Samuel Smith

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  Nov 6, 2020

  12 Christians, pastor killed in suspected Boko Haram attack; others kidnapped

  Islamic extremists believed to be affiliated with Boko Haram reportedly killed several Christians, including a pastor, and kidnapped several others in an attack carried out in Nigeria’s conflict-ridden northeast earlier this week. 

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  Nov 5, 2020

  Cuban church leaders under pressure to sign document claiming gov’t demolition of church was legal

  Christian leaders in a southern Cuban town have faced pressure from government agents to sign a statement declaring that the recent destruction of the Assemblies of God Church was legal.

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  Nov 5, 2020

  Supreme Court weighs religious freedom arguments in LGBT foster care case

  The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a religious freedom case on whether the city of Philadelphia acted unlawfully when it stopped placing foster children with a Catholic foster agency because it does not certify same-sex foster parents.

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  Nov 4, 2020

  White evangelical support for Trump drops slightly in preliminary exit polling

  Preliminary 2020 election exit polls released Wednesday suggest that President Donald Trump lost about 4 percentage points in white evangelical support compared to the 2016 election, but gained support in key demographics such as Catholics, Protestants, blacks and Latinos. 

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  Nov 2, 2020

  Navy SEALs rescue US missionary abducted in Niger via nighttime raid

  The U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six has rescued an American missionary who was kidnapped by an armed group last week in the West African nation of Niger, the Pentagon confirmed on Saturday. 

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  Nov 2, 2020

  Youth pastor blackmailed boys into sending nude videos, prosecutor says

  A New Jersey youth pastor has been arrested and charged with blackmailing young boys across four states to get them to record and send videos of themselves performing sexual acts, authorities say. 

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  Oct 30, 2020

  18 killed, church burned by suspected Islamic extremists in Congo overnight attack

  Suspected Islamic extremists killed at least 18 people, burned down a church and several homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an overnight attack Wednesday, according to reports. 

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  Oct 30, 2020

  Trump lowers US refugee cap to new record low as 80 million are displaced worldwide

  President Donald Trump has again slashed the United States refugee resettlement ceiling to a new record low, setting the cap at 15,000 refugees that can be resettled in the U.S. in the fiscal year 2021.

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  Oct 30, 2020

  Appeals court upholds Maine's ban on religious schools in school choice program

  A federal appeals court has ruled against Maine parents challenging a state law that excludes religious schools from the state’s high school tuition program despite a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down similar restrictions in Montana.

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  Oct 19, 2020

  30 Bible translation projects suspended in Nigeria amid pandemic, terrorism

  Nigerian Bible translators are seeking help after having to suspend translation projects in 30 languages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing terrorist violence throughout the country.