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		<title>Juvenile justice: Faith groups begin to speak out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States sentences more of its citizens under the age of 18 to life without parole than any other major developed nation, and American believers are increasingly viewing juvenile justice as a critical challenge for faith groups. This edition of ReligionLink focuses on this controversial topic.]]></description>
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		<title>Militias and religion: Hutaree case puts Christian extremism on trial</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The indictment of nine members of an extremist militia in the Midwest known as the Hutaree has cast a spotlight on shadowy right-wing hate groups, and on their fringe religious worldviews. The Hutaree case also comes amid concerns about growing threats stemming from contentious policy debates such as health care reform.]]></description>
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		<title>Executions up, death sentences down</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two reports in early January highlighted the ongoing tumult in the national debate over the death penalty. A story in The New York Times looked at a prominent legal group&#8217;s decision to end its support for capital punishment. And the annual survey from the Death Penalty Information Center presented a mixed picture. The DPIC survey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate-crimes bill becomes law: Religious opinion divided</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A landmark hate-crimes bill expanding federal statutes to include protections for homosexuals was signed into law on Oct. 28, 2009 by President Barack Obama. The law is a landmark achievement for the gay community but a dividing line for some religious groups. The law is often called the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond crime and punishment: Restorative justice grows</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A revolution is quietly taking place in criminal justice. Restorative justice, a system of legal resolution that involves the victim, offender and community, emphasizes repairing the harm caused when a crime is committed. Crime victims are part of the process of resolution, and criminals take responsibility for what they have done. Restorative justice has grown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping up the fight against sex trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sex trafficking is rising around the globe and in the United States, and children are increasingly being targeted. The U.S. government, state governments, and religious organizations are putting new energy and money into fighting trafficking with new strategies. That includes redefining who the victims are and facing moral ambiguities involved in the sex trade. What&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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