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RNS Opening Budget—Friday, June 25, 2021

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NEWS STORY
RNS-LOKI-TRADEMARK: Pagan god (and Disney star) Loki wrapped up in trademark battles
(RNS) — An Australian online marketplace’s decision to remove a user’s depiction of Loki, comic book character with his own Disney series, elicited angry responses denouncing the entertainment giant for attempting to trademark an an ancient, if mythological, Norse god. By Heather Greene. 680 words. (category: c, i)

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RNS-LGBTQ-CAMPUS: How college chaplains became vanguards for LGBTQ acceptance on campus
(RNS) — Forty years ago, a dean of religious life at Princeton University stumbled onto a surprised group of students in a campus cafe. Since the Rev. Sue Anne Steffey Morrow took up the students’ cause, it’s become common for offices of religious life on American campuses to be a place where LGBTQ students continue to turn to for support. By Silma Suba. 880 words. (category: c, a)

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