Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Mar 12, 2015

  Poll: 9 in 10 Evangelicals Say Bible Doesn't Influence Immigration Views

  According to a poll released Wednesday, nine out of 10 Evangelicals say that the Scripture has no impact on their views toward immigration reform, which could be reflective of the fact that the same poll found that nearly seven in 10 Evangelicals have never been encouraged by their church to reach out to immigrants.

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  Mar 12, 2015

  Does Obama's 'Freedom of Worship' Hurt International Religious Freedoms?

  Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins argued that limiting religious freedom to "freedom of worship" in the United States has hurt efforts to advocate for religious freedom abroad.

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  Mar 12, 2015

  Son of Pakistani Christian Servant Tortured, Killed by Police After Mother Wouldn't Confess to Crime; Mom Says She 'Will Not Give Up on Her Lord'

  The son of a Pakistani Christian servant, who was accused of stealing from her boss' home, was killed by local police officers last weekend after they arrested and beat him in hopes that his beating would force his mother to confess to the burglary.

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  Mar 11, 2015

  ISIS Video Shows Baby-Faced Child Executioner Fatally Shooting Israeli Spy

  The latest execution video posted by the Islamic State terrorist organization to Twitter on Tuesday evening purports to show a baby-faced boy, who looks no older than 12 years old, executing an Israeli counterterror spy.

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  Mar 11, 2015

  Pat Robertson Urges Christian Woman to Quit Her Job So She Doesn't Get 'Infected' by Buddhist Co-Workers

  Christian Broadcasting Network televangelist Pat Robertson instructed a Christian woman, who wrote into "The 700 Club" asking him for advice on what she should do about working in an office full of Buddhist co-workers, to leave her job so that she won't be "infected" by their religious theology.

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  Mar 11, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Matt Chandler Says 'Favoritism' of Wealthy Is as Much a Sin as 'Murder,' 'Adultery'

  In a recent sermon, Texas megachurch pastor Matt Chandler proclaimed that showing favoritism and partiality toward the rich while turning a blind eye to the weak and poor is as much of a sin as murder or adultery.

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  Mar 11, 2015

  ISIS Orders Assyrian Christian Hostages to Convert to Islam, but All Boldly Refuse to Deny Jesus Christ

  Two of the 200-plus Assyrian hostages kidnapped by the Islamic State during an assault on Christian villages along Syria's Khabur River in February have provided insight into their abduction in recent interviews where one revealed that the ISIS militants tried to force the Christian hostages to convert to Islam, but the captives boldly refused.

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  Mar 10, 2015

  MLB Outfielder Who Lived Hard-Partying Lifestyle Becomes Born-Again, Daily Bible Reading Christian; Credits God for New-Found Success

  After developing a bad reputation in the minor leagues for his me-first attitude, addiction to partying and use of a "performance enhancing" drug, Major League Baseball outfielder Steven Souza Jr. is saying that it wasn't until he finally found God that he was able to turn his personal life and playing career completely around.

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  Mar 9, 2015

  Gateway to Hell: ISIS Hangs 8 Dead Bodies at Entrance to Hawija City, Terror Group's Next Iraqi Stronghold

  The Islamic State terrorist organization has created a terrifying entrance to a city that is believed to eventually become its new Iraqi stronghold, as the group released photos on social media showing eight lifeless bodies dangling from a metal checkpoint structure at the entrance to the town of Hawija.

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  Mar 9, 2015

  Planet Fitness Revokes Woman's Gym Membership After She Complains About a Man Using Women's Locker Room

  Planet Fitness has revoked a Michigan woman's membership because she complained about seeing a man walk into the women's locker room. The national franchise said the woman is now banned from the chain on the grounds that she violated the company's "judgement free" conduct policy.