Samuel Smith

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  Sep 23, 2020

  Capitol Hill Baptist sues DC mayor over ban on outdoor worship with over 100 people

  The 850-member Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., is suing Mayor Murriel Bowser over her ban on outdoor church services of more than 100 people during the coronavirus pandemic, arguing that the gathering restriction has been applied unfairly. 

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  Sep 23, 2020

  Mike Pompeo defends being vocal about his evangelical faith: 'I think it's important'

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended being outspoken about his evangelical faith as he spoke before an annual gathering of conservative Christian voters Tuesday night, saying that religion “drives” how people think about the world and their families. 

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  Sep 22, 2020

  UMC demands release of immigrant caretaker after ICE arrest on church grounds

  The United Methodist Church is calling on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release an undocumented immigrant and father of two U.S. citizens they say was detained on church grounds in a Maryland suburb of Washington D.C. on Sept. 10. 

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  Sep 22, 2020

  DOJ: NYC, Portland and Seattle are permitting 'anarchy' and violence; AG Barr seeks to strip funding

  The U.S. Justice Department said Monday that New York City, Portland and Seattle are jurisdictions that permit “anarchy” and violence and the Trump administration formally threatened to strip federal funding from those Democrat-controlled cities. 

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  Sep 21, 2020

  Christian teaching assistant fired for opposing LGBT sex-ed curriculum sues school

  A Christian teaching assistant, who was fired last year for speaking out against pro-LGBT influences in her son’s education, is suing her former employer for the equivalent of about $70,000.

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  Sep 21, 2020

  Majority of Americans want Supreme Court vacancy filled after 2020 election: Reuters poll

  A new poll shows that most American adults and about half of Republicans would prefer the vacant Supreme Court seat to be filled after the 2020 election. Earlier polling suggested that most Americans would approve of moving forward with the nomination process before the election. 

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  Sep 20, 2020

  Man whom Tim Tebow prayed over at baseball game is seizure-free after 2 years, praises God

  Thirty-four-year-old Arizona resident Brandon Berry will never forget the day that he had a seizure, passed out in the stands along the third-base line at a baseball game and woke up to find Tim Tebow praying over him. 

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  Sep 19, 2020

  David Daleiden sues Planned Parenthood, seeks $75K for defamation 

  Pro-life activist David Daleiden, whose undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood's practices led to a congressional investigation, filed a federal defamation complaint against Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, arguing that the abortion giant lied to the media about his videos. 

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  Sep 18, 2020

  Police prevent Sean Feucht and team from setting up for worship night in Chicago

  Police in Chicago prevented popular California worship leader Sean Feucht and the “Let Us Worship” movement from setting up musical equipment for a “riots to revival” worship protest to be attended by hundreds at a park in the city’s South Side Wednesday, the evangelist said.

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  Sep 17, 2020

  Christian WNBA star Maya Moore marries man whom she helped get released from prison

  Christian basketball star and Olympic gold medalist Maya Moore, who has taken a two-year sabbatical from the Women’s National Basketball Association, has married a man whom she advocated for years to get released after serving over two decades in prison.