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  Aug 9, 2019

  Myanmar rebel army releases Christian villagers held captive for 6 months

  The rebel Arakan Army in Myanmar has released 52 villagers from the predominantly Christian Khumi community in the Chin state after they were detained for six months in a border camp.

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  Aug 8, 2019

  Iraqi Chaldean man dies weeks after being deported by Trump administration

  An Iraqi Catholic man whom the Trump administration deported in June after having lived in the United States since he was six months old has died reportedly because of an inability to obtain insulin to treat his diabetes. 

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  Aug 8, 2019

  Adventist siblings sue after high school tennis championship scheduled on Sabbath

  Two siblings filed a federal lawsuit claiming that their rights are being violated because the Washington state's high school tennis championship tournament continually includes scheduled play on Saturdays, their day of Sabbath. 

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  Aug 8, 2019

  NCAA urged to investigate Baylor University's policies for LGBT discrimination

  Students at Baylor University, the nation's largest Baptist higher education institution, are asking the National Collegiate Athletic Association to review the school's policies and treatment of LGBT students. 

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  Aug 8, 2019

  NAMB sues Georgia town over plans for new $10 million Send Relief ministry center

  The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board is suing the city of Clarkston, Georgia as the town's city council stands in the way of plans related to a proposed $10 million Send Relief ministry center.

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  Aug 7, 2019

  Superintendent defends back-to-school worship service after atheist group complains

  An Alabama school superintendent defended a local high school that hosted a worship rally on Sunday after a complaint was filed by one of the nation's leading secularist legal groups. 

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  Aug 7, 2019

  Gunmen kill Nigerian pastor and abduct his wife; church leader calls for gov't protection

  A Nigerian pastor was reportedly killed and his wife was abducted while traveling on a dreaded and notorious stretch of highway where hundreds have been held hostage by criminals in recent months. 

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  Aug 6, 2019

  Evangelical ministry leaders resign amid allegations of abuse, misappropriation of funds

  The leaders of an evangelical ministry based in Montana have resigned following allegations of abuse and misappropriation of funds earmarked to help feed impoverished children.

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  Aug 6, 2019

  Pentecostal church's permit revoked in Indonesia after Muslim radicals protest: report

  A recently issued permit for a Christian church in Indonesia's special region of Yogyakarta has reportedly been revoked following protests and threats from radical Muslim groups in the area. 

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  Aug 6, 2019

  Pence meets with Russell Moore, religious freedom advocates to discuss China's abuses

  Vice President Mike Pence met with an interfaith coalition of religious freedom advocates Monday that included Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore to discuss what the United States can do to hold China to account as it continues to persecute and abuse religious believers of all stripes.