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China Christian Council confirms continued ties with Virginia Baptists Print E-mail
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By Jim White   
Monday, July 25, 2011
SHANGHAI, China (ABP) -- A leader of the China Christian Council -- the official organization of Protestant churches in China -- affirmed the group’s continuing commitment to strong ties with the Baptist General Association of Virginia during a meeting with BGAV leaders in July.
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US Baptists building bridges in China through basketball clinics Print E-mail
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By Jim White   
Monday, July 25, 2011
XI’AN, China (ABP) -- Coordinating their efforts through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and the local YMCA, a group from Virginia and both Carolinas led basketball clinics in July for youth in the central Chinese city of Xi’an.
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Nigerian Baptist head says government unable to control radical sect Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, July 15, 2011
IBADAN, Nigeria (ABP) – The head of the Nigerian Baptist Convention said July 13 that the government is losing credibility over its inability to control a militant Islamic group responsible for bombings of public buildings including police stations and Christian churches.
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Australian Baptist leaders clarify stance on gay marriage Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
MELBOURNE, Australia (ABP) – Australian Baptist leaders distanced themselves from comments supporting gay marriage made by a pastor on national television.
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Baptist World Alliance presents human-rights award Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Monday, July 11, 2011
Wati Aier accepted the 2011 Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award July 9.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (ABP) – A Baptist leader who helped broker peace among rival factions in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland accepted the 2011 Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award July 9.

Wati Aier, principal of the Oriental Theological Seminary in Dimapur, convened the Forum for Naga Reconciliation in 2008. Last September the forum brought together leaders of three armed nationalist groups bringing about a historic pledge to end hostilities that have beset the region for decades. 

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