Samuel Smith

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  Nov 19, 2015

  Indian Man 'Mortgages' Wife for Loan of $453

  Police officials in India have revealed that a migrant from Bihar "mortgaged" his wife off to a friend in exchange for 30,000 rupees and later killed the lender for refusing to let his wife go after the money had been paid back.

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  Nov 18, 2015

  8-Y-O Pakistani Christian Girl Beaten, Locked Up for Using 'Muslim Toilet'

  A Pakistani Christian family has been forced to flee from home and is now in hiding after the family's eight-year-old daughter was beaten and locked inside of her school's bathroom for hours after she allegedly used a toilet designated for Muslims.

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  Nov 18, 2015

  US Resettlement Policy Discriminates Against Syrian Christian Refugees, Favors Muslims

  Due to reliance on the United Nations, the United States' Syrian refugee resettlement program unintentionally discriminates against Christians fleeing from the Islamic State, as Christians comprise less than three percent of the nearly 2,200 Syrian refugees resettled in the United States since the beginning of the Syrian conflict.

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  Nov 18, 2015

  Canadian Megachurch to New PM: Secure Release of Pastor Jailed in North Korea

  One of Canada's largest congregations is urging the nation's new Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to raise international awareness to help secure the release of the Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim from detention in North Korea when he meets with Asian leaders in the Philippines this week.

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  Nov 18, 2015

  White Evangelical Protestants Favor Ben Carson, Survey Finds

  White Evangelical Protestants favor Dr. Ben Carson more than any other Republican presidential candidate, a newly released nonpartisan survey has found.

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  Nov 17, 2015

  Christian University Grants Employee Benefits to Same-Sex Couples

  A private Christian university in Arizona has announced that it will now be extending employee benefits to lawfully married same-sex spouses of employees, but assured that it will continue to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

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  Nov 16, 2015

  Marco Rubio Warns Obama Not to Take Syrian Refugees After Paris Attacks

  As the Obama administration moves to accelerate the processing of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States, Republican presidential candidates have expressed concerns about migrants being allowed into the U.S. following the terror attacks in Paris.

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  Nov 16, 2015

  ISIS Threatens Washington With Paris-Style Attacks (Video)

  In the wake of ISIS' deadly attacks in Paris, the militant organization released a frightening new video Monday threatening to attack Washington D.C. and Western nations just like it did in Paris.

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  Nov 14, 2015

  Presidential Candidates Need to Get the Facts Straight on Syrian Refugees, World Relief Head Says

  Presidential candidates are misleading the American public with the wrong facts on the Syrian refugee crisis and causing many to fear that accepting refugees will make the United States vulnerable to terrorist infiltration, the head of a prominent Evangelical refugee relief organization said.

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  Nov 14, 2015

  Congo Releases 72 Adopted Children to Families in US, Europe After 2-Year Wait

  The Democratic Republic of Congo has finally granted 72 adopted children permission to go live with their adoptive families in Europe and North America after the children were forced to wait two years for clearance to leave the country.