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		<title>Abortion controversies: New developments prompt new debates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abortion rights and health care are rarely far from the headlines, but they are especially hot topics given the furor over the decision -- later rescinded -- by the Susan G. Komen foundation to end most of its grants to Planned Parenthood.]]></description>
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		<title>Human trafficking and the sex trade: Faith groups mobilize</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State Department will release its annual report on human trafficking by the end of June, spotlighting the global trade in enforced labor and the selling or prostitution of people – as many as 27 million, mostly women and children – without their consent or benefit. The issue is increasingly mobilizing religious groups. ]]></description>
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		<title>The abortion debate heats up: ReligionLink&#8217;s resources and experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anniversary of the Jan. 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion always sparks discussions about this hot-button issue, and the annual March for Life in Washington is one focus of attention. But the Republican takeover of the House has also raised hopes -- and concerns -- that new legislation could limit abortion rights. ]]></description>
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		<title>Global gender gap: Women, faith-based aid and development</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of organizations are cultivating connections between religion and development and are using those links to empower women, who are key to economic and social advancement in less-developed societies. A United Nations summit this month will make closing the global gender gap a priority.]]></description>
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		<title>The abortion debate: A new poll, plus experts and organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two pending developments are contributing to an escalation of the nation’s long-standing debate over legalized abortion: health care reform and the anticipated release of proposals, developed by a White House task force, aimed at reducing abortion. This edition of ReligionLink provides resources to help reporters navigate the volatile issues at stake. A large-scale survey from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious issues complicate adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religion and adoption are both, at core, about identity. And increasingly, religious issues are complicating adoption. That&#8217;s because of the increase in international and interfaith adoptions, in adoptions between races, and in adoptions by singles and gay couples. At the same time, a significant proportion of adoption agencies are faith-based, which has led to conflicts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious leaders respond to domestic violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Clergy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women who experience domestic violence have not always found compassion and help in their houses of worship. Some pastors, referring to a Bible verse, said women should submit to their husbands. Others likened women&#8217;s suffering to that of Jesus&#8217; on the cross. Some counseled forgiveness or suggested that a marriage must be saved at any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At Ramadan, Muslim women&#8217;s voices emerge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the month of Ramadan, Muslim women across the country will bring the Quran to the housebound, prepare meals for the hungry and reflect on what it means to be Muslim women today. More and more, they are working through formally organized women&#8217;s groups, which may also address education, social services or politics. The growing [...]]]></description>
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