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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Could we talk? I mean, there’s already been a lot of chatter about this year’s theatrical release of 50 Shades of Grey.  And by “chatter” I mean&#8230; <span class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://thornscompose.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/an-open-letter-to-50-shades-fans/" rel="bookmark">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text">"An open letter to &#8220;50 Shades&#8230;&#8221; fans:"</span></a></span>]]></description>
								
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		<title>Being right or being redemptive: What we can learn from Duck Dynasty-gate</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 03:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Aight.  If you’ve just crawled out from under a rock, you’re hearing a lot of buzz around Phil Robertson, one of the stars of A&#38;E’s popular reality&#8230; <span class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://thornscompose.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/being-right-or-being-redemptive-what-we-can-learn-from-duck-dynasty-gate/" rel="bookmark">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text">"Being right or being redemptive: What we can learn from Duck&#160;Dynasty-gate"</span></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>College Sundays: Questions 5 &#038; 6: Legal and Relational Questions</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[These are questions 5 &#38; 6 texted/tweeted from our most recent &#8220;College Sunday&#8221; at Tri-State Fellowship.   What are the legal implications for churches who deny marriage&#8230; <span class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://thornscompose.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/college-sundays-questions-3-4-legal-and-relational-questions/" rel="bookmark">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text">"College Sundays: Questions 5 &#38; 6: Legal and Relational&#160;Questions"</span></a></span>]]></description>
								
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		<title>College Sundays: Questions 3 &#038; 4: Jesus, Homosexuality, and the Law</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Question 3: Why do people say that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality?  Why is this question so important?  It’s assumed that if Jesus never addressed homosexuality,&#8230; <span class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://thornscompose.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/college-sundays-questions-3-4-jesus-homosexuality-and-the-law/" rel="bookmark">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text">"College Sundays: Questions 3 &#38; 4: Jesus, Homosexuality, and the&#160;Law"</span></a></span>]]></description>
								
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		<title>College Sundays: Question 2: &#8220;Why do some churches accept homosexuality?&#8221;</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks for reading.  This series looks at some of the questions tweeted/texted in during last Sunday’s discussion on homosexuality.  You can read yesterday’s question here: “Can you&#8230; <span class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://thornscompose.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/college-sundays-question-2-why-do-some-churches-accept-homosexuality/" rel="bookmark">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text">"College Sundays: Question 2: &#8220;Why do some churches accept homosexuality?&#8221;"</span></a></span>]]></description>
								
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		<title>College Sundays Q&#038;A&#8211;Question 1: &#8220;Can you be both gay and Christian?&#8221;</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[This series of posts is designed to address some of the questions texted/tweeted during the message at Tri-State Fellowship entitled: “It Gets Better: The Gospel and Homosexuality.”&#8230; <span class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://thornscompose.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/college-sundays-qa-question-1-can-you-be-both-gay-and-christian/" rel="bookmark">Read more <span class="screen-reader-text">"College Sundays Q&#38;A&#8211;Question 1: &#8220;Can you be both gay and Christian?&#8221;"</span></a></span>]]></description>
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