Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Aug 5, 2015

  Young Girls Sell For $165 at Islamic State Slave Markets; Price List Verified By UN Official

  A United Nations official has confirmed the existence of an Islamic State sex slave price list that is distributed in Iraq and Syria to regulate how much enslaved women and children are sold for in the caliphate's slave markets.

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  Aug 5, 2015

  Why Is the World Turning a Blind Eye to the 'Eradication' of Christians in the Middle East?

  Christianity is being "wiped out" of its region of birth, said Cato Institute foreign policy expert Doug Bandow Tuesday during a Family Research Council discussion on the increase in Christian persecution in the Middle East and Africa, and he offered reasons why the international community has done little to save those ancient Christian communities.

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  Aug 4, 2015

  Bill to Exempt Religious Groups From Obamacare Mandate Introduced; 'We All Must Respect Our Different Beliefs,' Sen. Lankford Says

  A bill has been introduced in the Senate that would protect the freedom of religious organizations, institutions and businesses that believe an Affordable Care Act mandate, or "accommodation," requiring the coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs in employee or student health insurance plans violates their religious beliefs.

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  Aug 4, 2015

  ISIS Document Says Caliphate Will Bring About the 'End of the World,' 'Behead Every Last Person Who Rebels Against Allah'

  A new recruitment document thought to be a product of the Islamic State discusses how the terrorist group plans to bring about "the end of the word" by building up its operations inside Pakistan and Afghanistan and then attacking India to instigate a "final battle" between the Muslim community and Western nations.

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  Aug 3, 2015

  ISIS Fighters Force 4-Y-O Boy to Behead His Own Mother With a Sword

  The Islamic State terrorist organization has reportedly forced a 4-year-old child to join one of the group's jihadi training camps where the militants indoctrinated him with Shariah law, and gave him a sword and ordered him to kill his own mother with it.

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  Aug 3, 2015

  Boko Haram Kills 16 Christian Fishermen by Slitting Their Throats Off the Shores of Lake Chad

  The Boko Haram terrorist outfit in Northeast Nigeria has killed 16 Christian men on the shores of Lake Chad by slitting their throats, an international Catholic humanitarian organization is reporting.

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  Aug 3, 2015

  'Cowboy Church' Banned From Holding Sunday Services at High School After Jewish Teacher Complains About Prayer Gatherings

  As the result of a court settlement between a Colorado school district and a disgruntled Jewish teacher, an evangelical church is now banned from hosting its Sunday services at a high school that the congregation has paid over $20,000 to worship in for over three years.

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  Jul 31, 2015

  Robert Jeffress, Virginia Christian Alliance Say Churchgoers Should 'Drop Out' of Boy Scouts

  As churches and Christian organizations weigh whether or not to continue participating in and sponsoring the Boy Scouts of America after it lifted a ban on openly gay scout leaders, a number of prominent evangelical figures are advising churchgoers to drop out and stop supporting the BSA altogether.

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  Jul 31, 2015

  Ben Carson: I Used to 'Drink the Liberal Kool-Aid' Until I Met Able-Bodied Gov't Entitlement Moochers

  Republican presidential candidate and staunch conservative retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson explained in a Thursday interview that he used to be a "flaming liberal" until he noticed how many able individuals were relying on the government to live their lives.

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  Jul 31, 2015

  IRS Commissioner Vows to Not Target Christian Colleges Opposed to Gay Marriage ... 'At This Time'

  The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service vowed in a Senate hearing this week that the federal agency will not strip Christian colleges and universities of their tax-exempt statuses should those institutions refuse to update school policies to be more accommodating toward same-sex relationships.