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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Religion</title>
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		<title>Court: &#8216;Tolerance is a two-way street&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/27/court-tolerance-is-a-two-way-street/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/27/court-tolerance-is-a-two-way-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jody Brown, Charlie Butts, and Bob Kellogg The Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of Christian graduate student Julea Ward, who almost three years ago was expelled from a university counseling program for her religious beliefs. In a strongly worded opinion earlier today, the Sixth U.S. Circuit of Appeals reversed a district court decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-lifers: Extension proves WH &#8216;addicted&#8217; to abortion</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/25/pro-lifers-extension-proves-wh-addicted-to-abortion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/25/pro-lifers-extension-proves-wh-addicted-to-abortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Charlie Butts According to Paul Rondeau, executive director of the American Life League, &#8220;This administration treats Catholics as useful idiots&#8221; and generally undermines religious freedom. &#8220;We all know that this administration has a contraceptive mindset. They are abortion-addicted, and this is simply one more &#8216;kick the can down the road until after the election,&#8217; where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The happiness of believing</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/09/the-happiness-of-believing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/09/the-happiness-of-believing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Juncal Cuñado and Alejo Jose G. Sison Europeans who belong to a religion report higher levels of happiness than those who do not. Do religious belief and practice affect the happiness of Europeans? In the first part of this two-part article, to answer our question we focused on the European Values Study. In this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Orthodox Rabbis Issue Same Sex Marriage Declaration</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/100-orthodox-rabbis-issue-same-sex-marriage-declaration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/100-orthodox-rabbis-issue-same-sex-marriage-declaration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to a recent “Orthodox” same-sex marriage ceremony conducted in Washington, D.C. by Rabbi Steve Greenberg, – who is openly gay, and married Yoni Bock and Ron Kaplan at the 6th &#38; I Synagogue in Washington in November – over 100 Orthodox Rabbis – among them some of the most prominent rabbinic figures in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do religious belief and practice affect Europeans’ happiness?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/05/how-do-religious-belief-and-practice-affect-europeans%e2%80%99-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/05/how-do-religious-belief-and-practice-affect-europeans%e2%80%99-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Juncal Cuñado and Alejo Jose G. Sison Europe is often described as a godless wasteland. That&#8217;s not what the statistics show. Europeans no longer believe in God nor go to church anymore. They don’t even consider themselves to be religious at all. It is clear, therefore, that Europe is a secularized continent. Or is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Million Russians turn out for fertility relic</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/25/2-million-russians-turn-out-for-fertility-relic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/25/2-million-russians-turn-out-for-fertility-relic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Population]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Shannon Buckley A few weeks ago Marcus commented on Russia’s enthusiasm for the coming of what is believed to be the belt of the Virgin Mary.   Normally situated at the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, the relic made of camel wool is believed to have the power to boost fertility.  The National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate crimes &#8212; media contradicts FBI report</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/25/hate-crimes-media-contradicts-fbi-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/25/hate-crimes-media-contradicts-fbi-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gay and Lesbian]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Charlie Butts After analyzing the numbers in the FBI&#8217;s Hate Crime Statistics report for 2010, Matt Barber, vice president of Liberty Counsel Action, concludes that there is a clear bias against religion. &#8220;There were fewer hate crimes committed against people based on an animus toward their sexual behavior than there were committed toward people based on religion,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tonight&#8217;s radio show with Dr. Morse&#8211;A double feature!</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/07/tonights-radio-show-with-dr-morse-a-double-feature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/07/tonights-radio-show-with-dr-morse-a-double-feature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-life Movement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse will interview Dr. Peggy Hartshorn, the President of Heartbeat International, from 6-7 pm PST. Then, from 7-8 pm PST, Dr. Morse will interview Dr. Byron Johnson, a Professor of the Social Sciences and Director of the Institute for Studies of Religion as well as director of the Program on Pro-social Behavior, both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why America might pull through the demographic collapse</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/02/why-america-might-pull-through-the-demographic-collapse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/02/why-america-might-pull-through-the-demographic-collapse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Denyse O&#8217;Leary It is mainly religious people who raise children, and more women in America are religious. First, the context: Modern political science &#8212; which readily understands imperialism, resistance, and clash of competing interests &#8212; does not similarly understand “the wasting away of nations.” That, says David Goldman, author of How Civilizations Die: (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church-state debate on the slopes</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/25/church-state-debate-on-the-slopes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/25/church-state-debate-on-the-slopes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Charlie Butts Atheists want a statue of Jesus removed from a remote area of U.S. Forest Service property in Montana &#8212; because of the remote chance someone might be offended by it. The statue has stood on a 25-by-25-foot parcel of land leased to the Knights of Columbus since 1953. But because of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of Stupid Conversions (God Exists!)