<?xml version='1.0'?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hot Issues</title><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:04:06 GMT</pubDate><generator>Blackbaud NetCommunity v6.53.516</generator><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/18/clear-principles-for-messy-politics/&gt; Clear Principles for Messy Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 06.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Politics</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Africa</category><category>Social Justice</category><category>Mali</category><guid isPermaLink="false">64ce08d3-9efe-4179-bb8e-a0f0b920eb39</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/18/peter-storey-to-florida-methodists-no-americanism-for-you/&gt; Peter Storey to Florida Methodists No Americanism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.18.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Activism</category><category>anti-Americanism</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Caesar</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><category>Florida Annual Conference</category><category>God</category><category>liberal</category><category>liberalism</category><category>Methodist Church of South Africa</category><category>Methodist Federation for Social Action</category><category>MFSA</category><category>peace</category><category>Peter Storey</category><category>social action</category><category>social gos</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f4071938-e274-4de2-ae3b-f779e17fabec</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/18/a-radical-imams-infiltration-of-philadelphia//&gt; A Radical Imam’s Infiltration of Philadelphia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 12px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 06.17.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Islamism</category><category>Siraj Wahhaj</category><category>Muslim Alliance in North America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">92f95501-1352-4300-a228-03c82f8329f7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/18/united-methodist-bishop-melvin-talbert-back-ecclesial-disobedience/ &gt; United Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert Backs Ecclesial Disobedience&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeffrey Baker (Originally Posted 06.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Melvin Talbert</category><category>New York Annual Conference</category><category>Thomas Ogletree</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f84187c8-d254-4f16-a1d5-9cc8c578bec2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/17/orphaned-land-peace-through-metal/&gt; Orphaned Land: Peace Through Metal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 06.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Israel</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Orphaned Land</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc295a1-3732-4d9a-8a3d-fc822945422e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/17/north-carolina-united-methodist-conference-draws-attention-to-gosnell-horrors/&gt; North Carolina United Methodist Conference Draws Attention to Gosnell Horrors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>abortion</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>GBCS</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>Gosnell</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Life</category><category>Matt O'Reilly</category><category>North Carolina Annual Conference</category><category>Pro-Life</category><category>UMC</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b44bc1f7-f7df-4cfa-b9cc-56d61c1527c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/17/shah-na-na/&gt; Shah Na Na&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Iran</category><category>Islam</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b07c97cc-aa93-4d61-9bf5-bf182a13ef27</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/16/fathers-day-and-the-future-of-faith/&gt; Father’s Day and the Future of Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 06.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fathers Day</category><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Mary Eberstadt</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f878b4a7-252b-4b12-aa30-6ce0ef5f19c3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/15/what-is-soros-funded-church-backed-national-immigration-forum/&gt; What Is The Soros Funded, Church-Backed National Immigration Forum?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 06.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical Immigration Table</category><category>George Soros</category><category>National Immigration Forum</category><guid isPermaLink="false">188c725b-2913-4784-b901-abd8fd9d38a4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/15/congressional-testimony-by-ird-board-member-dr-tom-farr/&gt; Congressional Testimony by IRD Board Member Dr. Tom Farr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 06.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Berkley Center for Religion Peace and World Affairs</category><category>Dr. Thomas F. Farr</category><category>Faith J. H. McDonnell</category><category>Georgetown</category><category>House Oversight Committee</category><category>International Religious Freedom Act</category><category>Religious Freedom Project</category><category>religious persecution</category><category>State Department Office of Intern</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5db36795-670d-4025-9a77-fcf2b2d2a5c2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/14/liberal-dishonesty-on-lesbian-activist-denied-ordination/&gt; Liberal Dishonesty on Lesbian Activist Denied Ordination&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 06.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Jim Dorff</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>LGBT</category><category>marriage</category><category>Mary Ann Kaiser</category><category>Reconciling Ministries Network</category><category>Rev. 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McDonnell</category><category>Falun Gong</category><category>Free China 16</category><category>Human Rights</category><category>Tibet</category><category>underground churches</category><category>Uyghurs</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e3e0de24-dc46-4976-ae7d-a19c20847b7f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/14/the-catholic-health-association-supports-gang-of-eight-bill-extension-of-obamacare-to-illegal-immigrants/&gt; Catholics Back Gang of Eight Bill, Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 06.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>amnesty</category><category>Catholic Health Association</category><category>Catholic Health Association of the United States</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Immigration reform</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Marjorie Jeffrey</category><category>Obamacare</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c5663523-9632-4cc7-9e80-0a31093d52d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/14/in-france-gay-marriage-meets-gallic-defiance/&gt; Gay Marriage Meets Gallic Defiance in France&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jean-Michel Colo</category><category>France</category><category>Same-sex marriage</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ab4f4bee-2fa2-4139-a6f5-cc5a58379778</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/14/will-the-church-reunite-the-korean-penninsula/&gt; Will the Church Reunite the Korean Peninsula&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 06.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Gissing</category><category>South Korea</category><category>North Korea</category><category>Syngman Rhee</category><guid isPermaLink="false">31a839c9-a527-4e51-96ad-3f20201cc282</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/13/world-relief-ceo-calls-on-college-students-to-ground-the-justice-movement/ &gt; World Relief CEO Calls on College Students to Ground the Justice Movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 06.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>World Relief</category><category>Stephan Bauman</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2f32aabd-3227-4d87-b279-f7ba4b19b594</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=IRD Commends Richard Land’s Defense of Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty at Helm of Southern Baptist Policy Office&gt;IRD Commends Richard Land’s Defense of Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty at Helm of Southern Baptist Policy Office&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-06-13-ird-commends-richard-lands-defense-of-life-marriage-and-religious-liberty-at-helm-of-southern-baptist-policy-office</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 06.13.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">cf8d7853-a2c1-4ec1-96c3-b2dfb94b75d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/13/tyler-wigg-stevensons-advice-for-christian-activists/&gt; Tyler Wigg-Stevenson’s Advice for Christian Activists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 06.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tyler Wigg-Stevenson</category><category>Q Ideas</category><category>Two Futures Project</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c68694a4-5427-41c0-8f2f-b575c8e954bd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/12/on-staunching-baptist-decline/&gt; Staunching Baptist Decline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Baptist</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Ed Stetzer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8fad3705-dea1-46ba-8b2d-ccb76ca79aa5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/12/dear-christians-you-have-no-choice-on-immigration/ &gt; Dear Christians: You Have No Choice on Immigration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 06.