Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Oct 30, 2015

  New 'Muppets' Exposes Kids to Sex, Drugs and Alcohol?

  Two family television watchdog groups are warning parents that the new version of "The Muppets" exposes children to adult content every three and a half minutes.

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  Oct 29, 2015

  Church Leaders Unite to Heal Nation's Racial Divide

  Black and white congregational leaders from churches across the United States are meeting to discuss how local churches can be catalysts for healing the racial divide.

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  Oct 29, 2015

  Preachers 'Stoned' by Muslims Win Free Speech Case Against Police

  A federal appeals court has ruled that police officers in Michigan violated the free speech rights of Christian street preachers.

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  Oct 29, 2015

  Coach Kennedy Barred From Football Team for Praying After Games

  The high school football coach who has become the center of a national discussion on the religious freedoms of public school employees has been placed on leave after he defied order to stop praying after games.

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  Oct 28, 2015

  Carson at GOP Debate: Belief in Traditional Marriage Isn't Homophobia

  Dr. Ben Carson was hit with some tough questioning in Wednesday's presidential debate that led him to address his opposition to gay marriage.

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  Oct 28, 2015

  Global Warming, Commies and Beer: Highlights From CNBC's First Republican Debate

  In CNBC's undercard presidential debate hosted Wednesday evening in Boulder, Colorado, the four lowest polling Republican presidential candidates discussed "pints and politics," "beer policy," how John F. Kennedy's tax policy wouldn't fit in with today's "socialist" Democratic Party, and whether the GOP should embrace " accepted science" on global warming.

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  Oct 28, 2015

  Candace Cameron Bure Defends Viral Virgin on 'The View'

  Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure defended a Maryland bride who presented her father with a "certificate of purity" signed by her doctor during her wedding reception to prove she maintained her virginity until marriage.

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  Oct 28, 2015

  47 Members of Congress Defend Coach Kennedy's Freedom to Pray After Games

  Forty-seven members of Congress have signed onto a joint letter to the Bremerton School District in Washington explaining that Bremerton High football coach Joe Kennedy has the Constitutionally guaranteed right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line after games.

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  Oct 28, 2015

  Modern Liberals Like Christian Fundamentalists, Panelists Russell Moore, Kirsten Powers, Phil Zuckerman Agree

  The trend of illiberal liberals shutting down open debate is similar to certain forms of religious zealotry, a diverse set of panelists argued.

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  Oct 27, 2015

  ISIS Uses Battle Tank in Savage Execution of Syrian Hostage

  The Islamic State terror group in Syria has released footage showing militants killing a hostage by crushing him under a battle tank.