</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/24/in-defense-of-stupid-conversions-god-exists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/24/in-defense-of-stupid-conversions-god-exists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Atheist gets all grumpy about ‘stupid’ conversions to the faith. Francis Collins – a self-described ‘obnoxious atheist’ and incredible genetic scientist – revealed the end of his own journey to God… “I turned the corner and saw in front of me this frozen waterfall, a couple of hundred feet high. Actually, a waterfall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Family Values</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/18/traditional-family-values/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/18/traditional-family-values/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Last week my daughter, Moriah Mosher, who is 18 years old, traveled to Rhodes, Greece, where she addressed the Rhodes Youth Forum on the subject of “Traditional Family Values.” The Forum is an annual meeting of young people from all over the world who are devoted to the search for the common good. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious freedom threat level raised</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/05/religious-freedom-threat-level-raised/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/05/religious-freedom-threat-level-raised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Sheila Liaugminas Policies of the federal government under the Obama administration have ignited a blaze of concerns about fundamental religious liberties in America. Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the US bishops conference, wrote a letter to the president recently. The Administration’s assault on DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act], Archbishop Dolan said, will “precipitate a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook, other new media censor Christian viewpoints</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/04/facebook-other-new-media-censor-christian-viewpoints/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/04/facebook-other-new-media-censor-christian-viewpoints/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A report recently issued by the National Religious Broadcasters has found that Facebook, Apple iTunes, and other new media platforms censor Christian viewpoints, particularly about homosexuality. “Of the 425,000 apps available on Apple’s iPhone, the only ones censored by Apple for expressing otherwise lawful viewpoints have been apps with Christian content,” the report found. “Facebook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t drink the Kool-Aid</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/04/dont-drink-the-kool-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/04/dont-drink-the-kool-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marcia Segelstein In the not too distant past, traditionalists theorized that when it came to raising children, the answer was to retreat from the world.  Use private or parochial schools.  Or even better, homeschool.  Raise up a generation of kids who would change the world by trying to raise them outside the world. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Ever Assaulted Someone&#8221; by Structure of Family of Origin and by Current Religious Attendance</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/04/ever-assaulted-someone-by-structure-of-family-of-origin-and-by-current-religious-attendance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/04/ever-assaulted-someone-by-structure-of-family-of-origin-and-by-current-religious-attendance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth shows that adults who grew up in intact families and currently attended weekly religious services are least likely to &#8220;ever assault someone.&#8221; This article comes from the Marriage and Religion Research Institute. Description: Examining structure of family of origin, 12 percent of adults who grew up with both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Impiety</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/27/progressive-impiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/27/progressive-impiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[morality]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Anthony Esolen September 27, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/09/3766 Slandering their fathers while energetically progressing &#8220;somewhere,&#8221; the progressive is always in a position of impiety. I have been puzzling over the term &#8220;progressive.&#8221; In Virgil&#8217;s Aeneid, when the hero arrives before the queen of Carthage, he announces himself in words that strike the modern reader as odd: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Marriage Sunk David Weprin</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/16/how-marriage-sunk-david-weprin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/16/how-marriage-sunk-david-weprin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take note of the parts in blue at the bottom. by  Maggie Gallagher Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, was a good day for marriage. North Carolina legislators voted to send a marriage amendment to the people of that state in 2012. And in New York, the first clear Democratic casualty of gay marriage emerged: David Weprin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sauntering beyond good and evil</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/31/sauntering-beyond-good-and-evil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/31/sauntering-beyond-good-and-evil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Michael Cook In a race to the bottom of ethics, an American philosopher may have got there first. “The religious fundamentalists are correct: without God, there is no morality. But they are incorrect, I still believe, about there being a God. Hence, I believe, there is no morality.” This startling syllogism comes from Joel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious persecution around the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cato Institute scholar Doug Bandow has a column on the rise of religious persecution around the world. Basing his column on a report by the Pew Forum on Religion, Bandow notes that According to Pew&#8217;s new study, &#8220;more than 2.2 billion people &#8212; about a third of the world’s population&#8211; live in countries where government [...]]]></description>
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