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		<title>Operation Compassion Sends Relief to Texas Tornado Victims</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a series of deadly tornadoes and the aftermath of destruction, Operation Compassion, an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God, is sending relief items to help support the victims. A semi-trailer loaded with food, water, disaster buckets and blankets is on its way to the Granbury, Texas area which was hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholics Split on Proposed Gay Boy Scouts Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Sefranek is a lifelong Roman Catholic and a long-serving volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America—two parts of his identity that have always been in harmony. Until now. As the BSA decides this month whether to allow openly gay boys into its program, Sefranek is among those who say the controversial move would cause [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;My Mother&#8217;s Secret&#8217; a Canadian Bestseller</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Mother&#8217;s Secret, by J.L. Witterick, has been recognized by The Globe and Mail of Canada as a bestselling non-fiction book. My Mother&#8217;s Secret honors two women who saved many Polish Jews from certain death. The book is based on the true story of Franciszka Halamajowa and her daughter Helena, who are honored as The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guideposts Announces Retirement of President and CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guideposts (www.guideposts.org), the non-profit organization and a leading provider of inspirational content and services, announced the retirement of Richard V. Hopple, 66, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a Trustee. Mr. Hopple, who had held the post since 2007, will continue in a consulting capacity with the organization until August 31. The Guideposts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Praying Church: Praying Pastor&#8217; Conference Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Church of God General Overseer Mark Williams has announced the next phase in the church’s prayer ministry – a focus on praying pastors. The Church at Liberty Square in Cartersville, Ga., will host a unique ‘Praying Church: Praying Pastor’ conference, Thursday – Friday, August 22-23. Jim Cymbala of the famed 10,000-member Brooklyn Tabernacle, renowned for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missionaries Endure Jungle Training Program to Evangelize Unreached People Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eighteen IMB missionaries and their kids watched with mixed emotions as the twin-prop plane took off from the jungle airstrip, headed back to the city. As they stood surrounded by wide rivers and miles of dense Amazon rain forest on all sides, reality began to sink in. They were on their own. The group trudged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Canadians Are Turning Away From Organized Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new national study shows that while Canada remains overwhelmingly Christian, Canadians are turning their backs on organized religion in ever greater numbers. Results from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) show that more than two-thirds of Canadians, or some 22 million people, said they were affiliated with a Christian denomination. At 12.7 million, Roman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Survey IDs Seven Most Harmful and Helpful Marital Behaviors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bestselling author, counselor and syndicated radio host Stephen Arterburn says marriage can be easier than most couples think by uprooting the 7 most harmful behaviors and replacing them with the 7 most helpful ones. After conducting a national survey of over two-thousand married and formerly-married individuals, Arterburn shares the 7 most commonly-cited &#8220;harmful behaviors&#8221; within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoky Mountain Children&#8217;s Home Reaccredited</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials with the Church of God&#8217;s Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (SMCH) recently received word that the facility and its programs have been reaccredited. Wording from the letter making the action official said,&#8221;Congratulations! On behalf of the Council on Accreditation (COA), I am delighted to inform you that Smoky Mountain Children&#8217;s Home has been reaccredited. Reaccreditation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Christian Film Festival Reveals Winners, Announces 2014 Festival Dates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Christian Film Festival has truly been a fierce competition this year. Producers from around the world submitted their best films, documentaries, music videos and more to try to win the top prize. There were many submissions but only a few official selections in this very tough competition. The winners were selected by 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How a Small Texas Church Birthed Historic Capitol Hill Prayer Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three years ago, my church in Bullard, Texas, was very concerned regarding the spiritual and political direction in which we saw America heading. One Wednesday evening, a handful of our members gathered to pray for America. I remember praying a very simple prayer aloud: “Lord, open to us a door to the nation, that somehow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bible Verse No Guy Enjoys Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’d never heard a sermon on Deuteronomy 23:1 until last month, when my Puerto Rican friend Luis Roig had the courage to read the text out loud to a group of men in Florida. When he did, one guy gasped and fell on the floor. Several others laughed nervously, and we all drew our knees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time is Too Short to Wait Too Long</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get five people in a room and there will usually be five variations of thought concerning the end-times and the Lord&#8217;s coming. Some believe in a pre-tribulation rapture; others, a mid-tribulation rapture or even a post-tribulation rapture. You may be like the man who said he was a pan-millennialist. He believed it would just &#8220;pan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Churches Become Like Country Clubs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nine out of 10 churches in America are declining or growing at a pace slower than the rate of their communities. Churches limp along as members drift out the proverbial back door. So what can church leaders do to stop the exodus? Thom S. Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources and best-selling author, sees this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Book Offers Big Hearted Stories from Everyday Families</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when families are under attack in our culture, authors Theresa Thomas and Patti Maguire Armstrong have assembled a recipe for happy families in their book &#8220;Big Hearted: Inspiring Stories From Everyday Families&#8221; published by Scepter Publishers. This collection of stories from across the U.S. and Australia gives an inside look into everyday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research: 10 Million Tithers Donate More Than $50 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are an estimated 10 million tithers in America that donate more than $50 billion annually to religious and charitable causes. A new 5-year constituency study released by the State of the Plate gives an inside, in-depth look at the financial, giving, and spiritual practices of 4,413 people who donate 10% or more each year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee University Receives Approval for Nursing Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland, Tennessee&#8211;The Tennessee Board of Nursing has cleared the way for Lee University to build a nursing program. Lee University President Dr. Paul Conn, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Carolyn Dirksen and Dr. Carla Sanderson, Union University provost and former director of that school’s nursing program, presented Lee’s case in Nashville. “This is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Messiah&#8217; Is Increasingly Popular Name for U.S. Boys</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sophia tops the list of names for American baby girls for the second year in a row, while King and Messiah are becoming increasingly popular names for boys, the U.S. Social Security Administration said on Thursday. Jacob has become a standby for boys’ names, topping that category for the 14th straight year. Liam and Elizabeth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate &#8216;Say Something Nice&#8217; Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, June 2, 2013, will be different from all the Sundays that preceded it. It will be a friendlier, more cheerful and more affirming day. Gone will be the rancor and demeaning verbiage. Across the nation churches will celebrate the Seventh Annual Say Something Nice Sunday. As bullying has escalated in all walks of life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentecostalism: To the Ends of the Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s arguably the fastest-growing religious movement in the world. Yet, despite increasing from less than 1 million adherents at the beginning of the 20th century to as many as 614 million today, the story behind the &#8220;spectacular rise of global Pentecostalism&#8221; has gone largely untold. By Troy Anderson Now, in his new Oxford University Press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Tells Nuns to Be Spiritual Mothers, Not &#8216;Spinsters&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pope Francis on Wednesday told leaders of women’s orders from around the world to be “fertile” spiritual mothers in the Catholic Church, not “spinsters.” The Argentine pontiff addressed some 800 leaders of female religious orders who are in Rome for the meeting of the International Union of Superiors General. Speaking about the nuns&#8217; vow of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Church Attendance Stabilizes After Years of Decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of people attending Sunday services at Britain&#8217;s Anglican churches is continuing to drop, but church officials say there are signs that the decline is starting to stabilize. A spokesperson for the Church of England said Tuesday that average weekly attendance at the nation&#8217;s 16,247 Anglican parishes was 1.1 million in 2011, representing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea: Jailed American Missionary Plotted Downfall of State</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea was a missionary who used his tourism business to form groups to overthrow the government, the state&#8217;s Supreme Court said. Kenneth Bae, 44, was sentenced earlier this month after being detained late last year leading a tour group in the North Korean city of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historical Society of Church of God Movements to meet May 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Historical Society of Church of God Movements announces its upcoming 12th annual meeting for Thursday, May 30, 2013. This year’s theme is “A Study of R.G. Spurling: His Legacy and Influence” and focuses on the founder of the Christian Union, which later gave rise to the various Church of God groups prominent in Pentecostalism. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latin American Leaders Gather in Guatemala</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,500 top officials of the Church of God throughout Latin America gathered late last month in Guatemala to hear from denominational leaders and discuss plans that will guide the growth of the church until the year 2020 under the theme, &#8220;Word, Spirit, and Community.