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			<title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Churches Raising Money to Defend Traditional Marriage in Maine]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the state of Maine prepares for a crucial vote in November on the legalization of same-sex marriages, hundreds of churches defending the traditional definition of marriage, as between one man and one woman, have pledged to raise money during Sunday services to help the cause.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 13:07:24 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[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[Dramatic Mormon Growth Partly Due to Change in Membership Counting]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A census of religious bodies in the United States taken once every ten years that reported a large growth in the Mormon population did so in part because the sect has changed the standard for which it identifies members.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 10:46:18 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[Texas Presbyterian Church Splits Over Vote to Leave PCUSA]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Texas congregation has split over a vote taken to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) over theological differences, with a sizable minority of voting members opting to stay with the mainline denomination.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:38:11 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[How Should the Church Love a Gay Couple? (Part 3 - Final)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pastor Duke Taber will be the first to let you know that his small congregation in Pine Haven, Wyo., is about as far removed from the gay marriage controversy boiling over in the country as any church could be. Yet Taber wants his church, which has 30 to 50 people tops attending his service on Sunday, to be an example of how Christians worldwide should love homosexuals no matter what.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:01:30 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Pastors Reject Sermon on How to 'Get Rid' of Homosexuals]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A video showing a North Carolina pastor calling for gays and lesbians to be placed inside an eclectic fence and fed until they die out has gone viral and is drawing criticism from Christian pastors who insist that it stands contradictory to the message of love Jesus preached.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:19:45 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Mass. Church Draws Protest Over Anti-Gay Marriage Sign]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts church drew protest this past weekend over a message posted on its sign which said, "Two men are friends, not spouses."]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:23 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Eritreans Protest Persecution of Christians on Anniversary of Church Crackdown]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Around 100 people gathered last week at the Eritrean Embassy in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the government's crackdown on Christians and other religious minorities in the African country often compared to North Korea for its repressive regime.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 17:05:39 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Successor to John Piper Overwhelmingly Approved by Bethlehem Baptist Church]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Influential pastor John Piper made his joyful reaction clear via the Web shortly after getting word that his congregation had overwhelmingly agreed with church elders on their choice of Jason Meyer as his successor.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:04:42 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[New Bishop Elected to Succeed Episcopal Church's First Openly Gay Bishop]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts clergyman has been elected the successor to the controversial New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson, who is retiring at the end of the year.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:54:18 EDT</pubDate>        
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