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Birmingham’s Dawson helps Sudanese village

November 1, 2012

Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, has taken a costly new step in its nine-year commitment to the South Sudanese village of Akot. On Oct. 7

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Baptist World Alliance addresses Pakistan’s blasphemy laws at UN council meeting

November 1, 2012

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) participated in a review of Pakistan’s human rights record at a recent meeting of the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights

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Grenade hits Nairobi church: kills boy, injures others

November 1, 2012

NAIROBI, KENYA — Speaking just after her Oct. 9 return from the funeral of 9-year-old John Ian Maina, Sally Gatei was in a reflective mood. 

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Possible 15 years’ jail for UNHCR-recognized refugee

October 29, 2012

Uzbekistan is now seeking to extradite detained UNHCR-recognized refugee Makset Djabbarbergenov from Kazakhstan on charges which carry a maximum 15 year jail term. The Protestant

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Church building damaged in Hyderabad

October 25, 2012

HYDERABAD, India — Hindu extremists led by Ramana Reddy pounded on the doors of the Penuel Prayer Church in the Sarroornagar section of Hyderabad. They

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Virginia church under fire for gay ordination

October 25, 2012

RICHMOND, Va. — A leadership committee has asked a Richmond congregation to withdraw its Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) membership in the wake of

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NAMB to help engage unreached people groups

October 25, 2012

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The North American Mission Board (NAMB) wants more Southern Baptist Convention church plants to engage unreached people groups around the globe. To

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Bhutan bans religious activity ahead of election

October 25, 2012

THIMPHU, Bhutan — Political leaders in the Buddhist nation of Bhutan announced a nearly six-month ban on public religious activities ahead of the upcoming elections,

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