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Baptists prepare response to Japan quake, tsunami Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, March 11, 2011
ATLANTA (ABP) -- Baptist groups prepared March 11 to meet human needs caused by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that spawned tsunami waves as high as 23 feet in Japan and prompted tsunami warnings in Hawaii and watches as far away as the West Coast of the United States.
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TV jamming in Middle East affects Christian network Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Thursday, February 24, 2011
NICOSIA, Cyprus (ABP) – A satellite television network for, and run by, Christians in the Middle East said Feb. 24 that programming thought to have been blocked by Libya has been restored.
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To help in Middle East: Encourage U.S. to advocate for values Print E-mail
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By Norman Jameson   
Thursday, February 24, 2011
NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) -- As the Middle East writhes in birth pains to deliver something yet undefined, a scholar who specializes in faith and global politics says Christians in America can support the progress toward freedom by encouraging their own government to speak boldly on behalf of the values that Arab populations are risking their lives to obtain.
 
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BWA leader calls for ‘peaceful’ steps to end protests in Egypt Print E-mail
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By Robert Dilday   
Friday, February 04, 2011

FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The top executive of the Baptist World Alliance called on the Egyptian government Feb. 4 to take “necessary, peaceful” steps to resolve almost two weeks of anti-government rallies in cities across the nation and for protesters to remain nonviolent.

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India's Supreme Court changes ruling after protest by Christians Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) -- India's Supreme Court amended a ruling upholding a life-in-prison sentence for two men convicted of murdering a Baptist missionary and his two young sons 12 years ago by removing language that critics said appeared to condone vigilante violence intended to "teach a lesson" against proselytizing among the nation's tribal poor.
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