Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jan 26, 2015

  7 Homeschool Kids in State Custody After Judge Rules Against Christian Parents; Police Won't Say Why Children Were Seized

  Seven homeschool children, whose parents claim were unjustly removed from their custody by the state of Arkansas earlier this month on child abuse allegations, still remain in the state's custody after a court ruled there was probable cause to keep the children until after the parents could be judged in a mid-Feburary trial.

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  Jan 23, 2015

  Sarah Palin Attacks GOP Leadership: New England Patriots Aren't the Only Ones With 'Deflated Balls'

  While appearing at a hunting and outdoors trade show in Las Vegas on Thursday, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin declined to comment on current hot-button political issues but sent the clear message to GOP leadership in Congress that they need to go on the "offensive" with the new majority they have in both houses.

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  Jan 23, 2015

  Newsboys Co-Founder: I'm Now an Atheist, Richard Dawkins' Had an Influence on My Spiritual Journey

  The co-founder and former guitarist of the popular world-famous Christian rock band The Newsboys has officially renounced his Christian faith and is calling members of the current version of the band hypocrites.

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  Jan 22, 2015

  UK Christian School Shut Down After Boy 'Didn't Know What a Muslim Was;' Another Labeled 'Intolerant' When Inspectors Asked 10-Y-O What Lesbians 'Did'

  A state-funded free Christian school in the United Kingdom will be forced to shut down after government inspectors deemed the school "inadequate" and claimed that the school's students displayed "discriminatory views" toward people of other faiths.

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  Jan 22, 2015

  ISIS Kidnaps 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya; Miracle of God Needed to Prevent Expected Execution, Says Persecution Watchdog Head

  Twenty Egyptian Christian men are believed to be facing the imminent threat of execution after being abducted in Libya by extremist militants associated with the Islamic State terrorist organization.

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  Jan 22, 2015

  Bobby Jindal Invites Other 49 Governors to Attend National Prayer Rally: 'We Need an Appeal to Heaven for Heaven's Intervention'

  Louisiana Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal has sent a letter to the governors of the 49 other U.S. states inviting them to participate in the national prayer gathering that he has organized in Baton Rouge this Saturday.

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  Jan 22, 2015

  World's Oldest Bible Scripture? Scientists Claim 1st Century Gospel of Mark Found in Ancient Mummy's Mask

  A team of scientists and scholars claim to have discovered the world's earliest-known version of the gospel, dating back to the first century A.D., which was found on a sheet of papyrus used to make an ancient mummy's mask in Egypt.

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  Jan 21, 2015

  UN: ISIS Killing Educated Women, Especially Politicians; Already Killed 3 Female Lawyers This Month

  The United Nations warned on Tuesday that ISIS militants are executing educated women within the territories it controls, reporting that the militants have already executed three female lawyers this month.

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  Jan 21, 2015

  7 Christian Homeschool Children Taken From Parents; Dad Claims It Was Over 'Miracle' Drug MMS, Police Say It Was for Alleged Child Abuse

  A Christian homeschool family in Arkansas is claiming that state and county police agents wrongfully removed their seven children from their home after they conducted a warranted search of their property to look for a medicinal "miracle" supplement that is thought to cure cancer and AIDS.

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  Jan 21, 2015

  Bible to Be Mississippi's Official State Book? Lawmakers Not Doing Jesus Followers a Favor, Says Christian Ethicist

  Lawmakers in Mississippi have introduced two pieces of legislation that, if approved, would make the Holy Bible the official book of Mississippi, even though such a move might conflict with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.