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Sister Simone Campbell</category><category>President Obama</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0a49c0f1-821a-4b0b-a4c8-e6e7ffc42e24</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/06/climate-activism-in-africa&gt; Climate Activism in Africa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Environment</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Africa</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f76fd4d1-9723-43e5-943d-97591a3f0ec7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://religionandpolitics.org/2013/06/11/farewell-to-bob-edgar-congressman-minister-activist/&gt; 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Texas Mega-Church Leaders Partners with Muslim Brotherhood Front&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 06.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>ISNA</category><category>NorthWood Church</category><category>Texas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8ed53558-6130-4203-b00f-6990b65376ec</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/11/touring-mosbys-confederacy-dark-human-nature/&gt; Touring Mosby’s Confederacy &amp; Dark Human Nature &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>John Mosby</category><category>Civil War</category><category>New York Annual Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">baa33b86-9e9e-4d6e-956d-e79ca146986c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/10/new-york-united-methodist-attack-churchs-marriage-teaching/&gt; NY Methodist Event Attacks Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 06.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Harrod</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f722a086-d65a-4217-ad9d-7ad14644280e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/george-weigel-on-catholic-charities-partnering-with-pro-abortion-groups&gt; Weigel: Catholic Charities Should not Support Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 06.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Pope Francis</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6a822ca2-f5fb-4251-9919-d7de193adefa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/09/soros-funded-national-immigration-forum-confirms-its-paying-for-evangelical-radio-ads/&gt; Soros Funded Immigration Group Confirms It’s Paying for Evangelical Radio Ads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>George Soros</category><category>Immigration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a725ac56-8c1d-442a-a82d-0946212eafa1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/08/the-ethics-of-surrogacy/&gt; The Ethics of Surrogacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 06.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Pregnancy</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Same-sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f473902a-95c7-4590-83cf-1f8e0dc51a08</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/08/methodism-and-ulysses-grants-final-victory/&gt;Methodism and Ulysses Grant’s Final Victory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ulysses S. Grant</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Grant’s Final Victory</category><category>Charles Flood</category><guid isPermaLink="false">222fd181-4aaa-4953-9552-74bc9f87125b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/07/isna-discusses-interfaith-success-with-turkey-pm/&gt; ISNA Discusses Interfaith Success with Erdogan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 06.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Recep Tayyip Erdogan</category><category>ISNA</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><guid isPermaLink="false">beaaa870-828e-4a99-b2ff-39ea85287e1a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/07/from-the-brain-of-bart-yet-another-reason-to-root-for-the-ravens/ &gt; Baltimore Ravens Player Stands Firm on Pro-Life Issues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Baltimore Ravens</category><category>Matt Birk</category><category>Pro-Lifer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">03b005b8-4652-4140-b8f8-06433ca7992d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/07/bounty-and-blindness/ &gt; Bounty and Blindness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 06.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nigeria</category><category>Boko Haram</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Abubakar Shekau</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0b90bb50-b797-462b-a200-2f04555b5202</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/06/bibles-badges-and-business-to-rally-for-immigration-law-next-week-in-dc/&gt; “Bibles, Badges and Business” to Rally for Immigration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 06.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Marjorie Jeffrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">14f212d4-2186-4629-a63e-47887ed41d8e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://wp.me/p2fKa3-34t&gt; D-Day, War, Churches, &amp; Drones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>War</category><category>Franklin Roosevelt</category><guid isPermaLink="false">76e2201e-56e3-4d8f-ae85-77aa72fdcece</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/06/concern-and-hope-at-the-2013-national-religious-freedom-conference-part-1/ &gt;Concern and Hope for Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 06.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>ecumenical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">34c8338e-1f0a-4711-a373-18a941e95be7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/06/the-elca-elects-its-first-openly-gay-bishop/&gt; The ELCA Elects its First Openly Gay Bishop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Benne (Originally Posted 06.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ECLA</category><category>Lutheran</category><category>Homosexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f89827d9-85a4-4273-8972-5bf306ec7273</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-06-06-ird-commends-state-department-for-offering-reward-to-capture-boko-haram-leader&gt;IRD Commends State Department for Offering Reward to Capture Boko Haram Leader, Other Islamists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-06-06-ird-commends-state-department-for-offering-reward-to-capture-boko-haram-leader</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 06.06.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">83138c33-3c88-404e-8dd3-3ee567dad400</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/05/the-evangelical-immigration-table-exposed-as-another-soros-front/&gt; The Evangelical Immigration Table Exposed As another Soros Front&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 06.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>Marjorie Jeffrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e9132c48-234a-4b81-8804-51225a73eb51</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/05/iran-reports-saudi-kings-death-a-green-light-for-war/&gt; A Green Light for War?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 06.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Iran</category><category>Mahmoud Ahmadinejad</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Saudi Arabia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0fe504b2-8eb7-482d-bd50-6b13e785a3fc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/04/honoring-the-martyrs-of-uganda/ &gt; Honoring the Martyrs of Uganda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 06.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Uganda</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">52d65fda-f915-4494-b2fa-935dc3280a66</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/04/john-carr-responds-to-marjorie-jeffreys-column/&gt; John Carr Responds to IRD Writer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Marjorie Jeffrey</category><category>John Carr</category><guid isPermaLink="false">31fc563b-fc41-4219-a5b5-b6fda63b44e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/04/claremont-school-of-theology-solidifies-progressive-orientation-with-new-leadership/&gt; Claremont Solidifies Progressive Orientation with New Leader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 06.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">74a7c505-a651-400c-955f-84dfdec4674a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/04/one-million-bones-on-the-national-mall/&gt; One Million Bones on the National Mall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 06.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Act for Sudan</category><category>genocide</category><guid isPermaLink="false">54f2e234-ef80-4537-8d01-6790474ce289</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/03/boy-scouts-a-lament-and-prognosis-part-iii/&gt; Boy Scouts: a Lament and Prognosis, Part III&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>homosexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6927bb73-18cf-418c-9169-babac37e0404</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/03/in-defense-of-a-cardinal-virtue/&gt; In Defense of a Cardinal Virtue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 06.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>United States Council of Catholic Bishops</category><category>Marjorie Jeffrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2c8fcf6f-6afb-40f5-b36f-5b9fb88919aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/03/evangelical-methodists-vs-jim-crow/&gt; Evangelical Methodists vs Jim Crow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 06.