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		<title>Immigration reform: Faith-based groups push for a bill this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama pushed for immigration reform in a speech on Thursday in Washington. While Obama is to focus on "the need to fix our broken immigration system," some wonder whether it will be enough to pass the legislation. Faith-based groups hope so.]]></description>
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		<title>Diwali approaches: Hindu resources available</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hindu &#8220;Festival of Lights&#8221; known as Diwali (or Deepavali) begins Saturday, Oct. 17, and runs for five days. Diwali is one of the most popular holidays in the Hindu diaspora, especially in the United States, where the Hindu population has topped 1 million &#8212; tripling in 15 years. The holiday is also observed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslims at 9/11 &#8212; and beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, always casts in sharp relief America&#8217;s relationship with the Muslim world, and the role of the growing Islamic community in the United States &#8212; issues that are covered in a new Pew survey and in a number of ReligionLink guides and resources, as shown below. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslims at Ramadan: Showcasing a diverse minority</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins on or about Aug. 22, and the fasting and abstaining and feasting that accompany the observance are among the most prominent markers of North America&#8217;s growing Muslim population. But few may realize how diverse the Muslim community is. In fact, many Americans have been playing catch-up when it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslims and civil rights: A continuing debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama&#8217;s June 4 address to the Muslim world served as a fresh reminder of the tensions between civil rights and national security that have played out in the U.S. and abroad since 9/11. The president&#8217;s speech was welcomed by the Muslim community, which remains deeply concerned about attacks against Muslims. In the wake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mapping Muslim assimilation: Islam’s growing social infrastructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like Jews, Catholics and other immigrant groups before them, Muslims are building a social infrastructure in America that includes houses of worship, schools, health clinics, banks, charities and more. Muslims&#8217; social and religious needs are diverse &#8211; and that diversity is reflected in the network of mosques and related social services centers they are creating. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Sanctuary Movement: Protecting and welcoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two key precepts have always found some form of expression in religious traditions across the ages: One is that we love our neighbor by welcoming the stranger, and the other is that the sacred ground of a house of worship cannot be violated by secular authorities. These two teachings came together in the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration: Legislation dies, debate thrives</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070716.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of Congress&#8217; most ambitious effort in years to reform the nation&#8217;s immigration system has effectively shifted the issue from Capitol Hill to the campaign trail, where presidential candidates are contending with this divisive and vexing challenge. Eroding support for Republican candidate John McCain, for example, is being partly attributed to his support for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion informs immigration debate</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_051114a.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED MAY 15, 2006: The debate on immigration reform has split the country, so it&#8217;s no surprise that the religious community is divided over the issue as well. In this case, the clergy are divided from their flock. Across the country, Roman Catholic clergy have been fighting efforts by Congress to make it a crime [...]]]></description>
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