&#8221; Under the leadership of Latin American director David Ramirez, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Judge Rules Cheerleaders May Display Bible Banners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Texas judge on Wednesday ruled that the &#8220;Bible banners&#8221; waved by cheerleaders during football games in a small school district are constitutionally protected free speech and that the tradition will be allowed to continue. No law &#8220;prohibits the cheerleaders from using religious-themed banners at school sporting events,&#8221; State District Judge Steven Thomas wrote in [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is there an epidemic of moral failure in the church? Because holiness has become a foreign concept. By J. Lee Grady It happened again. For the third time in six months, the pastor of a large church in my hometown of Orlando, Fla., has resigned from his pulpit because of adultery. I’m sad. I’m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ascension Day and the Global Missional Implications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 is “Ascension Day,” marking the day when Jesus Christ ascended up into heaven, as recorded in Acts 1.3-11. It starts a global countdown of ten days of international prayer leading to Pentecost Sunday and the annual Global Day of Prayer on Sunday, May 19. By Grant McClung Unfortunately, many know nothing about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church of God Women&#8217;s Conference Conducted in Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women from around the Caribbean recently attended the first-ever regional women&#8217;s conference held at the New Testament Church of God International Worship Centre in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. According to reports from the conference, delegates from as far as Suriname to the United States united under the theme “Celebrating Life in Christ.&#8221; &#8220;Excitement, anticipation, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside the Book of One of the World&#8217;s Fastest-Growing Religions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What used to be an exotic religion of people halfway around the world is now the belief system of people living across the street. Relying on the media and politicians for information about what Muslims believe isn&#8217;t going to cut it. Christians need to be better informed, whether the goal is to understand global politics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Proves Impact of Prayer on Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Praying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more cooperative and forgiving behavior toward the partner, according to a new study co-authored by a Florida State University (FSU) researcher. The findings are significant because they are the first in which the partners who are the subject of the prayers reported a positive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers, Grandmothers, and Missions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You have the faith of your mother, Eunice, and your grandmother, Lois. That is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you…” (2 Timothy 1.5-6). By Grant McClung “So, what is this with the McClungs and missions?” Janice and I had just been seated with our guest at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Ministers/Widows Conference Is This Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.faithnews.cc/?p=14593</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland, TN&#8211;Hundreds of retired ministers and their spouses, as well as widows of ministers, are headed to Cleveland, Tennessee and the campus of Lee University where they will be hosted for a time of fellowship, food, concerts and worship. Theme for the conference is &#8220;Witnesses to the Word.&#8221; The event is sponsored by the Center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>28 Nations Pray for USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A world-wide call to pray and fast for the USA went out from Australia and New Zealand on 25 April 2013 from the team at Australia&#8217;s National Day of Prayer and Fasting. The video Call to Prayer can be seen at www.nationaldayofprayer.com.au. The Australian team felt led by God to bridge the US National Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky Passes Christian Health Care Ministry Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kentucky General Assembly passed a law allowing a Christian-only health care plan to resume operations in the state. The Florida-based Medi-Share ministry was shut down last year after objections from the Kentucky insurance department. The plan helps pay medical bills for Christians who don&#8217;t smoke, drink or engage in sexual relations outside of marriage. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware Voting on Gay Marriage Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.faithnews.cc/?p=14587</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state&#8217;s Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General Assembly&#8217;s passage of the bill several weeks ago. Governor Jack Markell, an outspoken supporter of gay marriage, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Ministries Conference Scheduled for July in Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 15th Biennial International Fellowship Conference, sponsored by Church of God Black Ministries, will be held July 17-20, 2013 at National Church of God (www.nationalcog.org), 6700 Bock Road, Fort Washington, Maryland. In line with the International Church of God theme, the conference theme is “Illuminated By His Word”, Psalm 119:105. A number of noted speakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rugged Faith, Making an Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rugged Faith Ministries is now offering two new programs for churches. Entitled &#8220;Impact; Men Making a Difference&#8221; and &#8220;David&#8217;s Mighty Men; The Hard Corps&#8221; both programs can be presented as a 4-hour seminar, or a 90-minute rally. These programs include promotional videos, posters, Seminar Workbooks, and pastor&#8217;s sermon outlines. Rugged Faith will present either of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Christians Look to Solidarity with Israel</title>