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Methodist</category><category>racism</category><category>segregation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">59608d15-0a39-49a7-a35a-4a5a81e3ef87</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/03/boy-scouts-a-lament-and-prognosis-part-ii/ &gt; Boy Scouts: A Lamentation and Prognosis (Part II)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><category>homosexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">621f19c0-69ba-472b-b9d7-46f1c2ab2718</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/03/religious-upset-over-drones/&gt; Religious Upset over Drones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>Drones</category><category>U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops</category><guid isPermaLink="false">90c1a056-6bcd-4e79-9fd1-9e11a7192e2f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/02/united-methodist-lobby-office-takes-three-steps-forward-several-steps-back-on-gosnell/&gt;  UM Lobby Office Wavers on Gosnell Condemnation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 06.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">89f5a0a2-0694-4164-9237-c295ff8fab99</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/06/01/the-case-against-georgetown/ &gt; The Case against Georgetown &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Marjorie Jefferies (Originally Posted 06.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marjorie Jefferies</category><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">53ab4f54-e38f-46df-831a-917fdb1b03bb</guid></item><item><title>  &lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/31/assemblies-of-god-general-superintendent-defends-biblical-teaching-on-sexuality/&gt; Assemblies of God General Superintendent Defends Biblical Teaching on Sexuality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.31.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Assemblies of God</category><category>evangelical</category><category>George Wood</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>same sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">69f969c8-dd83-4348-bb3e-250e5f4439c5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/31/a-fresh-explanation-of-western-secularization/&gt; A Fresh Explanation of Western Secularization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.31.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Church</category><category>family</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Mary Eberstadt</category><category>secularism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">58939397-501a-460e-987b-069dcbfb6ccf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/31/boy-scouts-a-lament-and-prognosis-part-i/&gt; Boy Scouts: A Lament and Prognosis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.31.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><category>LGBT</category><category>sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">66fc4ea1-40e8-4d06-be2f-90cb789ffee8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/31/facepalm-friday/&gt;#Facepalm Friday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 05.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Ecumenical</category><category>Luke Moon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c44839e4-b139-4ddd-9c4e-cc0c6bf9cf9c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-05-31-religious-left-charges-u.s.-drone-policy-on-autopilot&gt;Religious Left Charges U.S. Drone Policy on Autopilot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-05-31-religious-left-charges-u.s.-drone-policy-on-autopilot</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.31.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c561a139-3cea-4dd6-a01b-4b7456208e6d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/30/the-nuns-on-the-bus-are-back/&gt; The Nuns on the Bus Are Back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Marjorie Jeffrey (Originally Posted 05.30.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith in Public Life</category><category>IRD</category><category>LCWR</category><category>Marjorie Jeffrey</category><category>NETWORK</category><category>Nuns on the Bus</category><category>Sister Simone Campbell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">919fb7d3-5405-4302-a31b-8f7e167f5531</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/30/the-last-laugh-of-alfredo-ottaviani/&gt; The Last Laugh of Alfredo Ottaviani&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;George Weigel (Originally Published 05.29.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Alfredo Ottaviani</category><category>Dignitatus Humanae</category><category>HHS Mandate</category><category>Naked Public Square</category><category>Vatican II</category><guid isPermaLink="false">57fcabb4-85d4-4994-94a6-07836f40b008</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/30/twelve-tribes-turning-community-into-legalism/&gt; Twelve Tribes: Turning Community into Legalism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 05.30.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Cults</category><category>Jesus Movement</category><category>Neo-monasticism</category><category>Radicals</category><category>Twelve Tribes</category><guid isPermaLink="false">67c6361f-70df-46b7-b377-d42a1638b078</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/30/churches-and-destructive-pathologies/&gt; Churches and Destructive Social Pathologies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.30.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Catholic</category><category>evangelical</category><category>Gallup Poll</category><category>mainline Protestantism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">43a44674-af43-4760-9c68-08eca7ad38e3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/29/new-york-city-council-upholds-religious-freedom/&gt; New York City Council Upholds Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2af9b01d-b9cd-4694-bcae-0b3d21575616</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/29/middle-east-peace-coalition-sees-worsening-conditions-for-christians/&gt; Middle East Peace Coalition Sees Worsening Conditions for Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 05.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Persecution</category><guid isPermaLink="false">85f24a32-88cf-4f21-96ad-870940432189</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/29/best-buy-cuts-ties-with-cair-after-boycott/ &gt; Best Buy Cuts Ties with CAIR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 05.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Council on American-Islamic Relations</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f9f979eb-dcf0-4e5d-baba-ccceef6c01d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/28/update-claremont-school-of-theology-to-keep-cross-after-all/&gt;  Claremont School of Theology to Keep Cross, After All&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4935d8b1-5fa9-4830-ab1f-ce8d76b4e120</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/28/the-merits-and-demerits-of-the-radical-movement/&gt; The Merits and Demerits of the Radical Movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Shane Claiborne</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1d51b415-bfd7-4601-aa31-8a4759d17986</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/28/london-calling/&gt; London Calling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Steyn</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Anjem Choudary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0c56791b-313c-40e7-9991-0a251a1c21e1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/28/boy-scouts-embrace-dull-conformity/&gt; Boy Scouts Embrace Dull Conformity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Boy Scouts</category><category>Baptist</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f07c09a-cdc9-4acb-a960-84e3e2d4b98a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/27/the-battle-hymn-of-the-republics-remarkable-appeal/ &gt; The Battle Hymn of the Republic’s Enduring Appeal&lt;/a&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Julia Ward Howe</category><category>Episcopal</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b3e3d74-a059-496e-a1f8-9b9135988a46</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/27/a-message-to-graduates-from-robert-p-george/ &gt; A Message to Graduates from Robert P. George&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 05.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. George</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">73c0ca56-4a40-425d-bb04-317ace92e348</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a hrfe=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/26/memorial-day-and-religious-speech-in-the-military/ &gt; Memorial Day and Religious Speech in the Military&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rev. Chris Cairns (Originally Posted 05.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Memorial Day</category><category>War and Peace</category><category>Rev. 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Wisdom (Originally Published 05.24.