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			<title><![CDATA[NC Church Supports Pastor Who Made Anti-Gay Remarks]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A pastor in North Carolina who has been strongly condemned by many Christians for making anti-gay comments was given a standing ovation by his congregants during the church service Sunday.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 13:15:08 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Gay and Lesbian Pastors Merge Churches to Promote 'Radically Inclusive' Theology]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two predominantly black congregations in Harlem, NY., where the respective pastors are gay and lesbian, have merged to fight for homosexuality to be accepted by the Church, giving their congregation the message, "He (Jesus) got up so I can come out. He got up for you can come out!" However, their promotion that God created people gay has been firmly rejected by mainstream Churches, who maintain that the Bible clearly identifies homosexuality as a sin.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:52:00 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[NC Church to Draw 1,200 People for Memorial Day Picnic]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A church in Wake Forest, N.C., is expecting more than 1,200 people to gather for a Memorial Day picnic – the state's largest – on Monday to honor veterans who have served America and to give glory to God for His providential acts in the country's history.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 12:08:33 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Why Does Pentecost Matter?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The pews are rarely packed on Pentecost Sunday although the day is often described as the "birthday of the Church" and is as significant as Christmas and Easter.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 08:06:30 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[LCMS, Anglicans Affirm Common Beliefs; Mull Fighting Homosexuality, Abortion Together]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the Anglican Church in North America affirmed core teachings of the Christian faith they share and expressed hope to jointly fight some key social challenges, including homosexuality, abortion and secularism, after concluding the first round of theological discussions.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 16:45:10 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Megachurch Pastor Perry Noble Takes 2-Month Leave]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pastor Perry Noble won't be at the pulpit of his megachurch this Sunday. The NewSpring Church pastor has taken a two-month break for the first time in 12 years of ministry.]]></description>
            
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			<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 16:25:09 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Josh McDowell Launches Website to Fight Porn, 'Church's No. 1 Threat']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Apologist and author Josh McDowell launched Just1ClickAway.org, a new website to raise awareness about online pornography which he says is a problem big enough to cause the downfall of the church.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 10:34:10 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Most Pastors Say Election of Black Leader Would Be Good for Southern Baptists]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Southern Baptist Convention has long dealt with the issue of race, but now the majority of pastors of the America's largest Protestant denomination say they are ready to have an African-American as their leader.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 09:41:09 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Presbyterian Television Ministry Hits 50 Year Milestone]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A North Carolina Presbyterian church's television ministry reached its 50th year of operation, making it one of the longest network programs in the history of the tube.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:57:08 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Southern Baptist Convention Leader Condemns NC Pastors' Anti-Gay Remarks]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A strategist for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) issued a statement this week condemning the recent comments made by two pastors, both of North Carolina, regarding homosexuality.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:22:53 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[NC Congregation Defends Pastor's Sermon on 'Getting Rid' of Homosexuals]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Members of the North Carolina congregation headed by the pastor who preached about putting gays and lesbians in an electric fence and waiting for them to die, have spoken out in defense of the minister saying he simply told the truth.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:27:09 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Book of Common Prayer Turns 350]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Book of Common Prayer, a work considered by many to be as influential as the King James Bible and the plays of William Shakespeare, turned 350 this month.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:16:59 EDT</pubDate>        
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