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Muslims burn Baptist
seminary; student killed
___By Mark Kelly
___SBC International Mission Board
___KADUNA, Nigeria (BP)--Dozens of people--including a Baptist seminary student--were killed when riots between Christians and Muslims broke out Feb. 21 in Kaduna, Nigeria.
___The next morning, a mob breached the wall of the Baptist seminary compound there and set all the buildings ablaze.
___The student died when violence broke out between Muslim youth and thousands of Christians peacefully protesting calls for strict Islamic law to be implemented in the northern Nigerian state. Neighboring Zamfara state implemented "Sharia" law in January, and other northern states are considering similar moves.
Patterson calls for more sensitive
witness by Southern Baptists
___By Bob Allen
___Associated Baptist Press
___NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) --Following controversies over Southern Baptist evangelistic tactics, the denomination's president now says church leaders should be more sensitive when they approach people of other faiths.
___In recent months, Southern Baptist Convention officials have defended prayer guides targeting Jews and Hindus for a Christian witness. Members of those faith groups said they were offended that the pamphlets were timed to coincide with religious holidays and by negative language used to describe their beliefs.
___"I have learned that the word 'target' is an irritating word," said Patterson, adding that he agrees with those who object to the term. Most Southern Baptists do not use it, he said.
___"It is one we can do without," he added. "We don't need to target anybody. What we need to do is to get the gospel to everyone." Full Story
WMU reclaims nearly
$1 million from Southern
___By Mark Wingfield
___Managing Editor
___NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Nearly $1 million in endowment funds has been transferred from control of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to Woman's Missionary Union as part of a formal mediation over the disputed assets of the Carver School of Church Social Work.
___Though the mediation reportedly took place last summer, officials of Southern Seminary and WMU have refused to speak publicly about the matter since then. Sources familiar with the negotiations said a gag order was included as part of the deal at the request of the seminary.
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A chaotically changing world calls for renewed cooperation in missions, speakers stressed during a missions conference at Hardin-Simmons University Full Story
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