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  <title><![CDATA[ Parents Make One Last Try To Talk To Kids In Lake City Cult  ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P>LAKE CITY, FL -- <FONT size=2>In a sea of flowers and headstones lies a grave.&nbsp; There is no marker, no flowers, no signs of who is buried here. </FONT></P> ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Father Alberto to Join Episcopal Church ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ MIAMI (AP) -- A popular Miami priest and media personality known as "Father Oprah" has left the Catholic Church and joined the Episcopal Church after he was photographed cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:46:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Episcopal Church Ousts 61 Clergy in Bishop Dispute ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- National leaders of the Episcopal Church have ousted 61 clergy who aligned with a former bishop in California when he broke with the national church in a dispute over the Bible and homosexuality. ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Mormon Church Applauds Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ SALT LAKE CITY, UT (AP) -- The Mormon church is praising the decision of the California Supreme Court to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 11:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Clergy Wary but Praying for Sotomayor ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) -- Two Washington-based Christian activists say they're praying for Judge Sonia Sotomayor (SUHN'-ya soh-toh-my-YOR') and for the senators who'll decide whether to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 11:08:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Archbishop Slams Irish Catholic Orders Over Abuse ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P>DUBLIN, IRELAND (AP) -- Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin slammed Irish Catholic orders on Monday for concealing their culpability in decades of child abuse and said they needed to come up with much more money to compensate victims.</P> ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 12:13:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Bible Passages no Longer on Pentagon Reports ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ PENTAGON (AP) -- The Pentagon says it no longer includes a Bible quotation on the cover page of daily intelligence briefings it sends to the White House as was the practice during the Bush administration. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:17:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Noted Catholic Theologian Dies At 69 ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P>TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Monsignor William Kerr, a leading human rights figure and Catholic educator, died Wednesday. He was 69.</P> ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 03:27:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Polish Priest Advocates Happy Sex Life in New Book ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The Rev. Ksawery Knotz has a message for all married Catholic couples out there: there's nothing wrong with a steamy sex life. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:44:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Ohio Teen Suspended for Going to Girlfriend's Prom ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ FINDLAY, OH (AP) -- A northwest Ohio teenager has been suspended by his Christian school because he attended another high school's prom. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pope in Israel Calls for Palestinian Homeland ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AP) -- <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1242040150_0 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Pope Benedict XVI</SPAN> called for the establishment of an independent <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1242040150_1 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Palestinian homeland</SPAN> immediately after he arrived in Israel Monday, a stance that could put him at odds with his hosts on a trip aimed at easing strains between the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1242040150_2>Vatican</SPAN> and Jews. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Compromising Photos Force Out Miami Priest ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ <P>MIAMI, FL&nbsp;-- The Archdiocese of Miami says a priest who allegedly appeared in compromising beach photos with a woman is out as head of the diocese's radio network.</P> ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pope Greets Native Canadians ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ VATICAN CITY (AP) -- A group of Canadian aboriginals attended Pope Benedict XVI's general audience on Wednesday before a private meeting where the pope was expected to express concern about the former policy of forced attendance of Indian children at Christian-run schools. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Crist Says He'd OK to Jesus, Cross License Plates ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist says he would approve license plates with the image of a cross and an image of Jesus if they make it to his desk. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Church Under Fire for Great Sex Sermon ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ MELBOURNE, FL -- A school that allows a church to lease a room is receiving complaints about the ministry's message.  ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Jimmy Carter Implores Baptists to Unite ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter is imploring Baptists to unite despite a range of theological disputes that have split the denomination. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:21:33 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Billy Graham's Daughter To Give Message of Hope ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The daughter of Reverend Billy Graham will make a special visit to the First Coast on Friday. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:39:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Israel Marks Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hanita Leshem's parents handed her over to a Christian family in Ukraine in 1941, when she was just a year old, to save her from the Nazi troops murdering the Jews there. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:44:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Texas Christian University Nixes Plans for Gay Student Housing ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Texas Christian University won't provide on-campus housing for gay students this fall as previously planned. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pope Carries Easter Candle in Vatican Basilica ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[ VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI carried a tall, lit candle symbolizing Christian hope into a dramatically darkened St. Peter's Basilica packed with faithful Saturday night in the traditional start of the Vatican's vigil Mass on the eve of Easter. ]]></description> 
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:28:40 GMT</pubDate>
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