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<title><![CDATA[Lightning spares SC man's backyard cross]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bubba McCutcheon knew a "cloud was a coming up," last week, so he turned off his TV and all his other electronic equipment to concentrate on a book. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:28:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI fractures wrist in a fall]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY <BR>Hospital officials and the Vatican say Pope Benedict XVI broke his right wrist in a fall during his vacation in the Alps.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:53:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nebo church calls new pastor]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Laurel Hill Baptist Church, 1759 Tatertown Loop, recently called a new pastor. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[United Methodists launch $20 million ad campaign ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The United Methodist Church has launched a $20 million advertising campaign aimed at attracting younger members to the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 May 2009 15:24:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NC church OKs change allowing gay ministers ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A Presbyterian group representing 150 central North Carolina congregations has approved a constitutional change that could result in gays serving as ministers and elders.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church encourages Twitter to spread the word]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Most churches want them turned off, but one North Carolina church encouraged its members to use their cell phones, BlackBerrys and other devices to help spread the word during Easter services.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:57:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NC day of rest challenged by recreation, revenues ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Whether sanctioned by law, tradition or God, Sunday is still a day of rest in North Carolina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[You can have 'fair' or the privilege of rescue from hell]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A common thought and pronouncement in our culture is, "That's not fair." ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:06:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multiplying loaves and fishes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[There stands out in the memory of every individual a sight, a fear or a thought that remains with them for the remainder of his or her life's span try as they may to suppress it. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning to increase our spiritual strength]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[When will we learn to increase our spiritual strength in a materialistic world? We heard from some publishers yelling from the top of the mountain that society should not make any demands about what they publish.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Italian Catholics asked not to text during Lent]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to iPods and abstaining from surfing the Web or text messaging until Easter.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:49:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Christian fraternities offer different path]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It's 11 a.m. Saturday, and whiskey is flowing at the big houses on fraternity row at the University of Alabama. Guys in ties and baseball caps are laughing and dancing with sorority girls in bright dresses as a band blares away just around the corner.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cookies for Prisoners]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[When a person is convicted of a serious crime and incarcerated, his chance of returning to a clean, productive and peaceful life as a contributing member of society is limited. Many doors close permanently. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:37:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dust & Ashes to perform at First Presbyterian Church Sunday]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dust & Ashes write their own music drawing from a variety of styles. Their guitar and keyboards support songs based on scripture, personal experience and images of how God created our world to be.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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