Samuel Smith

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  Sep 30, 2020

  Judge bars school district from deceiving parents about student's gender transition

  A court in Wisconsin has ruled that the Madison Metropolitan School District cannot deceive parents about their child's chosen gender identity at school.

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  Sep 29, 2020

  Minn. school district can't ban trans students from entering opposite-sex locker rooms: appeals court

  A school district in Minnesota must allow trans-identified students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity, a Minnesota appeals court ruled Monday. 

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  Sep 29, 2020

  Police investigating ballot harvesting allegations following Project Veritas videos involving Ilhan Omar

  The Minneapolis Police Department said it's investigating “allegations of voter fraud” after a conservative activist group released videos that provide insight into an alleged illegal vote-buying scheme tied to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. 

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  Sep 28, 2020

  Trump proposes plan to increase black communities' access to funding by $500B

  President Donald Trump unveiled his “Platinum Plan” for promoting growth and opportunity for black communities, a broad outline that, among other things, pledges to increase access to capital for African-American communities by $500 billion. 

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  Sep 28, 2020

  Adopted child to be removed after Iranian court rules Christian parents are 'not fit'

  An appeals court in Iran has ruled that an adopted daughter with health problems must be taken away from her parents because of convictions related to their participation in a house church in southwestern Iran, watchdog groups have reported.

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  Sep 26, 2020

  Christian college to slash tuition to lowest in 20 years to reduce students’ financial burdens

  At a time when high college sticker prices might be keeping potential students away, a Christian college in western New York is cutting its tuition costs to the lowest it’s been in 20 years.  

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  Sep 25, 2020

  Charlotte Pence Bond shares her born-again experience after living ‘double life’

  In the first episode of her new podcast, Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter Charlotte Pence Bond opened up about her spiritual journey as the daughter of devout Christian parents and how she went through her own born-again experience to realize what it means to live for Christ. 

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  Sep 25, 2020

  Sen. Van Hollen: Christians are most under threat minorities in the Middle East

  Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was among a handful of lawmakers who spoke out against Christian persecution on Wednesday night, saying that Christian communities are the most under threat minorities in the Middle East.

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  Sep 25, 2020

  Only 5% of Democrats say decline in faith, church attendance is a major issue for families: poll

  Only 5% of Democrats and less than half of Republicans believe the “decline in religious faith and church attendance” is a top-three issue facing families in the United States, a new survey has found.  

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  Sep 23, 2020

  Tony Spell refuses to wear mask in courthouse, skips hearing for gathering ban violation

  Louisiana Pentecostal Pastor Tony Spell, who was charged for violating state orders by holding in-person worship services during the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, was prevented from entering a courthouse Tuesday because he refused to wear a mask.