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Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks
By Bob Smietana — December 11, 2020
(RNS) — Christian personal finance advice celebrity Dave Ramsey, who plans a major, in-person staff Christmas party, sees wearing masks to prevent COVID-19 spread as a sign of fear rather than faith.
How the Black Plague turned the Shroud of Turin into a beloved relic
By Menachem Wecker — August 11, 2020
(RNS) — The Shroud of Turin and other relics have often provided comfort in times of great struggle.
Pope Francis, the ‘cold-call pope,’ reaches out and touches a lot of people
By Alessandro Speciale — September 6, 2013
Francis has been dubbed the "cold-call pope" due to his penchant for picking up the phone and calling all sorts of folks. But his habit can also encourage hoaxes and pranksters, and the Vatican this week had to deny two reports of alleged papal phone calls.
Man behind ‘Rapture pets’ rescue admits it’s a hoax
By Adelle M. Banks — March 21, 2012
(RNS) After being contacted by New Hampshire insurance officials, the owner of a business who claimed he would provide atheist rescuers for pets of Christians caught up in the Rapture now says his three-year-old service was a spoof and never had any clients. By Adelle M. Banks.
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