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0518ee75-5dd1-4749-b14b-83b8e7c14483</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/24/helping-the-poor-in-the-concrete/ &gt; Helping the Poor in the Concrete&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Arthur Brooks</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7fe196d8-238b-4438-9290-e7b6ccf9150d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/24/fathers-mothers-and-radical-christianity/ &gt; Fathers, Mothers, and Radical Christianity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">24625fde-d6fe-4853-847f-df0f6a19e243</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/24/united-methodist-reporter-1847-2013/&gt; United Methodist Reporter, 1847 - 2013 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">26af544e-a95e-4008-97e5-99485d8aae19</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/23/texas-evangelical-pastor-decries-dispensationalists-support-for-israel/&gt; Texas Evangelical Pastor Decries Dispensationalists’ Support for Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 05.23.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Bob Roberts Jr.</category><category>Churches for Middle East Peace</category><category>dispensationalism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8beb580b-468d-47d0-a60f-e36137f4d9fb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/23/breaking-the-silence-on-the-sovereign-grace-ministries-lawsuit/&gt; Breaking the Silence on the Sovereign Grace Ministries Lawsuit</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.23.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Neo-calvinism</category><category>Sexual Abuse</category><category>Sovereign Grace Ministries</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a45a0be3-1a10-47ec-a042-62f1e2ac1301</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/23/texas-mega-church-welcomes-islamists-to-global-faith-forum/&gt; Texas Mega-Church Welcomes Islamists to ‘Global Faith Forum’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 05.22.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bob Roberts Jr.</category><category>Islamism</category><category>NorthWood Church</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4f88747d-e257-432b-8ad1-54bea7d91c18</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/23/ex-icc-prosecutor-calls-on-obama-to-take-action-on-sudan/&gt; Ex-ICC Prosecutor Calls on Obama to Take Action on Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 05.23.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Darfur</category><category>International Criminal Court</category><category>Luis Moreno Ocampo</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ead15f12-f6a7-4cb3-b0cf-3a69d53c15a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/23/report-highlights-dangers-to-defamation-protections/&gt; Report Highlights Dangers to ‘Defamation’ Process&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Published 05.21.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>Nina Shea</category><category>Organization of Islamic Cooperation</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b3f650c3-81f2-4a60-bd37-efac425973f5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/22/boy-scouts-forced-to-choose-sides-in-the-culture-war/&gt; Boy Scouts: Forced to Choose Sides in the Culture War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d57ef00c-1ab9-4927-8e0c-eb285c78719d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/22/inspired-by-a-russian-christian-dissident/&gt; Inspired by a Russian Christian Dissident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Alexander Ogorodnikov</category><guid isPermaLink="false">338fa533-664b-412a-8fcd-77bb91a8f525</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-05-22-boy-scouts-of-america&gt;Fifty U.S. Religious Leaders Ask Boy Scouts to Maintain Existing Membership Standards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-05-22-boy-scouts-of-america</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.22.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">56ea8832-0362-49d8-9969-1ed62a17442d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/21/statement-of-religious-leaders-on-boy-scout-policy-this-week/ &gt; Statement of Religious Leaders on Boy Scout Policy this Week&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Boy Scouts</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">099e0650-ea60-4d89-a295-fdd564a5817b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/21/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-russian-christian-dissident/&gt; A Day in the Life of a Russian Christian Dissident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Alexander Ogorodnikov</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fe193965-aedd-4abb-a76c-6b7fe812a527</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/21/frances-growing-islamist-problem/ &gt; France’s Growing Islamist Problem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 05.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islam</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>France</category><guid isPermaLink="false">21060834-1db5-431c-8e33-6ddd70105af1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/20/sin-and-the-distorted-image/ &gt; Sin and the Distorted Image&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eb7d274a-921f-474c-b416-b7747e7aa4eb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/20/religious-group-blocks-laws-that-could-stop-other-kermit-gosnells/&gt; Religious Group Blocks Laws that Could Stop other Kermit Gosnells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Abortion</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">734d8c17-eb64-4c8d-9e3b-b6b2b739d60a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/20/interfaith-event-teaches-that-u-s-is-aiding-oppression/ &gt; Interfaith Event: US Is Aiding Oppression&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Public Affairs Council</category><category>Ed Bacon</category><category>All Saints Episcopal Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0e0fbeb3-63a0-46e9-9fbe-2b8402978193</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/20/byrds-episcopalians-and-lyndon-johnson/ &gt; Byrds, Episcopalians, and Lyndon Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Harry Byrd</category><category>Episcopalian</category><category>Lyndon Johnson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2ba3e140-9b80-4b4d-afa1-898992603603</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/18/cold-war-and-culture-war/&gt; The Cold War and Culture Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2fdcdc71-f718-4f93-8821-1e9e3e7ac6e7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/17/religious-group-protests-laws-that-could-stop-other-kermit-gosnells/&gt; Religious Group Blocks Laws that Could Stop other Kermit Gosnells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Abortion</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">354308a0-a326-4a01-9809-0b11e239104e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/anglican-congregation-seeks-rehearing-after-losing-property-suit-to-episcopal-church-96070/&gt; Anglican Congregations Seek Rehearing of Property Case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anglican</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4c7d29d0-cf89-40e8-b2e9-3a4bcb5e9de6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/united-methodist-publication-reporter-founded-in-1840s-to-close-96140/&gt; UM Publication Closes its Doors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3ba8385a-3319-4586-a7c6-5fd19b0db6ae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/19/international-conventions-the-human-rights-regime-and-religious-freedom/ &gt; International Conventions and Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 05.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women</category><guid isPermaLink="false">00ad75f4-667b-4142-9b25-a7fa28ac791c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/17/why-we-must-care/&gt; Why We Must Care: A Letter from the Desk of Bishop John Guernsey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;John Guernsey (Originally Published 05.17.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Guernsey</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Planned Parenthood</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">429cb254-f100-4275-81db-5930450b5979</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/17/soros-funds-anti-torture-report-featuring-david-gushee/&gt; Soros Funds Anti-’Torture’ Report Featuring David Gushee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 05.17.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>David Gushee</category><category>George Soros</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>torture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2c1a94ab-1deb-4eaa-bad0-23fdb674b3f8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/17/notable-protestants-defend-marriage/&gt;Notable Protestants Defend Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.17.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Russell Moore</category><category>Robert Gagnon</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Chuck Colson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c2fbc6f5-11a0-4ab4-996a-8fab7a5374d8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/16/kermit-gosnell-abortion-and-capital-punishment/&gt; Kermit Gosnell, Abortion and Capital Punishment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.16.