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  Baylor professor creates improved health care analysis tool

  For anyone who ever took a survey after a medical appointment and wondered whether the effort was worthwhile, the answer probably is “no,” says a Baylor University psychologist and researcher.

  07/16/2018 - By Terry Goodrich / Baylor University

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  Iraq’s minority religious communities still await security

  Last fall, Vice President Mike Pence Pence said persecuted minority Iraqi communities would receive support directly from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help them rebuild. But most parties involved say they are increasingly concerned even the most successful rebuilding program faces a vexing issue—security.

  07/16/2018 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  IMB data breach prompts ‘comprehensive response’

  A data breach occurred at the International Mission Board that may have exposed personal information of current and former employees, volunteers and applicants.

  07/16/2018 - By Baptist Press Staff

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  Baylor settles another sexual assault lawsuit

  Baylor University settled a lawsuit brought by a former student athlete who asserted she was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple football players in 2012.

  07/16/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Out of the flood

  Three teens survived a rising river at a Bible camp in the Texas Hill Country. Would their faith?

  07/16/2018 - By Ken Camp

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  Texas Baptists to meet in Arlington for Family Gathering

  Texas Baptists will assemble July 29-31 at the Arlington Convention Center for a Family Gathering. The Texas Baptist Family Gathering includes joint sessions of the 133rd BGCT annual meeting, the African-American Fellowship Conference and the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas.

  07/16/2018 - By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications

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  The surprising success—and faith—of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’

  Perhaps the success of a documentary about a slow-paced children’s show hosted by a kind, soft-spoken Presbyterian minister shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, the success of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was itself a surprise and its host, an unlikely celebrity.

  07/16/2018 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

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  Be our guest: Two-thirds of Protestants invite people to church 

  Most American Protestants like to invite their friends to church—at least once in a while. Nearly two-thirds of Protestant churchgoers say they’ve invited at least one person to visit their church in the past six months, according to a new report from LifeWay Research.

  07/16/2018 - By Bob Smietana / LifeWay Research

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  Attorney general declines to offer opinion about poker houses

  The Texas attorney general’s office declined to offer an opinion about the legality of poker houses that charge a fee, citing a pending lawsuit.

  07/14/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  IMB knew of abuse allegations years before arrest

  The International Mission Board knew about allegations against Mark Aderholt more than 10 years before he was arrested  on charges he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl, according to police records, emails and an internal investigation from the organization.

  07/14/2018 - By Sarah Smith / Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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  Former Baptist leader charged with sexual assault

  Mark Aderholt, a former employee of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and International Mission Board missionary, has been charged in Texas with sexually assaulting a teenager 21 years ago.

  07/11/2018 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  Waco ministry sponsors All Immigrant Resource Fair

  To provide Hispanic immigrants a one-stop event where they could gain access to the resources they need, La Puerta Waco, the immigration ministry of First Baptist Church in Waco, sponsored the All Immigrant Resource Fair.

  07/11/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter