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			<title><![CDATA[Wis. Lutheran Church Embroiled in Lawsuit Over Affiliation]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While some Protestant churches deal with divisions within their congregations, one Wisconsin church will be taking its affiliation dispute to court. About 70 members of Grace Lutheran Church of Eau Claire are asking a judge to declare their church exclusively affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:55:12 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Okla. Church Votes to Cut Ties with ELCA]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An Edmond, Okla., church voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to cut ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over the denomination's liberal direction.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 18:05:08 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[2011 Easter Message from ELCA Presiding Bishop]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jesus lives! Now resurrection, not death, defines our lives. Jesus continues to meet you in resurrection messengers]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:17:41 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[ELCA Chaplain, Obama Remind Public of Christ's Birth at Tree Lighting]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A retired military chaplain reminded hundreds of people at the 87th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C., on Thursday about the reason for the season.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:39:16 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Christians, Celebrities Tell LGBT Youth: 'It Gets Better']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Religious leaders are lending their voice to a newly launched video project, joining celebrities and political figures who assure young bullied gays and lesbians that "it gets better."]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:42:04 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[ELCA Receives 3 Lesbian Ministers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Three lesbian ministers were received Saturday on to the official clergy roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:13:59 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Evangelicals, Other Faith Leaders Condemn Anti-Muslim Bigotry]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Christian and Jewish leaders expressed deep distress and sadness Tuesday against recent incidents of violence and the desecration of Islamic houses of worship.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:30:58 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Disaffected Lutherans Constitute New Body]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More than 1,100 Lutherans, many of whom split from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, established a new denomination on Friday.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA['Outed' Pastor Says No to Homosexuality, Follows Jesus]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After being "outed" by a GLBT magazine and being placed on leave, the Rev. Tom Brock returned to Hope Lutheran Church on Sunday.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:27:17 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[LCMS Keeps Ties with ELCA for Now]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Delegates from the conservative Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod agreed on Thursday to continue its cooperative relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church despite the latter body's latest decisions on sexuality.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:21:31 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[LCMS Adopts Measures in Response to ELCA's Pro-Gay Actions]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Delegates of the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod on Tuesday overwhelmingly adopted two resolutions in response to last year's pro-gay actions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:30:16 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[LCMS Urged to Defend Abandoned Biblical Truths]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The head of the second largest Lutheran body in the country greeted delegates over the weekend with a note of affirmation that they are the front-line defenders of biblical truths.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:57:42 EDT</pubDate>        
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