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>death penalty</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>John Zmirak</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b075ec48-df69-4736-8922-b1eb4cc20ac5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/16/the-georges-2-honor-colsons-legacy/&gt; The Georges 2 Honor Colson’s Legacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Chuck Colson</category><category>Robert P. George</category><category>Timothy George</category><guid isPermaLink="false">63735bdb-0b59-4c27-911c-756c5d846df9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/16/from-the-brain-of-bart-questioning-parachurch-ism/ &gt; Questioning Parachurch-ism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>DG Hart</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b1663652-e338-4e64-a388-51ca4e210365</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/16/un-pressures-germany-to-bow-to-hate-speech-hysteria/&gt; UN Pressures Germany to Bow to ‘Hate Speech’ Hysteria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 05.16.15)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Nations</category><category>Hate Speech</category><category>Germany</category><category>Organization for Islamic Cooperation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1114817d-b536-43a0-8bd6-2e1de552b5e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/15/jay-bakkers-rainbow-bread-communion/&gt; Jay Bakker’s Rainbow Bread “Communion” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert George (Originally Posted 05.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Robert P. George</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e6fc9e5-a4f4-4101-a60c-0112c55a5003</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/15/george-abortion-on-trial/  &gt; George: Abortion on Trial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert George (Originally Posted 05.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Robert P. George</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c28b1e5a-b634-486b-89db-cc94ca773495</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/14/send-a-message-about-syria-if-you-care/&gt; Sending Syria a Message &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.15.13)&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Syria</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0082baa5-a2dd-4033-b10b-139c18e6bb6a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/14/gosnell-and-our-societys-twisted-logic/ &gt; Gosnell and Our Society’s Twisted Logic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;William Saunders (Originally Posted 05.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Methodist</category><category>William Saunders</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fa39e92e-22d0-4c03-888c-fb2775d39113</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/14/is-god-angry-with-sin/  &gt; Is God Angry with Sin?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 05.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>Jeff Gissing</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a53f3641-910c-4b54-8d8d-fb16d22e8ea3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/14/andy-langford-calls-for-defunding-denominational-establishment/ &gt; Andy Langford Calls for Defunding Denominational Establishment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Andy Langford</category><guid isPermaLink="false">31194123-8e85-49cd-afe4-ab2f7a020c4b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/13/faith-leaders-advise-white-house-on-human-trafficking-efforts/&gt; Faith Leaders Advise White House on Human Trafficking Efforts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Human Trafficking</category><category>White House</category><category>Mikhail Bell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">407808fb-23fe-405a-838d-ddc80822cf69</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/13/church-of-scotland-israel-has-a-right-to-exist-just-not-in-israel/ &gt;Israel has a Right to Exist, Just not in Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Israel</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9cfe8d71-d009-4d2e-87d5-91532135f4b5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/13/how-fornication-messes-up-marriage/&gt; How Fornication Messes up Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2ba06839-f53f-40a1-82ec-e38263465d32</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/13/christians-wrestle-with-immigration-reform/&gt; Christians Wrestle with Immigration Reform&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ec745ea1-8406-4206-ba0f-c3647cb6a24f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2013/05/10/u-s-led-intervention-into-syria-not-the-best-answer/ &gt; The Truth about Nafie Ali Nafie and the State Department&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>State Department</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Nafie Ali Nafie</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2940177c-4feb-4efa-ae1f-5fad2b3e3f9c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/a_christian_conversation_on_immigration/page1&gt; The Political Realities of Immigration and the Gospel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Immigration</category><category>World Magazine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e75ed7ad-d14a-4ffd-b3e3-8d5ad625094d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/11/a-thank-you-to-my-mom-on-mothers-day/&gt; A ‘Thank You’ to My Mom on Mother’s Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Mother’s Day</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4267cfb5-344a-40e6-a94e-332a27530966</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/opinion/sunday/love-thy-immigrant-stranger-as-thyself.html?pagewanted=all&gt; Love Thy Stranger as Thyself&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a61bdadb-d064-4f32-aed3-df94c623df35</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/12/wearing-a-white-carnation/&gt; Wearing a White Carnation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Mother’s Day</category><category>Salvation Army</category><guid isPermaLink="false">00a0a527-15d4-413a-be2d-6a03833705c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/11/trinitarian-pluralism-versus-postmodern-dissonance/&gt; Trinitarian Pluralism Versus Postmodern Dissonance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ddfa5b69-5bd3-4cf2-939f-070f77c82384</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/10/soros-funding-religious-left-group-targets-gitmo/&gt; Soros Funding Religious Left Group Targets Gitmo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>George Soros</category><category>National Religious Campaign Against Torture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bb109aa0-389c-425e-a85b-0746505fef50</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/05/remembering-max-kampelman/george-weigel &gt; Weigel: Remembering Max Kampelman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 05.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Max Kampelman</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ad745127-fdd8-4aac-a53d-e4f3cc0603c0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/10/sympathy-for-the-devil-state-department-equivocation-on-boko-haram/&gt; Sympathy for the Devil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Nigeria</category><category>Boko Haram</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4464a887-6379-4857-a795-2b3b9bd7a2b4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/10/partnership-with-farmworkers-union-essential-to-our-integrity-as-a-church/ &gt; Are Farmworkers Unions Crucial to Church ‘Integrity’?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 05.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Coalition of Immokalee Worker</category><category>Alan Wisdom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c78535b1-99a4-4c94-9b9a-832e3318976c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/umc-pastor-will-face-trial-for-officiating-gay-sons-wedding-95516/ &gt; UMC Pastor to Face Trial for Gay Son’s Wedding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/umc-pastor-will-face-trial-for-officiating-gay-sons-wedding-95516/ &gt; UMC Pastor to Face Trial for Gay Son’s Wedding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c0e458b6-ed20-414b-938e-c22f2832fe6f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/09/breakfasting-with-catholic-friends/ &gt; Breakfasting with Catholic Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>National Catholic Prayer Breakfast</category><category>Helen Alvare</category><category>Bishop Michael Sheridan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">07d146e8-a02f-4723-9277-fc1462dab0c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/09/united-methodists-should-uphold-marriage-teaching/ &gt;Press: UMs Must Uphold Marriage Teaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Press release</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">483e3583-800e-41f0-b89f-f25c037e888c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/07/gender-roles-the-search-for-a-third-way/&gt; The Search for a Third Way&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kevin DeYoung</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Women</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e31b389c-c52f-4fe2-bc1c-0dd2cb831075</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/07/tell-state-dept-nafie-not-welcome/ &gt; Nafie Is Not Welcome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Africa</category><guid isPermaLink="false">532d7bf5-6681-4e6c-bc65-553528400cfd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/07/marcion-lives-rene-girards-unoriginal-errors/&gt; René Girard’s Unoriginal Errors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Caleb Nelson (Originally Posted 05.