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		<title>American Muslims at 9/11: Assimilation and Islamophobia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Americans mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, tensions over Islam and debates over the role of Muslims in the United States have rarely been more intense. Moreover, 9/11 this year coincides with Eid al-Fitr, the celebration at the end of Ramadan. And the toxic controversy over a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero continues.]]></description>
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		<title>Hindu chic? From the yoga craze to the movie &#8216;Eat Pray Love&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Asian-Americans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Hindus haven't replaced WASPs as the religious elite of America, they're doing quite well for a relatively small community of fairly recent arrivals to the United States. The new movie 'Eat Pray Love' has lovely scenes of India and Hindu practice, and star Julia Roberts says she is now a Hindu.

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		<title>The fate of frozen embryos sparks intense debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of in-vitro fertilization and other procedures that require the creation of multiple embryos has resulted in an excess of frozen embryos, as many as 500,000. What to do with them, and whether couples can "adopt" them to gestate them to birth, is an ethical conundrum and a matter of intense debate.

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		<title>Tea Party politics and Christianity: Strange bedfellows?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tea Party movement is an influential force in electoral politics this year as it channels widespread populist anger over the weak economy and a host of other issues, such as taxes, immigration and the role of government. But how friendly is the Tea Party to Christian ideals?]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup, global religion: Resources on ‘football’ and faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 World Cup will conclude on July 11, but not before observers offer up numerous analogies between soccer and religion. ReligionLink has a running tally of stories and resources for reporters looking for an angle on the tournament in South Africa.]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis in the Holy Land: Israel and the Gaza blockade</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foreign policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[flotilla attack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The crisis over the Israeli boarding of a ship filled with activists trying to challenge Israel's blockade of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip is continuing, and the conflict has serious ramifications for religious groups in the Middle East and in the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Does the black church have a future? A debate continues</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100505.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 02:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African-Americans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vibrancy and viability of America's black churches have suddenly become matters of intense debate among African-American religious leaders. The debate was sparked by a Huffington Post "obituary" for the black church, which in turn prompted numerous responses about the fate of one of America's most important and enduring religious institutions.

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		<title>Islam, America and the prophet: Muslims face questions, debates</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100427.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muslims in America today find themselves at the crossroads of many contentious issues -- political, religious and cultural. So it is not surprising that controversies have again put Islam in the headlines, from a dispute over the show South Park to the cancellation of Franklin Graham's appearance at a Pentagon prayer event.]]></description>
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		<title>Militias and religion: Hutaree case puts Christian extremism on trial</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100330.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal government]]></category>
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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>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_100407.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<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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