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		<title>Motherhood is a Life Given Up in Love</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/05/motherhood-is-a-life-given-up-in-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Randy Sly - Sacrifice is the great virtue of motherhood Nothing speaks more highly to me of this self-sacrifice than the witness of a mother, who daily gives of herself for her own. Often depriving herself, she offers to others; often preferring others, she offers herself. Motherhood is a call to stay firm in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Useful Idiots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Communism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Steve McCann - Many years ago, a phrase was coined by the leaders of the Soviet Union to describe those in the West who naively promoted the cause of Russian Communism when in reality they were held in contempt and were being cynically used by the Soviet hierarchy. The term &#8220;useful idiot&#8221; more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Bible Teaches About Capitalism</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/05/what-the-bible-teaches-about-capitalism-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Capitalism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rabbi Aryeh Spero - Who would have expected that in a Republican primary campaign the single biggest complaint among candidates would be that the front-runner has taken capitalism too far? As if his success and achievement were evidence of something unethical and immoral? President Obama and other redistributionists must be rejoicing that their assumptions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of the Petty Totalitarian Left</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Communism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Judge - People who argue against reducio ad Hitlerum, the tendency to reduce every political argument to a Hitler comparison, usually have a good point. Welfare reform was not the Third Reich. Neither is environmentalism. Yet in rejecting Hitler argument, people have forgotten an important aspect of totalitarianism: its pettiness, and how that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Without Justice, What Else is the State But a Great Band of Robbers &#8211; St. Augustine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. - In his book City of God, St. Augustine famously said, &#8220;without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers?&#8221;  This statement seems to be a favorite of Pope Benedict XVI, and he has recruited it in warning lawmakers, particularly lawmakers in the Western nations with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shall Support the Welfare State</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Leftist Hypocrisy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Larry Elder - As a candidate for the presidency, George W. Bush took heat for supposedly saying something like, “God wanted me to become president.” He never said that. But no matter. Here comes another yet another Bible-banging religious conservative “taking his marching orders from God.” Apparently, if you feel God endorses a particular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Economic Paradox No One Wants to Talk About</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Arnold Ahlert - There is an economic paradox that few people understand, much less wish to acknowledge, because to do so would reveal the level of societal deterioration that has caused it. In simple terms, there are two schools of economic thought: one posits that massive amounts of government spending, aka stimulus in all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>England: It was Fun While It Lasted</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/england-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Culture war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kyle Smith - England and the rest of the UK are increasingly becoming mirrors of the capital. London is splitting into a land of surly immigrants and the governing-media-celebrity class of the well-shod who insulate themselves from everyone else and thus don’t care what is going on. The working and middle class have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer Must Be Our First Priority</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/prayer-must-be-our-first-priority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Fr. James Farfaglia - Many times we turn to God only we have fallen flat on our face. We all know that prayer is essential, but for many, prayer is the last thing that we do. At times, prayer is seen as a last resort when all of our own efforts have failed. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Nation Addicted to Government &#8211; Getting Sober</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/a-nation-addicted-to-government-getting-sober/</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/a-nation-addicted-to-government-getting-sober/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Government Incompetence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Peg Luksik - Anyone who has ever known a recovering alcoholic has probably heard the story of what finally caused that person to face his addiction and get sober. They also have probably heard that after the physical withdrawal symptoms have subsided, the emotional withdrawal process begins. Many recovering alcoholics find the emotional process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Necessity of Christian Friendships</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/the-necessity-of-christian-friendships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Abbot Tryphon - In this age where secularism is on the rise, and materialism has become a major distraction from spiritual pursuits, Christian friendship has never been more important. The pursuit of personal fulfill&#8230;ment, entertainment, worldly pleasure, and the acquisition of material goods, has become the dominant theme of our age. Families that once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Recovery That Never Comes</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/a-recovery-that-never-comes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Communism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jeffrey Folks - The President has been promising an economic recovery ever since 2008, when he promised to create 5 million green jobs and to &#8220;act quickly to help people stay in their homes.&#8221; With all the promises Obama made, many voters who supported him expected the economy to begin turning around early in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Resurgence in Russia, Patriarch Kirill Leads Day of Prayer</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/christian-resurgence-in-russia-patriarch-kirill-leads-day-of-prayer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/christian-resurgence-in-russia-patriarch-kirill-leads-day-of-prayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deacon Keith Fournier - There is a growing recognition that there is more that joins theologically faithful Catholics and theologically faithful Orthodox than that which separates us. The cultural decline compels our collaboration in Christ. It is leading us to a growing mutual respect which may pave the way toward some form of restored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Bishops Take on Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/catholic-bishops-take-on-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Anti-Abortion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Vincent Phillip Munoz - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has taken a bold stand for religious freedom. In a recent statement, titled “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty,” the bishops call for repeal of contraception coverage mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services. The clarified position sets up a dramatic confrontation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Society That Persecutes Christ is Heading for Terrible Trouble</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/a-society-that-persecutes-christ-is-heading-for-terrible-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Christian Persecution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Charles Moore &#8211; Politicians in the West &#8211; and atheists &#8211; ignore at their peril the benefits and power of