		<link>http://www.faithnews.cc/?p=14580</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) President Mark Tooley was honored to co-host today&#8217;s Christian Israel Solidarity Event at the Israel Embassy in Washington, D.C. Other members of the host committee included Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Mat Staver of Liberty University, Gary Bauer of American Values, and Susan Michael of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon Defends Unconstitutional Policy Against Soldiers Sharing Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pentagon personnel responded to Breitbart News&#8217; report about court-martialing service members who share their faith in the military, which the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday and the Air Force on Thursday separately confirmed a second time. Now the Pentagon claims the opposite. But these new statements instead only compound the problem, as the Pentagon&#8217;s new definitions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couple to Donate CD Proceeds to World Missions</title>
		<link>http://www.faithnews.cc/?p=14575</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jimmy and Jennifer Layne, also known as “Back Home,” from Nashville, Tennessee, have committed to donate a portion of the profits from their new CD to the Marcelly’s Dream project with Church of God World Missions. In a ceremony attended by the staff of World Missions, led by General Director Tim Hill, the Layne’s announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hymn Writers Revive Lost Musical Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most songwriters in Nashville, Tenn., want to get their songs on the radio. Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymnbooks. The Gettys, originally from Belfast, Ireland, hope to revive the art of hymn writing at a time when the most popular new church songs are written for rock bands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon: Service Members Can Evangelize</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian conservatives have grown increasingly alarmed in recent weeks over reports and rumors that the Pentagon is considering new policies aimed at discriminating against Christians and disciplining or even court-martialing those who share their faith. But the Department of Defense on Thursday sought to debunk that speculation, saying that while aggressive proselytizing is barred, evangelization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proclaiming the Power of the Holy Spirit to New Generations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Empowered21 (www.empowered21.org) is committed to seeing new generations experience the power and presence of the living God by providing resources at www.pentecostsunday.tv and encouraging ministry leaders to preach and teach on the Holy Spirit during the weeks leading to Pentecost Sunday, May 19 2013. Empowered21 launched the Pentecost Initiative, One Day—One Message, last year, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>enCOURAGE:2013—A Conference for Women in Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of USA Missions in the Division of World Evangelization of the Church of God has announced plans for enCOURAGE:2013—A Conference for Women in Ministry, to be held August 8-10, 2013 at the North Cleveland Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee. The conference theme will play on the two words ENCOURAGE and COURAGE, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith-Based Film Winners Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOODNESS REIGNS, Inc. has announced the top winners of its 2013 faith-based short film contest while also launching its People&#8217;s Choice Voting Campaign giving all viewers a chance to pick their favorite submissions. Top finishers of the &#8220;Share the Story&#8221; Contest include: Young Adult Category: Seth DeMoor of Englewood, CO, for &#8220;Father John Nepil&#8221; Teen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Christian Content Pinning Site Launches</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently launched website, www.thechurchyard.net, aims to become the largest provider of faith-based, Christian content on the internet. Modeled after Pinterest, The Churchyard allows users to &#8216;pin&#8217; content to boards they create and allows users to create and manage collections of photos, videos, websites, etc. Users can browse other boards for content, &#8216;re-pin&#8217; images to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media on the Mission Field: Blessing or Curse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media that provides missionaries unprecedented connections with home also comes with inherent dangers, according the latest issue of &#8220;Unfinished,&#8221; the award-winning quarterly magazine of The Mission Society. Especially in areas of the world where evangelism is outlawed or unwelcome, missionaries and their home supporters are urged to exercise wisdom to maintain safety in using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee University Graduation Is This Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee University will hold spring graduation exercises this weekend, May 3 and 4, 2013 on the Cleveland, Tennessee campus. The May ceremonies are the largest of three graduation events held at Lee each year. Graduation events are also conducted in summer and winter as well. Commencement is a two-day event, beginning with a commissioning service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Overseer of Church of God of Prophecy Resigns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randall E. Howard, general overseer of the Church of God of Prophecy, has resigned according to a release from the Cleveland, Tennessee-based denomination. Howard, who has served the organization since 2006, is taking a ministry sabbatical for a season of spiritual renewal and to focus on personal issues within his family. Howard says he looks [...]]]></description>
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