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		<title>Update: A guide to same-sex marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York is now the sixth and largest state to allow gay marriage, and it may not be the last. Maryland will try to follow suit, and the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 hang in the balance – developments that herald complications for religious groups on both sides of the issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Bioethics: A guide to experts and resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abortion & birth control]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Death and dying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are confronting challenges in bioethics every day and in every venue, from hospital rooms and research labs to Congress and the Supreme Court. Developments in genetics, debates over the beginning of life and the fate of embryos, and technologies that extend and even create life are raising complex questions in medical decisions and treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>Freethinkers: A source guide to atheists, humanists and other nontheists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mention atheism, and the names most likely to come to mind today are Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins – and, for anyone past 40, Madalyn Murray O’Hair. But the freethought movement extends far beyond those marquee names -- and encompasses a diverse and vibrant community.
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		<title>Big-box Christianity: A guide to megachurches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Protestants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, megachurches might have rated an asterisk in a journalistic overview of U.S. Christianity. Today, an estimated 12 million Americans consider one of these mammoth congregations to be their church home, making the megachurch phenomenon one of the most important for religion in modern times. Moreover, some of the most prominent pastors in [...]]]></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>Religion and the military: Source of comfort, point of controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first decade of the 21st century has been a period of great challenges for the U.S. military, with forces engaged in first Afghanistan and then Iraq for most of that time. Religion is proving to be a source of both comfort and controversy for the troops as they grapple with these demands. Comfort has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion and peacebuilding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hot topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace movement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign relations and diplomacy have been understood and practiced as secular activities. Yet with growing awareness of religion as a force influencing political and civil behavior, as well as recognition of the sheer number of believers in the world, more attention is now being paid to religion as a factor in foreign relations.]]></description>
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		<title>Animals and religion: A guide to issues, organizations and experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion in American life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ethical eating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As concern for the environment has grown in faith communities, a greater emphasis has fallen on how people care for and treat animals. The verse in Genesis – a text sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam – that gives mankind “dominion” over the animals is no longer universally interpreted as awarding carte blanche over domestic, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A guide to covering same-sex marriage debates</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/guide_samesexmarriage.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A May 15, 2008, court ruling striking down California’s ban on same-sex marriage has rocketed the issue back into the national spotlight. Political, legal and religious battles over homosexual unions are continuing in California, other states and nationally. Although the ruling directly affects only California, some predict it could play a role in softening objections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion and human rights: China and the Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 23:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion in American life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security & civil liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports & games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world’s eyes will turn to China when it hosts the XXIX Olympic Games Aug. 8-24 in Beijing. For many, eyes are already on the ascendant Asian economic powerhouse. Tensions and issues involving China are making headlines daily. Riots in the Buddhist region of Tibet, dissenters on trial in China, allegations of terrorism by China’s [...]]]></description>
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