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rene Girard</category><category>Caleb Nelson</category><category>Evangelism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">60ea1801-e2d4-4114-aa0c-7004466c65f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.examiner.com/article/methodists-stand-firm-on-same-sex-marriage-ban&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; Methodists Stand Firm on Same-Sex Marriage Ban&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Methodists</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0d014429-2d8e-4fa1-a609-5846bbdb1dd8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/07/umc-seeks-to-fill-a-rather-odd-denominational-leadership-position/&gt; This Is GBCS’s Idea of Helping Women and Girls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>GBCS</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a1ca81e0-0b21-4aa9-8c22-e102bb385e05</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/06/illegal-immigrants-churches-and-fiscal-costs/&gt; Illegal Immigrants, Churches, and Fiscal Costs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Heritage Foundation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">61de0e8e-605b-4f92-8fc2-b9b8a3400ce0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/06/presbyterian-advocates-on-fire-for-food-justice/&gt; Presbyterian Advocates ‘on Fire’ for ‘Food Justice’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 05.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Bread for the Word</category><category>Public Square</category><guid isPermaLink="false">71e70c9d-174d-435e-ac80-0a00242bd3ee</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/06/rene-girard-who-is-this-guy-anyway/ &gt; Rene Girard Who Is This Guy Anyway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Caleb Nelson (Originally Posted 05.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rene Girard</category><category>Caleb Nelson</category><category>Emergent Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e02fe9a7-ae25-4f6d-aad5-ee7a93b1b4c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/05/the-sky-is-not-falling-a-defense-of-chris-broussard/ &gt;The Sky Is Not Falling: A Defense of Chris Broussard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Posted 05.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Chris Broussard</category><category>Outside the Lines</category><guid isPermaLink="false">48cd9ed8-8ed0-42e3-a712-4783f1279a15</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/04/religious-education-in-peril/ &gt; Religious Education Is in Peril&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 05.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Education</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9568a8fe-c0db-43ba-8e0f-30c3bd9211f2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-05-03-israel-solidarity&gt;U.S. Christians Look to Solidarity with Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-05-03-israel-solidarity</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.03.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f1ce9dc9-fd6a-40ea-b679-24f2547a10c9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/03/its-all-about-babies/ &gt; It’s All About Babies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 05.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Timothy Cardinal Dolan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8cadfcc8-2552-4ae5-8b1f-59dfc3a033e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/03/united-methodist-bishops-to-stage-political-statement-on-immigration-at-mexican-border/&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Immigration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c7086069-f164-47de-983e-5238f9155499</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/03/episcopal-bishop-reflect-divine-glory-in-fully-alive-ness-on-climate-activism/&gt; “Divine Glory in Fully Alive-ness” on Climate Activism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 05.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Katharine Jefferts Schori</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Environment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">98bf3f9b-de1d-49b9-a65f-6d7264063139</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/03/elca-partnership-with-united-methodism-full-communion-or-denominational-suicide-pact/&gt;ELCA partnership with United Methodism: “Full Communion” or Denominational Suicide Pact?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 05.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Lutheran</category><category>Bishop Mark Hanson</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f44eff25-adcd-4987-9776-51045b58ce13</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/03/transsexual-flights-from-reality/&gt; Transsexual Flights from Reality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Transsexual</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eaedcca9-d12f-49a7-981e-8aa6bdc06714</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/02/our-existential-need-for-jesus/&gt; Our Existential Need for Jesus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 05.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">43f3fb7c-c5bb-415a-83c1-8ac7564764ce</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/02/evangelicals-embracing-doubt-and-changing-culture/ &gt; Evangelicals Embracing Doubt and Changing Culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Aly Hawkins</category><guid isPermaLink="false">014a7db8-e126-4568-b38f-bcb804abe314</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/02/whips-handcuffs-leather-andrestraint/ &gt; Whips, Handcuffs, Leather and…Restraint?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 05.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Jeff Gissing</category><category>sadomasochism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">53f97091-68fb-4c42-8c9a-297728a1a5b4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/01/an-open-letter-to-the-author-of-my-wife-is-expecting-twins-and-im-not-happy-about-it/&gt; An Open Letter to the Author of “My Wife Is Expecting Twins and I’m Not Happy About It” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 05.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>bioethics</category><category>Huffington Post</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2ef10f52-dbc2-441a-a843-c38d90b64583</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/01/obama-administration-to-welcome-genocidal-sudanese-leaders-for-talks/ &gt; Obama Administration to Welcome Genocidal Sudanese Leaders for Talks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 05.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Act for Sudan</category><category>Blue Nile State</category><category>Darfur</category><category>diplomacy</category><category>Faith J. H. McDonnell</category><category>genocide</category><category>ghost houses</category><category>ICC indicted war criminal</category><category>Islamism</category><category>Jihad</category><category>Khartoum</category><category>moral equivalence</category><category>Nafie Ali Nafie</category><category>National Congress Party</category><category>NCP</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Obama</category><category>Obama Administ</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9f5baebd-91cf-434b-8182-67073ec9c930</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/05/01/internet-pornography-societys-mr-hyde/ &gt; Internet Pornography: Society’s Mr. Hyde&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 05.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>internet</category><category>morality</category><category>Pornography</category><category>regulation</category><category>society</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1bae9ecf-d8ee-46f0-8016-e510a69b5f3f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/30/salvation-army-sponsors-religious-left-conference/&gt; Salvation Army Sponsors Religious Left Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.30.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Salvation Army</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">242cc7d5-16d3-48e6-81ed-9d5c88940571</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/30/sojourners-jim-wallis-ponders-immigration-guns-at-washington-national-cathedral/&gt; Sojourners’ Jim Wallis Ponders Immigration, Guns at Washington National Cathedral&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.30.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comprehensive immigration reform</category><category>Dean Gary R. Hall</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Evangelical Left</category><category>Gary Hall</category><category>gun control</category><category>Gun Violence</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Washington National Cathedral</category><guid isPermaLink="false">33f12fcf-1504-4187-a91c-e95ff89f74ed</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/29/tony-campolos-compromise-on-marriage/&gt; Tony Campolo’s Compromise on Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Tony Campolo</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">94982aeb-9faa-4d95-8980-a67e8ada25c1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/29/ird-exclusive-dolan-george-and-metaxas-defend-marriage-life-and-liberty/&gt; Dolan, George, and Metaxas Defend Marriage, Life, and Liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Eric Metaxas</category><category>Timothy Dolan</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">af458540-8b45-43d4-82c9-7afc2a6298aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/29/new-york-times-whitewashes-islamist-zaytuna-college/&gt; New York Times Whitewashes Islamist Zaytuna College&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 04.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Zaytuna College</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>New York Times</category><guid isPermaLink="false">43b62f29-667c-4e36-977c-05419570750d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/28/christian-witness-and-american-global-power/ &gt; Christian Witness and American Global Power&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>David Gushee</category><category>Richard Haas</category><category>Syria</category><guid isPermaLink="false">04e5a9a8-7acf-4019-91a1-1785d1770033</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/28/some-thoughts-on-the-great-natural-law-debate/ &gt; Thoughts on the Natural Law Debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 04.