organised religion. This week before Easter, I chanced upon the following two quotations. The first says: “Not for 2,000 years has it been possible for society to exclude or eliminate Christ from its social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Colson: 1931-2012. May His Memory Be Eternal</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/charles-colson-1931-2012-may-his-memory-be-eternal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Fr. Johannes Jacobse &#8211; Charles Colson died today. He was 80 years old. I first met Colson at a conference at Washington, DC and was struck by his magnanimous character and intelligence. Everyone knows his story. Colson was a ruthless political operative in the Nixon administration, got caught up in the Watergate imbroglio during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Chuck Colson: 1931-2012</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/remembering-chuck-colson-1931-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evangelical Christianity lost one of its most eloquent and influential voices today with the death of Charles W. “Chuck” Colson. The Prison Fellowship and Colson Center for Christian Worldview founder died at 3:12 p.m. on Saturday from complications resulting from a brain hemorrhage. Colson was 80. A Watergate figure who emerged from the country’s worst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion in the Public Square: Russia Yes, America No!</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/religion-in-the-public-square-russia-yes-america-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Eric Metaxas - Two years ago, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a pilot program in which Russian public school students would be required to take classes in either religion or ethics. The plan is part of an effort to re-moralize Russia after seventy-plus years of atheistic Communist rule. Under the plan, students would study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test of Fire: Election 2012, Christians Must Vote Their Values</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/test-of-fire-election-2012-christians-must-vote-their-values/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This November will you vote the values that will stand the test of fire? Some things are more important than high gas prices or a faltering economy. They are life, marriage and freedom. This Coming election, all Christians must stand together, stand up, and protect their sacred rights and duties. The current persecution and attacks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bleeding Heart Tightwads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Nicholas D. Kristof - The problem is this: We liberals are personally stingy. Liberals show tremendous compassion in pushing for generous government spending to help the neediest people at home and abroad. Yet when it comes to individual contributions to charitable causes, liberals are cheapskates. Arthur Brooks, the author of a book on donors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Enterprise and Fiscal Sanity Aren’t Social Darwinism</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/free-enterprise-and-fiscal-sanity-arent-social-darwinism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Capitalism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jay W. Richards - On Tuesday, President Obama denounced Representative Paul Ryan’s budget proposal, which would modestly reduce the rate of growth in the federal budget. Ryan’s plan is a “radical vision,” says the president, which amounts to “thinly veiled Social Darwinism.” Understandably, Ryan has called the comments “surreal,” since the Wisconsin Republican seeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Stop Being Intimidated by the Left</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Steve McCann - Over the past twenty years, the American left has been largely successful in intimidating much of the conservative movement and creating the impression that leftists are much smarter and thus able to stay one step ahead. Things have evolved to the point where every utterance or action by the current titular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Resurrection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Trevor Thomas - At this time of year, Christians celebrate Easter, or as I prefer, Resurrection Sunday. As one scans history, no other date put such a mark in time as when Jesus Christ shed His grave-clothes and departed the tomb. Of all the religions of the world, only Christianity claims an empty tomb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Betrayal Then and Now: On Great Wednesday</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/betrayal-then-and-now-on-great-wednesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Fr. Alexander Iliashenko - On Great Wednesday the Church remembers how Judas betrayed Christ the Savior. In the following talk, Archpriest Alexander Iliashenko addresses the betrayal of Judas, how Christ was questioned, and the story of Marshal Rokossovsky’s refusal to name names. Why was it necessary to have a traitor? After all, it would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bearing the Fruits of the Spirit: On Great Monday</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/bearing-the-fruits-of-the-spirit-on-great-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia - Each day of Passion Week is marked by special commemorations. After His triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the Lord went every evening with His disciples to the Mount of Olives after spending the day in the Holy City. During these days He turned to them with words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Via Dolorosa by Jon McNaughton</title>
		<link>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/the-via-dolorosa-by-jon-mcnaughton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/the-via-dolorosa-by-jon-mcnaughton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Seth Adam Smith - The Via Dolorosa features over 100 figures&#8211;men and women that have left their footprint on Christianity. The man in the middle represents the modern Christian&#8230;a man who must make a choice. It takes courage to be a Christian in today&#8217;s society. The man in this painting, puts his hand on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Inhumanity, Part Two: The State against the Churches</title>
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		<comments>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2012/04/progressive-inhumanity-part-two-the-state-against-the-churches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Anthony Esolen - A small town in Vermont has recently been ordered to cease its immemorial tradition of opening meetings with a prayer. &#8230; The order came from a judge who does not live near. A public school in the city where I am writing these words has banners hanging from its gymnasium ceiling, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Don’t “Progressives” Debate Conservatives?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dennis Prager - Apparently, many liberals were disappointed in the administration’s performance before the Supreme Court. They felt that the government’s lawyer, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, did not respond effectively to the challenges of some of the conservative justices. The editor of Commentary, John Podhoretz, offered an explanation on his magazine’s blog. “American liberals,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christianity or Thoughtcrime?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Cindy Simpson - &#8220;Thoughtcrimes&#8221; &#8212; opinions and ideas that oppose the status quo &#8212; were pursued and punished by the Thought Police in the future world described by George Orwell in his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.  Could politically incorrect thought be declared illegal &#8212; a type of &#8220;hate&#8221; crime against individuals or the State &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did the Lord Single Out Mary of Egypt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Fr. Alexander Men - On the fifth Sunday of Great Lent the Church celebrates the memory of St. Mary of Egypt, the holy ascetic struggler, who is an image of the deep and sincere repentance that brings forth great fruit. All of you will remember her life. You will recall that her youth was [...]]]></description>
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