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			<title><![CDATA[Former Megachurch Pastor Goes Church Hopping as a Newcomer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When finally given the opportunity to simply attend, and not preside or preach at a given church on Sunday, two notable Christian leaders found out just how difficult it was to fit into and connect to a new church today.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01:49 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Evangelist Ray Comfort Says Blacks 'Too Smart' for Atheist Agenda]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Atheist groups are targeting African-American communities by asking them to think about leaving their church during Black History Month – but a number of pastors and scholars are saying that is not going to happen any time soon. ]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:39:58 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Megachurch Pastors Use Their Millions to Bless Others]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Prominent media coverage of many of the nation's leading Christian pastors often places their lives and actions under the public microscope. From Joel Osteen's recent CNN interview, to last week's Elephant Room conferences, the very public lives of the country's top religious leaders frequently bring strong criticism. With many of these pastors leading churches with exploding congregations, and with many having best-selling books, one of the most vulnerable areas for criticism for them stems from their finances.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:09:27 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Mainline Churches See Slowest Growth, Research Shows]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Compared to other religious groups in the U.S., mainline denominations had the slowest growth rate with only 19 percent of their congregations reporting growth between 2005 and 2010, according to a researcher from The Episcopal Church.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:02:07 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Haitians Turning to Christ, Abandoning Voodoo Practices 2 Years After Earthquake]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two years after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 300,000 people in Haiti, Christianity is fast replacing Voodoo in the lives and practices of the people, a missionary has revealed.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:39:30 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Acts 29 Network: Planting Churches Still Essential to Evangelism]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The greatest evangelical impact Christians can take part in is to plant new churches, say leaders at the Acts 29 Network, an organization aimed at facilitating a global church planting movement.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:40:30 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Church Denies Down Syndrome Boy Communion, Parents 'Disgusted']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The parents of a seven-year-old boy with Down's syndrome say their son has been discriminated against by the Roman Catholic church after he was denied taking his first holy communion and confirmation.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:40:07 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Are Some Churches Going 'Too Far' to Reach the Lost for Christ?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With more and more of America’s youth leaving the church at a rapid rate, some ministries are crossing traditional boundaries to stay “culturally relevant,” but is there such a thing as going “too far” to attract believers to, and keep them engaged with, Christ?]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:00:38 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Churches Will Fundraise at Packers' Playoff Game]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Churches in Green Bay, Wis. are prepared raise extra money while they cheer for their hometown heroes' first home playoff game since 2008.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:46:02 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Texas Pastor Challenges Congregation to Have More Sex]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Texas evangelical pastor has highlighted the importance of sex for married Christians, calling it God's superglue for marriage.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:53:40 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Study: Younger Christians Care Less About Church]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Barna Group has released a study of what American Christians experience in their hearts and minds during their time in church, revealing the gaps in experiences regarding denomination and age.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:05:31 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[T.D. Jakes Talks Strategy for Church Building at Md. Conference]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bishop T.D. Jakes addressed thousands of church leaders during a Dallas conference Saturday, talking strategies for building the Church.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:18:03 EST</pubDate>        
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