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	<description>Because Jesus Wasn’t Kidding About Loving Your Neighbor</description>
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		<title>What If It’s Not the Prisoner Who Needs Forgiveness? (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/04/what-if-its-not-the-prisoner-who-needs-forgiveness-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Lava</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beyond bars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mass incarceration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-authored by Bill Mefford, director of civil and human rights at the United Methodist Church&#8217;s General Board of Church &#38; Society; and Sala Nolan Gonzales, minister for criminal justice and human rights at the United Church of Christ&#8217;s Justice &#38; Witness Ministries. As Christians should know but often don&#8217;t, mass incarceration is one of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Pittance</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/03/a-pittance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faithful Democrats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cuts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=2013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Core message: 750,000 jobs lost is not &#8220;a pittance.&#8221; How powerful leaders treat ordinary people says a lot about their values and priorities. Sure, the sequester&#8217;s no big deal if you&#8217;re a politician who only cares about donors who write the next campaign check &#8212; instead of your constituents living paycheck to paycheck. Unfortunately, Republican [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Evening with David P. Gushee</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/02/an-evening-with-david-p-gushee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/02/an-evening-with-david-p-gushee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Gushee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human dignity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacredness of Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Evangelical scholar and Christian ethicist David Gushee visited The University of Virginia to give two lectures. I attended the first – “Sacredness of Life,” which received its title from his latest book.  If I recall, the poster advertising his visit said something along these lines. “Christian Ethicist David P. Gushee argues that culture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World’s Eyes on NRA Lobbyists</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/02/the-worlds-eyes-on-nra-lobbyists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/02/the-worlds-eyes-on-nra-lobbyists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faithful Democrats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arms Trade Treaty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=2001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While efforts to reduce gun violence in the U.S. move forward, the international community is watching closely to see if NRA lobbyists once again seek to derail the Arms Trade Treaty when the U.N. negotiations resume next month. Here&#8217;s how to talk about the Treaty and hold its opponents accountable. &#160; Core Message When there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s in Your Portfolio?</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/whats-in-your-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christian ethics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Church]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late Saturday morning, I was sitting in my favorite Charlottesville coffee shop with my dad and uncle.  They were in town for a basketball game but we had a few hours to spare so I decided to show them one of my favorite places to work. Just before it was time to head to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change, Here and Now</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/climate-change-here-and-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faithful Democrats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=1987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama vowed action on climate change in his historic inaugural speech warning that &#8220;the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.&#8221; Here&#8217;s how to make the case for why and how we can tackle one the most pressing challenges facing humanity. &#160; Lead with Common Sense and Values There&#8217;s no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gun Violence: Prep Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/gun-violence-prep-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faithful Democrats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gun laws]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=1981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Core Message: Congress chose to legalize the gun that killed the Newtown children. It’s time to make it right.    Commonly Asked Questions: Q: Would closing the private sales loophole prevent private citizens from selling firearms? A: Yes, gun show loophole legislation allows for private sales to continue, so long as a background check is performed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NRA Lobbyists vs. Gun Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/nra-lobbyists-vs-gun-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/nra-lobbyists-vs-gun-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faithful Democrats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=1969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Core Message: It has been just over one month since the Newtown elementary school massacre and the NRA continues to use this tragedy as a fundraising tool. Instead of representing law abiding gun owners, the Washington gun lobby is using the Newtown massacre to raise money so they can keep doing the bidding of companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failing at Devil’s Advocate for Louie Giglio</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/failing-at-devils-advocate-for-louie-giglio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/failing-at-devils-advocate-for-louie-giglio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[benediction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Louie Giglio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion conference]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=1954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the few short days since controversy erupted around Rev. Louie Giglio's invitation to pray at the inauguration, I’ve been engaging in a Tevye-esque internal dialogue, ala Fiddler on the Roof, looking at the one hand and then the other hand of this episode. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Murmur of Military Violence Drones On</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/the-murmur-of-military-violence-drones-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2013/01/the-murmur-of-military-violence-drones-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Brennan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/?p=1945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyday, it seems, I read tweets and news snippets announcing that, “Obama launches drone attacks on Pakistan” or Yemen or Iran. And every time, I struggle to reconcile my conception of the man I voted for with the man who is responsible for these distant, unmanned attacks. People who study international affairs or foreign policy [...]]]></description>
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