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			<title><![CDATA[Women Bishops Vote Protested by Anglican Church Liberals]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A final vote by the Church of England on women bishops is set to go ahead in July, although protests from liberals this week threatened to push it back further.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 10:49:42 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Gabriel Amorth's Tomb Confession, Catholic Exorcist Says Vatican Abducted Girl for Sex?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A leading exorcist in the Catholic Church has accused the Vatican of playing a role in the kidnapping of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, who went missing nearly three decades ago in 1983.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:47 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Gay Ministry: Time for Christians to Look Past Debate on Same-Sex Marriage]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The president of the world's largest Christian ministry to homosexuals and their families says it's time for the Church to look past the political bickering over same-sex marriage and homosexuality and simply show compassion.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 06:48:02 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[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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			<title><![CDATA[Should Tithing Count as 'Charitable Giving?']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was recently criticized for counting money given to his Mormon church and affiliated charities as charitable giving. The issue has sparked the question is it "charitable giving" when the faithful donate or tithe to their churches if it is not directly aiding the poor or doing similar work?]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:19:24 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Texas Presbyterian Church Considering Split From PCUSA]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Texas congregation is considering a vote to break away from Presbyterian Church (USA) due to the denomination's growing acceptance of homosexuality.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 08:37:38 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Episcopal Convention to Discuss Removing Baptism Requirement for Communion]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Episcopal Church is considering changing a canon law that will allow non-baptized people to receive Holy Communion, and the resolution will be discussed at the 78th General Convention in Indianapolis when it meets July 4-12.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:27 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Legion of Christ Had Knowledge of Rev. Thomas Williams Child? (VIDEO)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rev. Thomas Williams of the Legion of Christ has admitted that he fathered a child. The Legion has also apologized not acting sooner in regards to the situation.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:53:13 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Church of Ireland Upholds Marriage as Between One Man and One Woman]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The General Synod of the Church of Ireland has passed a motion upholding marriage as a union between one man and one woman.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:19:30 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Irish Catholic Church Leader Apologizes to Sex Abuse Victims; Refuses to Resign]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The head of the Irish Catholic Church apologized last week to victims sexually abused by convicted child molester Father Brendan Smyth, but rejected calls to resign, in the latest development in one of the most publicized stories concerning sex scandals in the Irish church.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:13:35 EDT</pubDate>        
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