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>Natural Law</category><category>David Bentley Hart</category><guid isPermaLink="false">303b7331-76d2-4377-bcb1-7b069efe32e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/27/christian-growth-and-persecution-in-china/&gt; Christian Growth and Persecution in China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 04.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious liberty</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Bob Fu</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1ce36841-8dc8-45da-a0de-9d037ab8fd52</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-04-26-sudan&gt;IRD Condemns U.S. Administration’s Invitation to Brutal Architect of Sudan’s “Ghost Houses”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-04-26-sudan</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.26.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8209cafb-853e-48e1-83f6-3bc982794563</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/26/news-flash-gene-robinson-opposes-church-discipline/&gt;Bishop Gene Robinson Opposes Church Discipline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Gene Robinson</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">36df09c9-f4e9-446b-9f7d-ae8dabc62035</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/26/a-new-public-theology-for-evangelicals/&gt; A New Public Theology for Evangelicals?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d82bdb02-4566-4510-8461-04638e0371d1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/26/gosnell-trial-exposes-planned-parenthood-horrors/ &gt; Gosnell Trial Exposes Planned Parenthood Horrors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 04.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planned Parenthood</category><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Janice Crouse</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c0e876c3-1d55-454b-b6b1-c58f5055e013</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a  href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/26/cair-banquets-honor-christian-allies/ &gt; CAIR Banquets Honor Christian Allies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 04.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>CAIR</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Holy Land Foundation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9f618349-ccbd-483f-95cc-d41e5845b6fa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/26/sex-individualism-and-the-end-of-civilization/ &gt;Sex, Individualism and the End of Civilization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dale Kuehne</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Same-sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c552a662-f926-46fc-994c-237f0db1b9e6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/25/david-gushee-urges-america-to-recover-its-torture-ethic/ &gt; David Gushee Urges America to Recover its Torture Ethic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 04.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>David Gushee</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Torture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">73149ed8-7544-44ec-9407-17f10a442276</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/25/the-death-of-empathy/&gt; The Death of Empathy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;James Tonkowich (Originally Posted 04.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Tim Keller</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Wheaton College</category><guid isPermaLink="false">254c25d2-8ec8-4562-b80c-5508117471cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/25/42-and-us/ &gt; 42 and Us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Jackie Robinson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">518060dc-8349-4d4a-a583-34d87101d13a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/25/katharine-jefferts-schoris-cosmic-earth-day/&gt; Katharine Jefferts Schori’s Cosmic Earth Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Earth Day</category><category>Katharine Jefferts Schori</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c4626c99-fcc6-4384-b0a6-717df359dd92</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/24/wheaton-theology-conference-showcases-appeal-limits-of-hauerwasianism/ &gt; Wheaton Theology Conference Showcases Appeal, Limits of Hauerwasianism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 4.24.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Wheaton College</category><category>Stanley Hauerwas</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Christian Political Witness</category><guid isPermaLink="false">882d6c70-7e04-41cb-abcb-5acb3aa75ea3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/04/evangelicals-rally-for-immigration-reform.html/ &gt; Evangelicals Rally for Pathway to Citizenship and Immigration Reform&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;PBS (Originally Published 04.23.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">040dad6b-e3c6-47d0-af3f-8e2b96bb98c1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/former-national-council-of-churches-leader-bob-edgar-dead-at-69/2013/04/23/e36de8e2-ac5c-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html/ &gt; Former National Council of Churches leader Bob Edgar dead at 69&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Washington Post (Originally Published 04.23.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bob Edgar</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">55544285-cc66-444e-9437-6d4aff333e97</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/24/integrity-official-argues-opposition-to-homosexuality-rooted-in-opposition-to-change/ &gt;Integrity Official Argues Opposition to Homosexuality Rooted in Opposition to Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 04.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Integrity USA</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">372b1365-f3cf-4491-87d9-1005c88abe36</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/23/state-funerals-and-christendom/&gt; State Funerals and Christendom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/23/state-funerals-and-christendom/&gt; State Funerals and Christendom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</category><guid isPermaLink="false">af90b3a1-de9d-4957-843b-b7ecd8f1f898</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/22/ending-gun-violence-and-the-limits-of-politics/&gt; Ending Gun Violence and the Limits of Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gun control</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">94ed5295-5a88-4a73-adc4-8612bafb7141</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/23/documenting-persecution-in-nigeria/&gt; Documenting Persecution in Nigeria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Boko Haram</category><category>Nigeria</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7f14b900-707a-4519-849a-83629dfac2fd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/22/deval-patrick-replaces-boston-bombers-imam-at-prayer-service/&gt; Deval Patrick Replaces Boston Bombers’ Imam at Prayer Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 04.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islam</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b5d3cc0d-defe-4875-b3b6-521d6defb59a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/22/evangelicals-on-a-quest-for-a-new-identity/&gt; Evangelicals Search for a New Identity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Poted 04.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Gabe Lyons</category><category>Q Ideas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ea4f25a7-d4b3-4ead-be9b-fb18e95be50f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/22/western-jurisdiction-continues-to-take-more-than-it-gives/ &gt; Western Jurisdiction Continues to Take More Than it Gives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 04.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Robert Hoshibata</category><category>Methodist</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0becf0c7-1717-428d-ab93-7dca0440513d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/22/russias-bin-laden-introduced-to-america/&gt;“Russia’s Bin Laden” Introduced to America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 04.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Osama bin Laden</category><category>Doku Umarov</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><guid isPermaLink="false">35872b1c-7052-4976-a2bc-c21ba8b010c2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/22/ending-gun-violence-and-the-limits-of-politics/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 4.22.