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			<title><![CDATA[ELCA, Archives.com Partner to Digitize Millions of Church Records]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has forged a partnership with a major family genealogy website in which the denomination will have hundreds of reels of microfilm containing church records between 1793 to 1940 digitized.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:59:48 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Rhode Island Churches in Decline]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The state of Rhode Island is experiencing a decline in church attendance and an increase in church closings, according to researchers]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:29:28 EDT</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Openly Gay Pastor Chosen as Leader of Large Lutheran Church in Minn.]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An openly gay Atlanta pastor previously removed from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and later reinstated has now been voted in by an overwhelming majority to the role of senior pastor at the biggest Lutheran church in Saint Paul, Minn.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:27:57 EDT</pubDate>        
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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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