millions of dollars designated to fight sex trafficking to be used to promote or fund abortion.