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		<title>Holy policy</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/03/holy-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Woodlief</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a tough row to hoe, making the case that Jesus is a capitalist. For example, there is the fact that the first church appears to have adopted voluntary socialism. And that business about seeking not the treasures of this world&#8212;that hasn&#8217;t stopped conservatives from spilling gallons of ink to refine our understanding about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: What Calvin teaches us about writing</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/03/video-what-calvin-teaches-us-about-writing/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/03/video-what-calvin-teaches-us-about-writing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marvin Olasky</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A video commentary by WORLD Editor in Chief Marvin Olasky, courtesy of Desiring God and its upcoming National Conference, &#8220;With Calvin in the Theater of God&#8221;:

EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: In the July 4 issue of WORLD Marvin wrote a feature on how a 500th birthday biography of Calvin shows a complex man with a singular belief who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Yes&#8221; means &#8220;maybe&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/03/yes-means-maybe/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/03/yes-means-maybe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrée Seu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter had a birthday party a couple of weeks ago for her 4-year-old. She sent out invitations to 22 adults and 15 children, with an RSVP phone number. She received no replies.
It just so happens that the previous day I had coffee with a young woman who is in charge of putting together functions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting with Muslims</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/02/meeting-with-muslims/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/02/meeting-with-muslims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Belz</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, Pastor Rick Warren will speak at the Islamic Society of North America&#8217;s annual convention.
To critics of Warren, who think it&#8217;s wrong on the face of the matter for him to speak at an event sponsored by Muslims, I say: Wait until you hear what Warren says.

I don&#8217;t say that with any kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage 911</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/02/marriage-911/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/02/marriage-911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Dunham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[mark-sanford]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://online.worldmag.com/?p=20047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does the story of a philandering governor in South Carolina have to do with a simple homeschooling mom in Missouri? Not much unless you consider that this homeschooling mom is also a married woman and takes to heart stories of vows gone awry. My heart goes out to Jenny Sanford and their four boys. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A certain 15-year-old</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/02/a-certain-15-year-old/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/02/a-certain-15-year-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrée Seu</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pro-life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After President Obama’s visit to Notre Dame in May, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sunday editorial section ran a debate of the two sides of the abortion issue under the title “Does abortion allow for common ground?” I read both positions to a certain 15-year-old I know, who is no lover of God. I asked that she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Obama wants Sotomayor</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/01/why-obama-wants-sotomayor/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/01/why-obama-wants-sotomayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Belz</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since the Supreme Court decision a couple of days ago with reference to racial discrimination in the case of the New Haven, Conn., firefighters, many usually shrewd observers have noted what a strong indicator the decision is that Sonia Sotomayor simply lacks the qualifications to make sound judgments. Thomas Sowell, for example, said today: &#8220;For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three cheers for the Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/01/three-cheers-for-the-supreme-court/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/01/three-cheers-for-the-supreme-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Bradley</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Ricci v. DeStefano]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://online.worldmag.com/?p=20048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court handed down justice on behalf of a few white firefighters. Awesome. According to Monday’s court decision, several white firefighters were mistreated by the city of New Haven, Conn., when it refused to promote them despite their high scores on a promotional exam. In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The evolution of Gov. Corzine</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/01/the-evolution-of-gov-corzine/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/07/01/the-evolution-of-gov-corzine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrée Seu</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Screwtape Letters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As recently as 2006, Jon Corzine believed that marriage was between a man and a woman. But the governor of New Jersey has come into the light&#8212;and just in time for his reelection campaign&#8212;and is now espousing “marriage equality.” “Equality” is an unbeatable word, a magical incantation. This is doubtless why the same-sex marriage political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith-based budgeting</title>
		<link>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/06/30/faith-based-budgeting/</link>
		<comments>http://online.worldmag.com/2009/06/30/faith-based-budgeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Wishing</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[deficit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If the governor of your state called you into his or her office and asked you how to address a massive budget shortfall, what would you suggest? Would you cut spending, raise taxes, or try to find new sources of revenue? Your answer, like those in elected office, will be a faith-based solution.
California has a [...]]]></description>
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