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		<title>Gun Rights Advocates are Focusing on the Wrong Part of the 2nd Amendment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before I begin, let me give you a little personal background on myself. I am a gun owner. I own three shotguns, two rifles, one muzzleloader, and one handgun. I used to be a member of the National Rifle Association. At one point, I was an avid deer hunter, turkey hunter, and outdoorsman in general. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time for Pro-Lifers to Be Pro-Life</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/05/25/its-time-for-pro-lifers-to-be-pro-life/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 13:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here we are again. Twenty-one dead in a mass school shooting in Texas, including 19 precious little children. All senselessly mowed down by a crazed man with an AR-15. Are you like me? Do you wish you were more shocked and outraged? The fact that this was not shocking is testament to the fact that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can a Democrat Be a Christian?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/05/19/can-a-democrat-be-a-christian/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 13:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greg Locke]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago, a friend sent me a link to a YouTube video of a Tennessee preacher named Greg Locke going on a political rant from his pulpit in front of a raucous and supportive congregation. I have taken the liberty of transcribing about a minute and a half of his vitriolic message below. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Dissociation Keep You from Standing for Women&#8217;s Rights</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/05/11/dont-let-dissociation-keep-you-from-standing-for-womens-rights/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 16:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alito]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[matthew hale]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There’s an old story that is often used to show how easily we can adjust to things that are slowly doing us harm. The story goes that if you place a frog in a room temperature pot of water and then place the pot on the stove and turn up the heat, little by little, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Abortion Ban Questions Christians Should Ask Themselves</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/05/04/abortion-ban-questions-christians-should-ask-themselves/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abortion ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roe v. Wade]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the recent announcement of leaked information, it appears that the Supreme Court is primed to overturn Roe v. Wade. The likelihood of many more states banning abortions seems to be imminent. No matter which estimates you use, it is very likely that half, give or take, of the states in the Union will immediately [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jesus and Elon Musk: America&#8217;s Income Inequality Problem</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/04/27/jesus-and-elon-musk-americas-income-inequality-problem/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has put the issue of wealth in the forefront of my mind the last few days. In my opinion, the biggest problem facing our nation is income inequality. I say this because I believe that almost all our other problems are directly related to it. Name any hot-button issue, abortion, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lessons for Christians from Non-Christian, Ben Franklin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ben Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benjamin franklin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I just finished watching Ken Burns’ latest work, a brilliant two-part documentary about Benjamin Franklin. As a long-time teacher and student of American history, Franklin’s life falls right into my wheelhouse of interest, so I went into this new retrospective armed with substantial prior knowledge about the subject. But as with all of Ken Burns’ [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dear Christians, Relax, Schools Are NOT Grooming Your Kids to Be Gay or Trans</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/04/13/dear-christians-relax-schools-are-not-grooming-your-kids-to-be-gay-or-trans/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[SEL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social and Emotional Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tucker Carlson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, in a Fox News interview with author turned politician, J.D. Vance, this past week, Tucker Carlson said that he was bewildered by the fact that the fathers of students weren’t storming into classrooms and “thrashing” teachers for “sexually grooming” kids in schools. You can’t see me right now, but I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why is the Christian Right So Scared of Teaching Antiracism?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/04/06/why-is-the-christian-right-so-scared-of-teaching-antiracism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exvangelical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antiracist Baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Race Theory]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Judge Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Cruz]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/?p=8461</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[During the congressional hearings for Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Republican Senator Ted Cruz (Texas), brought into question the judge’s views on Critical Race Theory. He used several books that are used by the Georgetown Day School, a prep school where Jackson serves as a trustee, as examples of what he claimed were over-the-top [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Message Lost and a Good Walk Spoiled</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2022/04/04/a-message-lost-and-a-good-walk-spoiled/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Phipps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenville SC]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m just back from a nice week of spring break vacation. My wife and I spent the week in the southeast. On our way home, we made some stops in some places I’ve always wanted to visit but hadn’t yet. One of those places was Greenville, South Carolina. I’d been told by several people that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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