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  House calls Rohingya crisis genocide; few note Christian plight

  The U.S. House of Representatives voted to declare Myanmar’s military campaign against its Rohingya Muslim minority as “genocide,” but some insist the plight of Christians in the Southeast Asian nation has remained largely unnoticed.

  12/13/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Pakistan among worst religious freedom violators

  U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo added Pakistan to a list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom, while removing Uzbekistan from the list and singling out nine Islamist groups as Entities of Particular Concern.

  12/13/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Report ties Southern Seminary founders to slaveholding

  Founders of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary owned more than 50 slaves and defended the “righteousness of slaveholding,” a new report states.

  12/13/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Houston-area Latino association broadens its vision

  The Asociación Bautista Latino Americana knows its efforts now can prepare Houston-area churches for better outcomes later.

  12/12/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Around the State: Baylor philanthropy class presents grants

  Students in Baylor University’s Philanthropy and the Public Good class presented $62,500 in grants to eight nonprofit organizations. Howard Payne University named Abi Brown as the first recipient of the Jack White Character Scholarship.

  12/12/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Former minister at Houston church admits embezzlement

  A former pastoral staff member at Houston’s First Baptist Church has admitted to embezzling more than $800,000 from the congregation, according to media reports.

  12/12/2018 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  Chinese Christians pledge to persevere

  As China continues to hunt down and arrest members of a house church in Sichuan Province, many of the 100 or more Christians arrested reportedly pledged in advance to persevere even until death.

  12/12/2018 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Dispute pits religious freedom against claims of ‘stealth jihad’

  A political civil war has raged in the Tarrant County GOP for months, pitting Republicans who see the need for diversity in the party against those who see any follower of Islam as a soldier in a “stealth jihad.”

  12/12/2018 - By Bobby Ross Jr. / Religion News Service

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  Most Americans still say they want more Christ in Christmas

  Most Americans want more religious meaning to the Christmas season. For about one-third, that includes the way seasonal greetings are expressed.

  12/11/2018 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Wheaton summit focuses on evangelicals and sexual abuse

  Reflections: A GC2 Summit on Responding to Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Violence is a one-day evangelical gathering Dec. 13 hosted by the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.

  12/11/2018 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

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  Palm Beach Atlantic founder Jess Moody dies at 93

  Jess Moody, a visionary evangelistic pastor who influenced the field of education and the entertainment industry, died Dec. 7 in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 93.

  12/11/2018 - By Art Toalston / Baptist Press

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  Income and education affect church shopping

  Highly educated and affluent Americans are more likely than others to search for a new church—and chances are good they will do their homework before joining a different congregation, according to findings from Pew Research Center.

  12/10/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor