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World
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By Kaitlin Chapman
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
Karen Christians worship at a refugee camp in Thailand in 2008. (PHOTOS/Courtesy of Reed Iwami/The Burma Connection)
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AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) -- Baptists in Texas' capital are among those
helping welcome an oppressed Burmese minority group that has a strong
connection to Baptist history: the Karen people.
More than 1,000 Karen refugees from Myanmar -- formerly called Burma
-- have moved to the Austin, Texas, area in recent years, but
Christians among them were left without a place to worship. That
changed a few months ago when Austin Baptists started a church focused
on reaching the Karen.
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World
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By Bob Allen
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Monday, December 28, 2009 |
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ATLANTA (ABP) -- Criticized in the past for remarks that upset many in America's Jewish community, former President Jimmy Carter apologized Dec. 21 for any of his words or actions that might have served to stigmatize Israel.
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World
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By Bob Allen
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Nearly 70 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.
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World
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By Bob Allen
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
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LAKE FOREST, Calif. (ABP) -- After significant criticism of his
previous reticence on the subject, widely known Baptist pastor Rick
Warren spoke out publicly Dec. 10 against draconian anti-gay
legislation pending in Uganda's Parliament.
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World
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By Bob Allen
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
ATLANTA (ABP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter recently told the world's largest interfaith gathering that religion has a vital role to play in ending "the global scourge of discrimination and violence against women."
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