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  <title><![CDATA[NCBM disaster relief volunteers assisting in Oklahoma]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[North Carolina Baptist Men (NCBM) disaster relief volunteers are responding to a request from the Oklahoma Baptist disaster relief team for assistance in the wake of the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Okla.<br />
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:36:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[‘Faith-based FEMA’ to be ‘huge part’ of recovery effort]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Southern Baptists throughout social media took note that NBC News anchor Brian Williams and reporter Harry Smith mentioned on air the quick response of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers in Moore, Okla., Tuesday (May 21).]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wife’s illness, new friends lead husband to trust in Christ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[More than 50 years ago, Pat O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s knuckles and athleticism helped him survive the mean streets of St. Louis, Mo., including a runaway past and brief semi-pro football career.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Americans linking homosexuality to birth]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A record number of Americans believe homosexuality is morally acceptable and is something people are born with, according a new Gallup poll.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:13:06 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Great Commission moment is now, IMB’s Elliff tells trustees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;It&rsquo;s a question that both haunts and drives Tom Elliff, the kind that sometimes wakes him in the middle of night. But the International Mission Board&rsquo;s (IMB) president won&rsquo;t answer it until he dies, stands before the judgment seat of Christ and hears it fall from the lips of his Savior: &ldquo;What did you do with what I entrusted to you?&rdquo;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Immigration bill drops same-sex provisions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A U.S. Senate committee has approved immigration reform legislation without including provisions for same-sex partners opposed by Southern Baptist and other evangelical Christian leaders.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:55:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[N.C. communicators win awards for work]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Baptist communicators in North Carolina brought home several awards from Arkansas recently.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:19:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[LifeWay Christian Store opens in Wilmington]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[LifeWay Christian Stores will celebrate its new location in Wilmington, N.C., with a grand opening celebration&nbsp;May 24-June 22.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hearts ready for gospel, Elliff tells appointees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Turner Bowman* walked into a jail cell as the door slammed behind him. He knew all too well the sounds, smells and sights of captivity.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:37 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Vermont legalizes assisted suicide]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Legalized assisted suicide has moved from the Northwest to the Northeast and from the ballot box to the statehouse.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court takes up major prayer case]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a prayer case that could have a major impact on the intersection between church and state and finally bring clarity to what is constitutionally allowed &ndash; such as the mention of &ldquo;Jesus&rdquo; &ndash; in prayers at government meetings.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Death toll 24 and climbing in Oklahoma after tornado’s devastation of Moore]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Dozens were killed as a historic tornado moved through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20 prompting the North American Mission Board to direct all incoming disaster relief funds to the area.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ November annual meeting candidates announced]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Each year the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC) looks for new leaders to represent N.C. Baptists and help the convention move forward in serving God&rsquo;s Kingdom.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:09:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[‘One in a million’: Fruitland committed to paying debt, shaping lives]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Since 1946 Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute has maintained a strong reputation for training pastors and church leaders. Today between 20 to 25 percent of all Baptist pastors in North Carolina and South Carolina are graduates of the school, which is located in Hendersonville, N.C.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Attorneys caution Scouts of legal fallout]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Attorneys are warning of dire legal ramifications resulting from a change in the Boy Scouts of America&rsquo;s (BSA) membership policy as delegates prepare to consider the proposal at their national meeting Thursday, May 23.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:57:29 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[After the attack & devastation, Pakistani collegians impart hope]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Pakistani college students stepped gingerly through the pile of bricks, barely recognizing the church building. Its once-white walls were ashen from hours of burning and heat still radiated from glowing embers.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[‘Barbaric’: Scientists clone human embryo for first time]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;brave new world&rdquo; of human cloning apparently has arrived, and critics are waving the warning flags.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ky. Baptist board adopts 50/50 CP allocation ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) Mission Board has approved details of the 2013-14 budget to move Kentucky Baptists to a 50/50 allocation of Cooperative Program dollars between Kentucky Baptist and Southern Baptist causes.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Islamic terrorism spree shakes Nigeria]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A declaration of a state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states does nothing to address the root cause of a surge in Islamic terrorism against Christians and others, an expert in Islamism told Baptist Press.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:19 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Trustees: ‘More churches’ is NAMB’s goal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We have to plant more churches,&rdquo; North American Mission Board (NAMB) President Kevin Ezell emphasized to NAMB trustees during their May 14-15 meeting in Alpharetta, Ga.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pastors at SBC can hear mission challenges]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Opportunities for pastors to deepen their churches&rsquo; missions involvement and leave a legacy will be highlighted during an International Mission Board (IMB) sponsored breakfast and luncheon in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting in Houston.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:41:01 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Groups: Block FCC from winking at indecency]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Leaders of 80 state and national groups concerned with morality have endorsed a letter asking Congress to block the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from weakening the enforcement of the broadcast decency law.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gosnell waives appeal, avoids death penalty]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has waived the right to appeal his murder convictions in order to avert a possible death sentence.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:31:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minn. 12th state to legalize gay marriage]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize gay marriage Tuesday (May 14), continuing a trend that has seen the number of states that have redefined marriage double within the past year.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[James Smith taking role at Southern Seminary]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Veteran Southern Baptist journalist James A. Smith Sr. has been named seminary executive editor and chief spokesman of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Franklin Graham cries foul over IRS audits; BR remains ‘curious’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In response to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) acknowledging last week that they targeted conservative, nonprofit political groups, Franklin Graham released a letter May 14 voicing his own concerns to President Obama.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[German homeschoolers denied asylum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A German homeschooling family has been denied asylum in a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gosnell verdicts become fodder for both sides of abortion debate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pro-life and pro-choice advocates alike applauded the jury verdicts for Kermit Gosnell but sharply disagreed on what should be learned from the convictions of the Philadelphia abortion doctor.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics initiative to ‘Engage Sochi’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With the 2014 Winter Olympic Games less than a year away, Southern Baptists are preparing for opportunities in Sochi, Russia, to turn hearts and minds toward a relationship with Jesus Christ.&nbsp;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A small church makes a big difference]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Some children are raised in and by the church, and Jane Wise* was definitely the &ldquo;church&rsquo;s kid.&rdquo;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:19:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tackling mental illness becomes priority for Staten Island church]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pastor Ray Parascando had just clicked &ldquo;send&rdquo; on an email to his congregation, letting them know of a plan to start monitoring train platforms in Staten Island after a rise in suicides involving people jumping from those platforms. Then he heard the sirens. It had happened again.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gruesome: Videos describe late-term abortions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two new undercover videos by the pro-life group Live Action reveal details of late-terms abortions that rarely are discussed publicly &ndash; such as the tearing apart of an unborn baby at 23 weeks limb by limb to avoid a live birth or the killing of a baby at 26 weeks with a needle injection to stop its beating heart.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:59:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Christian philosopher Dallas Willard dies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Dallas Willard, Christian philosopher and author, died May 8 in Woodland Hills, Calif., from cancer. He was 77. Willard is best known for his work on Christian spiritual formation, which he described as &ldquo;the process of establishing the character of Christ in the person&rdquo; in a <em>Christianity Today</em> interview in 2005.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gosnell found guilty of 3 murders outside womb]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A Philadelphia jury has found Kermit Gosnell guilty of the first-degree murder of three babies killed outside the womb at his abortion clinic.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Former BR editor 'Gene' Puckett dies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[R.G. &ldquo;Gene&rdquo; Puckett, 80, longtime&nbsp;<em>Biblical Recorder</em>&nbsp;editor, died May 12.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Former-BR-editor-Gene-Puckett-dies?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Sex trafficking: Christians called to be modern-day abolitionists]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Raleigh Sadler says he&rsquo;s just a Florida boy who wears cardigans &ndash; he has no business kicking down the door of a brothel.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:28:35 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Sex-trafficking-Christians-called-to-be-modern-day?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. pastor in Iran released from confinement]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Saeed Abedini, the American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his faith, has been released from solitary confinement, &ldquo;a direct result of the multitudes praying,&rdquo; his wife told the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) May 9.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:22:34 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tebow finds fulfillment off the field]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Eleven days after the New York Jets cut him, Christian quarterback Tim Tebow told a crowd of about 3,000 at Lake Michigan College that his main goal is to impact lives, whether on or off the field.<br />
