Human Race

SENTENCED: Chinese pastor Zhu Baoguo was sentenced to one year of "re-education through labor" in October, ChinaAid announced it had learned Nov. 18, after officials accused the Henan church leader of being head of an "evil cult." Authorities sent Zhu immediately to a labor camp. His family and church members have not been able to determine where he is being held, and family members say he has heart disease.

HONORED: The Philanthropy Roundtable awarded Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, 87, the 2008 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership on Nov. 7. The honor included a $250,000 award, which Cathy donated to two Georgia-based Christian ministries, Southwest Christian Care and Christian City.