Samuel Smith

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  Jan 20, 2016

  Community College to Host 'Whiteness Originates Racism' 'Whiteness History Month'

  A community college in Oregon has declared that April will be "Whiteness History Month," a project designed to explore how the "construct of whiteness" has created racial inequality in the U.S.

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  Jan 20, 2016

  ISIS Publishes Obituary for 'Honorable Brother,' 'Jihadi John'

  ISIS has finally confirmed the death of "Jihadi John" by including an obituary for him in the latest edition of its English-language propaganda magazine after he was believed to have been killed two months ago.

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  Jan 19, 2016

  Most Pro-Choice Americans Want Tougher Restrictions on Abortion, Poll Finds

  A new Marist Poll released Tuesday finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans support implementing tougher restrictions for abortions, including more than six out of 10 pro-choice individuals who favor banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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  Jan 19, 2016

  Rubio to Atheist: 'You Should Hope My Faith Influences Me, Here's Why' (Video)

  Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio told an atheist in the audience that he won't be "forced" to stop talking about his faith on the campaign trail and argued that atheists should want his faith to influence his decisions.

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  Jan 18, 2016

  American Missionary Killed by Al Qaeda in Burkina Faso Terror Attack

  An American missionary was among the dozens of civilians killed during an al Qaeda attack in the African nation of Burkina Faso over the weekend.

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  Jan 18, 2016

  Episcopal Church 'Deserves' to Be Suspended by Anglicans Over Gay Marriage, Franklin Graham Says

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham praised the Anglican Communion's decision last Thursday to suspend the entire U.S. Episcopal Church over its embrace of same-sex marriage, calling it a "major scolding they deserve."

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  Jan 18, 2016

  So. Baptist IMB Closes Richmond Office in 2-Phase Plan to Balance Budget by 2017

  The Southern Baptist Convention's International Missions Board has announced that it will close its communications center in Virginia and lay off as many as 30 employees as the entity moves forward with its two-phase organizational reset in an attempt to balance its budget by the end of 2017.

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  Jan 18, 2016

  800 Wheaton College Grads Threaten to Stop Financial Support If 'Same God' Prof. Isn't Reinstated

  A group of over 800 Wheaton College alumni are threatening to withdraw their financial support for the Evangelical institution until the school reinstates a tenured professor who was suspended last month for asserting that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

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  Jan 16, 2016

  WEA Inaugurates New Evangelical Center

  The World Evangelical Alliance inaugurated its new eight-building WEA Evangelical Center located about an hour away from New York City on Friday evening.

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  Jan 14, 2016

  Christian 'Genocide' Designation Won't Affect US Response to ISIS, Religious Freedom Amb. Says

  The U.S. State Department's Ambassador at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein argued Wednesday that calling the ISIS' atrocities against Christians "genocide" would make no difference in how the Obama administration is responding to the crisis.