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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Commended for Anti-Hunger Speech Ahead of G8]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advocates commended President Barack Obama’s speech on efforts to combat hunger on Friday where he announced a new partnership involving private companies and for improving child nutrition efforts around the world.]]></description>
			<author>James D’Lucia</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 15:06:35 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ELCA Tokyo Missionaries Report ‘Boom’ in Baptisms at Local Church]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A pair of ELCA missionaries in Tokyo set to return to the U.S. in the fall report a “boom” of baptism after two years  of ministry and are looking to prepare the workings of their ministry to allow a new pastor take on the role.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 09:10:39 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Panel to Nominate Rev. Williams’ Successor Complete]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The membership of the panel that will nominate a successor to Rev. Rowan Williams as the head of the Church of England has reached sixteen and is now complete after a vote adding two more people.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:05:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[California Presbytery Opposes Rebuke Over Same-Sex Marriages]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In a protest vote, a northern California presbytery has opposed a 2010 rebuke of a clergy member for performing 16 same-sex marriages in 2008.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:45 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[As WCRC Executives Meet in Indonesia, a History of Integrating Local Culture and Christianity]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As executives of the World Communion of Reformed Churches meet in Indonesia to discuss the group’s plan for the coming year, they also got a lesson in Christian history as a local denomination’s Pastor described some churches’ favorable experiences decades ago in integrating traditional music and dances into Sunday worship.]]></description>
			<author>James D’Lucia</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:24:18 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sexuality, Society and the Church: Events Highlight Ongoing Shifts, Debates]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama’s public, personal embrace of same-sex marriage has brought to the fore ongoing debates within the church about homosexuality, with leaders among denominations both affirming and rejecting its presence.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:08:18 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PCUSA Expects Lower Mission Budget, Aims for 'Turnaround']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s mission arm has recommended a smaller budget in the next two years amid reduced giving, leading to fewer paid positions as the denomination highlights efforts to sharpen its world mission focus and reach out to more young adults.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 12:29:16 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Backs Same-Sex Marriage, Denomination Leader Applauds Stance]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama has for the first time publicly expressed support for same-sex marriage on Wednesday, citing his Christian faith’s “Golden Rule” as a factor, while the head of the gay-marriage-affirming denomination to which the President once belonged called the stance courageous.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:42:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ex-NCC General Secretary Takes University Post]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, the former general secretary of the National Council of Churches, will accepta a three-year academic post at Seattle University.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:33:49 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Church Group Appeals for Food, Emergency Aid in West Africa]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Low rainfall and devastated food crops in west Sub-Saharan Africa have prompted a U.S.-based multi-denominational church group to issue a $100,000 appeal to help provide food and other emergency assistance to more than 83,000 people.]]></description>
			<author>James D’Lucia</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:08:54 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Occupy Faith March in London to Start at St. Paul's Cathedral]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An interfaith group called has announced it will kick off a march against economic injustice from the steps of St. Paul’s cathedral this summer, with the permission of church officials, a move just months removed from a clash between protesters and clergy.]]></description>
			<author>George H. Mikler</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:43:58 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Episcopal Dioceses in Illinois Set Timeline for Reunification Talks]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Leaders of the Episcopal Church dioceses of Chicago and neighboring Quincy have agreed to develop a plan and timeline for future reunification discussions and meet again on August 18.]]></description>
			<author>Jim Burklo</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:18:19 EDT</pubDate>
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