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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>National Day of Prayer, and a national debate over prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Day of Prayer is an annual civic and religious ritual that was established by Congress in 1952. Rarely has the observance been as controversial as it is this year, thanks to a recent court ruling.]]></description>
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		<title>Militias and religion: Hutaree case puts Christian extremism on trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Benedict XVI and the clergy abuse crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Clergy sex abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Pope Benedict XVI entered the sixth year of his papacy, the pontiff came under increasing scrutiny and intense criticism over his approach to revelations of sexual abuse by clergy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Splitting the baby: Religion and child custody</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religious differences are increasingly complicating child custody cases and are fueling a growing number of news stories. A generation ago, mothers almost always were granted custody and deemed responsible for most aspects of a child&#8217;s upbringing. Today these responsibilities are split more evenly between parents, and religion increasingly is a flash point. Experts say the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The abortion debate heats up: RL&#8217;s resources and experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abortion & birth control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion always sparks discussions about this hot-button issue, and the annual March for Life on the National Mall in Washington is one focus of much media attention. But this year there are a number of developments driving the abortion debate in new directions. The pending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Torture and terror: From &#8217;24&#8242; to the underwear bomber</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debate over torture is heating up on two fronts: politics and popular culture. The airline bombing attempt on Christmas Day brought renewed calls to use torture on terror suspects, and the Jan. 17 premiere of the new season of &#8220;24&#8243; again thrusts that drama&#8217;s frequent depictions of torture into the mix. The attempted terror [...]]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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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>High court hears arguments in Establishment case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religion was at the forefront as the U.S. Supreme Court began its new term this week. Justices heard arguments and seemed divided Wednesday over whether a cross in a national preserve violates the First Amendment&#8217;s Establishment Clause. The cross, which honors World War I soldiers, was first erected &#8211; without permission &#8212; in California&#8217;s Mojave Desert in [...]]]></description>
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