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		<title>Washington Post: Franklin Graham vs. the IRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barry W. Lynn &#124; The Washington Post (United States) It sometimes seems that everyone ever audited by the IRS – or even asked questions about a return – is claiming &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/washington-post-franklin-graham-vs-the-irs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The State: Survey: Canadians turning away from organized religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RON CSILLAG &#124; Religion New Service (United States) TORONTO — A new national study shows that while Canada remains overwhelmingly Christian, Canadians are turning their backs on organized religion in ever &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/the-state-survey-canadians-turning-away-from-organized-religion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>La Prensa: La Iglesia católica y la educación</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adolfo Miranda Sáenz &#124; La Prensa (Nicaragua) Fue en los monasterios y conventos católicos donde se conservó y enseñó el conocimiento en el mundo cristiano de la antigüedad, principalmente en &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/la-prensa-la-iglesia-catolica-y-la-educacion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>HuffPo: Church Electioneering and the IRS: Another Example of Tax Agency Failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Barry Lynn &#124; The Huffington Post (United States) You might have noticed that there has been a little controversy about the Internal Revenue Service lately. It appears that officials &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/huffpo-church-electioneering-and-the-irs-another-example-of-tax-agency-failure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vermelho Portal: Seminário LGBT deste ano aborda liberdade de crença religiosa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marynotari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vermelho Portal (Brasil) Também participam do evento acadêmicos que se dedicam ao estudo das religiões e das transformações da democracia para discutir o tema “A liberdade de crença em relação &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/vermelho-portal-seminario-lgbt-deste-ano-aborda-liberdade-de-crenca-religiosa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>InSightCrime: El Salvador Catholic Church: Pawn or Player in Gang Truce?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marynotari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Dudley &#124; In Sight Crime (United States) Before Bishop Fabio Colindres told Salvadoran government mediators in early 2012 that he would participate in a secret negotiation to stop the &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/insightcrime-el-salvador-catholic-church-pawn-or-player-in-gang-truce/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Âmbito Jurídico: Aspectos legais do ensino religioso</title>
		<link>http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/ambito-juridico-aspectos-legais-do-ensino-religioso/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marynotari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genildo Antunes Galindo &#124; Âmbito Jurídico (Brasil) Chamam-nos a atenção, as mudanças que o Ensino Religioso sofreu nos últimos anos no cenário da educação brasileira. E muitas têm sido as dúvidas &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/ambito-juridico-aspectos-legais-do-ensino-religioso/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windsor Star: Religion marks a divergent path throughout U.S., Canadian history</title>
		<link>http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/windsor-star-religion-marks-a-divergent-path-throughout-u-s-canadian-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marynotari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee-Anne Goodman &#124; The Canadian Press (Canada) WASHINGTON &#8211; Canada and the United States are not just two of the world&#8217;s closest neighbours in terms of commerce, trade and culture, &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/windsor-star-religion-marks-a-divergent-path-throughout-u-s-canadian-history/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Religion &amp; Politics: Under Hillary Clinton, the State Department Pursued Greater Religious Engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marynotari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amy Frykholm &#124; Religion &#38; Politics (United States) At the end of January, in the days after Hillary Clinton stepped down as secretary of state, the media rushed to analyze &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/religion-politics-under-hillary-clinton-the-state-department-pursued-greater-religious-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>HuffPo: Mikey Weinstein Threatens To Sue Michele Bachmann For &#8216;Lies&#8217; In Military Religion Fundraising Email</title>
		<link>http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/huffpo-mikey-weinstein-threatens-to-sue-michele-bachmann-for-lies-in-military-religion-fundraising-email/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marynotari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Wing &#124; The Huffington Post (United States) Attorney and activist Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, told U.S. News &#38; World Report Tuesday that he&#8217;s considering a lawsuit &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/huffpo-mikey-weinstein-threatens-to-sue-michele-bachmann-for-lies-in-military-religion-fundraising-email/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Excelsior: Obispo calificó de &#8216;anticristo&#8217; ley contra violencia hacia mujeres en Nicaragua</title>
		<link>http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/excelsior-obispo-califico-de-anticristo-ley-contra-violencia-hacia-mujeres-en-nicaragua/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EFE (Nicaragua) MANAGUA, 7 de mayo.- Un obispo nicaragüense contrario a la Ley Integral contra la Violencia hacia las Mujeres señaló hoy que &#8220;el nuevo número de la bestia ya &#8230;<a class="continue_reading_link" href="http://hemisphericinstitute.org/devotion/2013/05/excelsior-obispo-califico-de-anticristo-ley-contra-violencia-hacia-mujeres-en-nicaragua/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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