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(RNS) When Southern Baptists gather for their annual meeting this June, they will not be asked to create a new official name after top leaders decided it was not worth pursuing. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Faith,
Clergy & Congregations
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Christian - Protestant
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great commision baptists, name change, sbc, southern baptist convention's ethics and religious liberty commission, southern baptists
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