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RNS Opening Budget — Tuesday, February 23, 2021

NEWS STORY
RNS-Greear-Speeach: SBC President J.D. Greear: ‘God did not call Southern Baptists to save America’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear called out fellow Baptists on Monday (Feb. 22) who he said were sowing dissension and lies in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.“We are not, at our core, a political activism group,” he said in an address to the SBC’s Executive Committee. By Bob Smietana. 840 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Topps-Ali: New Sports Cards Focus On Muhammad Ali’s Faith
(RNS) — A new sports trading card series includes multiple cards looking at the role of faith in the career of boxer Muhammad Ali. New York based Topps Company, one of the leading manufacturers of sports trading cards began producing “Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ” series in January ahead of Black History Month. By Joseph Hammond. 534 words. (category: a)

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