Samuel Smith

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  Russia added to US State Department's religious freedom 'special watch list'

  Samuel Smith Sat 15 Dec 2018 17:59 GMT

  The U.S. State Department has added Russia to its "special watch list" for religious freedom violators and added Pakistan to its list of "countries of particular" concern.

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  Trump signs bipartisan legislation protecting aid for religious minorities in Iraq and Syria

  Samuel Smith Thu 13 Dec 2018 18:55 GMT

  Surrounded by religious leaders and respected religious freedom advocates, Trump signed on Tuesday the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation that has taken nearly two years to pass in order to ensure support for religious minorities displaced in Iraq and Syria and accountability for IS terrorists responsible for the genocide.

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  Let parents block graphic content on internet streamed movies and TV shows, family group tells Congress

  Samuel Smith Thu 13 Dec 2018 18:43 GMT

  The Parents Television Council is campaigning for Congress to allow technology platforms like VidAngel or ClearPlay to be block sexual scenes and other graphic content on movies and TV shows streamed over the internet.

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  World Vision and other groups expelled from Pakistan accused of spreading disinformation

  Samuel Smith Tue 11 Dec 2018 20:46 GMT

  The government of Pakistan has expelled the evangelical relief charity World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and 16 other foreign aid groups and NGOs. The nation's top human rights official has claimed that they all engaged in spreading disinformation.

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  Principal who banned all things Christmas at her school is placed on leave

  Samuel Smith Mon 10 Dec 2018 22:47 GMT

  The Nebraska principal who banned teachers from using all Christmas or holiday-related symbols or activities in class has been placed on leave for violating school district policy.

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  Elementary School principal tells teachers not to use Christmas decorations or sing carols in classroom

  Samuel Smith Sat 8 Dec 2018 3:04 GMT

  A school district in Nebraska has clarified that a principal's recent directives to teachers effectively banning all Christmas and other religious holiday symbols violate school board policy.

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  Rare New Testament in English sells to private collector for £37,500

  Samuel Smith Fri 7 Dec 2018 2:43 GMT

  A rare copy of one of the first New Testaments to be published in English has sold to a private collector for the equivalent of nearly $48,000.

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  Instagram removes 'hate speech' post saying only men should be pastors - then apologises

  Samuel Smith Tue 20 Nov 2018 15:47 GMT

  The social networking giant Instagram is admitting that it made an error when it removed a Reformed Baptist ministry's post promoting an op-ed contending that women shouldn't be pastors and has restored the post in question.

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  Pastor pretends to be homeless man outside his own church to see what congregation would do

  Samuel Smith Thu 18 Oct 2018 3:30 BST

  Illinois megachurch Pastor James MacDonald recently disguised himself as a bearded homeless man and camped outside of two Harvest Bible Chapel campuses before Sunday services to see how congregants would react.

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  Joel Osteen says he follows the 'Billy Graham rule'

  Samuel Smith Thu 11 Oct 2018 2:08 BST

  Popular author and pastor Joel Osteen says he follows the 'Billy Graham rule' and spends 30 minutes at the start of every day making sure he is right before God.