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Baptists aid Haiti cholera victims Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, October 29, 2010
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – The Baptist World Alliance has sent emergency funds of more than $12,000 to help counter a recent cholera outbreak in Haiti.
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Judge upholds fines against Baptists in Uzbekistan Print E-mail
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By ABP staff   
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
OSLO, Norway (ABP) -- A judge in Uzbekistan refused Oct. 14 to overturn fines against five Baptists convicted of illegal worship, an international news service that specializes in religious freedom coverage reported Oct. 26.
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Baptist missionaries fight cholera outbreak in Haiti Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
HAUT-LIMBE, Haiti (ABP) -- A medical missionary couple in Haiti jointly appointed by American Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship say they have not yet treated any cholera cases but are focusing on community education and prevention to halt spread of the earthquake-devastated island's first cholera epidemic in a century.
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Global Christians protest China barring nationals from conference Print E-mail
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By Robert Marus   
Friday, October 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- On the eve of a global Christian conference set to begin Oct. 16, Christian groups in the United States and elsewhere are protesting the Chinese government’s decision to bar as many as 200 would-be participants from attending.
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Baptist campaigns for Congo crimes justice Print E-mail
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By Paul Hobson   
Thursday, October 14, 2010
LONDON (ABP) -- A Congolese-British Baptist who escaped death by firing squad in her home country three years ago is once again confronting the authorities to speak out against horrific human-rights abuses.
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