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Steve Yount                     972.267.1111
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DALLAS SEMINARY PRESIDENT
CAN DISCUSS CHINA, CHRISTIANITY:
DTS, Led by Dr. Mark Bailey, Teaches Online Courses in Chinese

WHAT:

This summer’s Olympics in Beijing are sure to cast a spotlight on human-rights issues in China. Chinese citizens can now choose their own careers, travel abroad, own a car and establish a business. But Christians cannot legally hold a prayer meeting in a private home, share a church service with foreign Christians or interact with foreign Christian organizations.

China officially recognizes five religions – Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Islam and Taoism. An official patriotic association for each religion controls adherents’ activities and governs the appointment of clergy.

Officially, there are 16 million Protestant believers and 5 million Catholics in China, but these figures exclude members of unregistered churches, and experts believe that the true figure is much greater.
 
WHO:

Dr. Mark Bailey, Professor of Bible Exposition and President of Dallas Theological Seminary. Last fall, DTS became the only seminary in the United States known to offer online courses in Chinese, including one taught by Dr. Bailey. He and other DTS officials have made three trips to China, and in 2006 hosted a Religious Affairs Bureau of Beijing delegation on the DTS campus.
 
WHEN:     
By appointment.
 
NOTE:   

For questions or to schedule an interview with Dr. Bailey, contact Steve Yount at 972.267.1111 or [email protected].

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