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:18:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Calif. OKs bill allowing boys in girls’ restrooms]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A bill that would allow boys who say they identify as girls to use the girls&rsquo; restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, passed the California Assembly May 9 and now heads to the state Senate.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Luter names Committee on Committees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Appointments to the Southern Baptist Convention&rsquo;s (SBC) Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC President Fred Luter Jr.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[2013 SBC Annual Meeting Program]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nominees announced for various SBC committees, boards]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Nominees to serve on the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the four denominational boards &ndash; International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, and GuideStone Financial Resources &ndash; the Ethics &amp; Religious Liberty Commission, the six seminaries, and the Committee on Order of Business have been selected by the 2013 SBC Committee on Nominations.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Nominees-announced-for-various-SBC-committees-boar?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Begging for a better life]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The small-framed girl weaves through the mass of bodies bustling along a congested sidewalk. Her dark, almond-shaped eyes dart from person to person, choosing a subject. She approaches a woman and tugs on her sleeve, extending a small, dirty palm and uttering in a childish, imploring voice: &ldquo;Sister, give me two&nbsp;taka&nbsp;(2&frac12; cents)!&rdquo;&nbsp; The woman shrugs her off, telling Minara* to go find work as a housemaid. The girl cries, &ldquo;No, give me money!&rdquo; but the woman brushes past and continues on her way.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rekha: out of the ashes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[When the lessons end for the day, Rekha joins 13 other girls for lunch, their loud chatter punctuated with giggles and laughter. Afterward, the 17-year-old works with the younger girls as they learn to embroider handicrafts. This is a source of income that helps Rekha provide for her mother and two sisters at home.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:16:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Survey: ‘Loving’ is most favored parental trait]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Most Americans believe good mothers and fathers must be loving, supportive and protecting, but fewer see the necessity of parents having a commitment to Christianity or religion, according to a LifeWay Research survey released May 7.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:12:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Survey-Loving-is-most-favored-parental-trait?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Modern hymn writers revive a lost musical art]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Most songwriters in Nashville want to get their songs on the radio. Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymnbooks. <strong>The Gettys</strong>, originally from Belfast, Ireland, hope to revive the art of hymn writing at a time when the most popular new church songs are written for rock bands rather than choirs.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Modern-hymn-writers-revive-a-lost-musical-art?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Beneath stereotypes, a stressful life for preachers’ kids]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Beneath the stereotypes of preacher&rsquo;s kids as either goody two-shoes or devilish hellions lies a tense and sometimes taxing reality, the children of clergy say. Studies show that many PK&rsquo;s, as the lingo goes, struggle with issues of identity, privacy and morality. There&rsquo;s even a support group, Preacher&rsquo;s Kids International, dedicated to the &ldquo;celebration and recovery of those who grew up in the parsonage.&rdquo;]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Beneath-stereotypes-a-stressful-life-for-preachers?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Church membership isn’t ‘privileges & perks’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Nine out of 10 churches in America are declining or growing at a pace slower than their communities, often limping along as members drift out the proverbial back door. So what can leaders do to stop the exodus? Thom S. Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, sees this as a symptom of an underlying problem in many churches.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/Church-membership-isn-t-privileges-perks?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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  <title><![CDATA[Graffiti pastor joins NAMB LoveLoud team]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Graffiti Church in Manhattan&rsquo;s Lower East Side has long been a destination for Southern Baptist mission teams wanting to serve New York. Pastors tell stories of how it changed forever the way they view cities and poverty.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[52,000 letters en route to Iran for U.S. pastor]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[More than 52,000 letters have been written to American pastor Saeed Abedini, commending him for his strong demonstration of faith as he languishes in an Iranian prison.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:41:18 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.brnow.org/News/May-2013/52-000-letters-en-route-to-Iran-for-U-S-pastor?feed=blogs]]></link>     	
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