Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Jan 15, 2015

  Protesters Rally Over Removal of 'Christian' Praying Soldier Veteran's Memorial in North Carolina; Claim Removal Is Disgraceful

  Numerous residents in a small town in North Carolina gathered on Sunday to peacefully protest the town's decision to remove a memorial, featuring a soldier kneeling before a cross and christian flag, from its central park after the city council voted that it could no longer afford a $2 million court battle to preserve it.

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  Jan 14, 2015

  ISIS Kidnaps 21 Christians Working in Libya, Releases Photos of Hostages

  Militants associated with the Islamic State terrorist group are claiming responsibility for the abduction of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya, according to a statement received by the SITE Intelligence Group.

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  Jan 14, 2015

  God Declared 'Owner' of Alabama Town Where City Leaders Say He's in Control

  In one of its final acts of 2014, the small town of Winfield, Alabama, unanimously passed a resolution declaring the municipality of about 4,700 residents as a "city under God."

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  Jan 14, 2015

  Judge Rules Against Mayor Parker in 'Houston Pastors' Lawsuit Over Transgender Bathroom Rights

  A Texas district court judge has rejected the Mayor of Houston's motion to forgo a jury trial in the "Houston pastors" lawsuit, which seeks to force the city to allow voters decide whether or not to overturn a transgender rights ordinance, which allows self-identified transgenders to use bathrooms designated for the opposite sex.

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  Jan 13, 2015

  Man Awakens After 12 Years in Vegetative State Despite Doctors Saying He Would Die; Becomes Business Owner, Author, Husband

  After all hope was lost for a South African boy who was left in a vegetative state for over 12 years, starting from the time he was 12, Martin Pistorius miraculously broke out of his paralyzing trance to eventually become a functioning business owner, husband and author.

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  Jan 13, 2015

  Egypt's President Urges Muslim Clerics to End Violent Islamic Ideology, Lead Peaceful 'Religious Revolution' in Groundbreaking Speech

  With Islamic extremist attacks seemingly happening throughout the world on a regular basis, the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, delivered a groundbreaking New Year's Day speech at the highly-prestigious, 1000-year-old Al-Azhar University and urged Muslim imams to change radical rhetoric and lead a "religious revolution" that embraces peace.

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  Jan 13, 2015

  Christian Florist Can Lose Personal Assets for Declining Gay Wedding Due to 'Relationship With Jesus,' Judge Rules

  A florist in Washington State who refused to provide floral arrangements to a gay couple for their same-sex wedding ceremony, due to her religious objection to such a union, can now legally be sued personally by the state's attorney general's office, a judge in the state has determined.

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  Jan 13, 2015

  10 Things Ted Cruz Wants From the New Congress

  WASHINGTON — In a keynote speech at the Heritage Action for America Conservative Policy Summit on Monday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz laid out 10 issues with the policies and structure of the federal government that the newly elected Republican-controlled Congress should fight hard to change.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  Enraged Muslim Mob Prevents Family From Burying Blaspheming Relative in Village Graveyard

  An enraged Muslim mob in the Punjab province of Pakistan has prevented a family from burying their loved one, who was previously imprisoned for blasphemy, in their village graveyard. Aabid Mehmood was kidnapped and murdered by masked gunmen after his release.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  Over 80,000 Sign Petitions Calling on Atlanta's Mayor to Reinstate Christian Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran Who Was Fired for His Biblical Beliefs

  Various Christian and social conservative activist groups have launched petition campaigns requesting that the mayor of Atlanta reinstate the city's former fire chief, who was fired last week after the city investigated a book he wrote that included short passages affirming his Christian belief that homosexuality is wrong.