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			<title><![CDATA[Father Angrily Shoots Daughter's Lap Top in 'Facebook Parenting' (VIDEO)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A North Carolina man has taken his anger out on his 15-year-old daughter by shooting her lap top computer repeatedly with a .45 pistol.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:23:00 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Catholic Women at Odds With Church Over Contraception?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Findings from a recent study revealing the use of contraceptives and abortifacients among Catholic women appear to contradict claims made by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in its fight against a government mandate for religious organizations to provide birth control healthcare in insurance packages.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:09:27 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Transgender Woman: I'm Still a Great Dad and Mom]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What if your husband one day decided he wanted to become your wife? Daytime TV host Anderson Cooper featured a couple in this situation on his show Wednesday, stirring debate on a controversial issue involving transgenderism and its impact on families.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:52 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Religious Groups Voice Support for Obama's Contraception Mandate Despite Catholic Outcry]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In stark contrast to most mainstream Christian leaders, especially those of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S., a coalition of 22 Christian, Jewish and Muslim institutions has emerged expressing support for President Barack Obama's controversial contraception mandate that affects many faith-based institutions.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:00 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Santorum: Marriage 'Saved My Life,' Inspired Faith in God]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After winning the GOP primary in three different states and rejuvenating his campaign, presidential candidate Rick Santorum confessed at a prayer meeting with 175 pastors at a Texas church Wednesday that the institution of marriage turned his whole life around. ]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:45:37 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Gay Marriage Opponents Vow to Fight Wash. Legislation]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Washington House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Wednesday and now supporters on both sides of the issue are preparing for a legal fight that will likely end in a referendum vote.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:48:54 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA['Poster Couple' for Gay Rights in California Is Divorcing]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The first homosexual couple to be married in Southern California announced their plans to divorce recently, with the news coming as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has found the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:06:24 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[NJ Residents Overwhelmingly in Favor of Referendum on Gay Marriage]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The majority of New Jersey residents are in favor of Gov. Chris Christie's suggestion to send a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage currently on the Senate floor to a referendum on the November ballot, according to a new poll from Kean University.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:23:08 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Should Christians Spank? Miss. Bill Could Mean Life Imprisonment for Parents]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Mississippi State Legislature is considering a bill that could see parents who "spank" their children face either 10 years in jail or life imprisonment depending on the intention and bodily harm caused to the child, but critics of the bill say its intentions are not clearly defined.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:49:41 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Mom Files $900 Trillion Lawsuit Against City]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A New York mother is suing the city for $900 trillion after what she says was a civil rights violation.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:25:04 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[California's Proposition 8 Ruled 'Unconstitutional']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Proposition 8, which sought to maintain the traditional definition of marriage in California, was struck down by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco Tuesday, with the measure being deemed unconstitutional. Pro-family groups are likely to appeal the court's ruling.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:56:07 EST</pubDate>        
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			<title><![CDATA[Komen VP Karen Handel Abruptly Quits Over Planned Parenthood Funding Reversal]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Karen Handel, vice president for public policy at The Susan G. Komen Foundation, resigned on Tuesday following the organization's latest decision to continue funding Planned Parenthood.]]></description>
            
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:23:00 EST</pubDate>        
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