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>gun control</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bff24580-a2d7-43ab-bb08-6d1b69c38f53</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/21/10705/ &gt;The Temple of American Democracy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Capitol Building</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6aab58c3-4f05-4194-82ab-58944e3920c5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/20/usa-wake-up-the-cry-of-american-copts-in-the-aftermath-of-arab-spring/&gt; USA Wake Up: American Copts and the Arab Spring&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arab Spring</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Coptic Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">84146c36-2041-4882-bed1-13b3fea0a3e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/19/the-hero-of-star-wars/&gt; The Hero of Star Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George W. Bush</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>nuclear weapons</category><category>Reagan</category><category>Ronald Reagan</category><category>SDI</category><category>Soviet</category><category>Soviet Union</category><category>Strategic Defense Initiative</category><category>United States</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9a44897d-4a74-4f55-a4a0-5438c7bfb228</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.worldmag.com/podcast/worldandeverything/TWAEII_2013Apr20_02.php&gt; World: Engaging Young Evangelicals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Jessica Prol</category><category>Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a0da25dd-0c1b-4f7a-bf11-aaabfadf9391</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/19/cair-isna-and-mpac-speak-out-on-boston-bombing-suspects/&gt;CAIR, ISNA and MPAC Speak Out on Boston Bombing Suspects&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ISNA</category><category>MPAC</category><category>Terrorism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7490a96e-9918-4171-8e05-576fd716dea7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/18/sex-trafficking-is-sexual-assault/&gt; Sex Trafficking Is Sexual Assault&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 04.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sex trafficking</category><category>sexual assault</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">98633db9-6168-4a7f-ba7f-241081874ff5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/18/victorious-warriors-in-the-long-defeat/ &gt; Victorious Warriors in the “Long Defeat”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 04.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>Public Square</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d2f2f7c5-336b-454c-a3de-ff1cf0dcce1c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/18/new-wineskins-for-global-missions-2013/&gt; New Wineskins for Global Missions 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>New Wineskins</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ff67bbbe-44f2-42e8-a841-7f3dc0886db4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/18/evangelical-immigration-table-doesnt-need-to-know-the-details-of-reform/&gt; Evangelical Immigration Table Doesn’t “Need to Know the Details” of Reform&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>#iwasastranger</category><category>Activism</category><category>advocacy</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Billy Hybels</category><category>CCDC</category><category>comprehensive immigration reform</category><category>David Anderson</category><category>ERLC</category><category>evangelical</category><category>Evangelical Immigration Table</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Gabriel Salguero</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Jenny Yang</category><category>Laurie Beshore</category><category>Lee de L</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cacb0e86-1af9-4b03-a6e4-db61b614d5fd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/17/why-the-greatest-argument-for-homosexuality-is-no-argument/&gt; Why the Greatest Argument for Homosexuality is No Argument&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Blake Adams (Originally Posted 04.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Homosexuality</category><category>Blake Adams</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f1829475-1fb9-4fe9-8f08-e6684e3c0f84</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/17/evangelical-elites-immigration-agenda/&gt; Evangelical Elites’ Immigration Agenda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">585d19cb-b13c-4731-ab1f-59cd0a5c8f80</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/04/17/re-judging-the-nations/&gt; A Response to God’s Judging the Nations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Collin Garbarino</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Fred Luter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">33551145-f1bb-4e0e-add6-695c074c0477</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/17/a-ragamuffin-enters-heaven/ &gt; A Ragamuffin Enters Heavan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>General William Booth</category><category>Salvation Army</category><category>Brennan Manning</category><guid isPermaLink="false">37dbe9bb-8f81-4fe7-851e-44c3a31db643</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/16/duke-divinity-faculty-on-scriptural-imagination/&gt;  Duke Divinity Faculty on Scriptural Imagination&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 04.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Stanley Hauerwas</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><guid isPermaLink="false">392f4052-7387-48db-9e2f-b81d620c6e66</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/16/book-review-faith-doubt-and-other-lines-ive-crossed-&gt; Faith, Doubt and Other Lines Iv’e Crossed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 04.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jay Bakker</category><category>Book Review</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f005e528-ec77-4e24-9429-6e8c88d50727</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/16/judging-the-nation/&gt; Judging the Nations? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>judgment</category><category>Collin Garbarino</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a8224df9-61ec-46c4-8fc4-bb60d81fcb20</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-04-15-will-evangelicals-for-social-action-maintain-theological-grounding-under-new-leadership&gt;Will Evangelicals for Social Action Maintain Theological Grounding Under New Leadership?&lt;/a&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-04-15-will-evangelicals-for-social-action-maintain-theological-grounding-under-new-leadership</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.15.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">144fec87-a263-4b58-963a-5ecf22475425</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/15/congressman-says-obama-has-failed-on-sudan/&gt; Congressman Says Obama Has Failed on Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.15.13)&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Representative Frank Wolf</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">32127292-5dd7-48d8-8c16-6c9262428913</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/15/congressman-says-obama-has-failed-on-sudan/&gt; Congressman Says Obama Has Failed on Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Representative Frank Wolf</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">01c71c33-7a85-4029-a1c9-5d51960c710a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/14/confronting-the-real-war-on-women/ &gt; Confronting the Real War on Women&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>War on Women</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fedd5deb-2238-4e8d-b8fc-2f5c183b2dd6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/14/the-gospel-and-dr-gosnell-what-church-must-learn-from-media-silence-on-abortion-horrors/&gt; The Gospel and Dr. Gosnell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt O'Reilly (Originally Posted 04.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Matt O’Reilly</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a2bad660-af13-4ab7-8963-9336f99aa370</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/13/sheepish-news-outlets-finally-address-gosnell/ &gt; Sheepish News Outlets Finally Address Gosnell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Kermit Gosnell</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8ad250f2-d393-4bd1-b0f2-4726fcb88e68</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/12/christian-post-reports-on-paul-alexanderpentecostal-studies-controversy/ &gt; Christian Post Reports on Paul Alexander/Pentecostal Studies Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian Post (Originally Posted 04.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Alexander</category><category>Society of Pentecostal Studies</category><category>Christian Post</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5da032bc-f6d2-4e32-8417-ef3806cc4897</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/12/religious-freedom-and-the-modern-antidiscrimination-regime-part-2/&gt; Religious Freedom and the Modern Antidiscrimination Regime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 04.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>human rights</category><category>religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f56bce8-a640-4d40-89d7-ca0bb414a167</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/12/why-traditional-marriage-should-be-legally-and-culturally-supported/&gt; Why Traditional Marriage Should Be Legally and Culturally Supported&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Benne (Originally Posted 04.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Robert Benne</category><category>Culture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b9e441a6-8388-4aff-b23f-b95827148337</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/11/kermit-gosnells-abortion-trial-and-united-methodists/ &gt;Kermit Gosnell’s Abortion Trial and United Methodist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kermit Gosnell</category><category>abortion</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ef38f3e6-7968-428f-9017-57370ce02a45</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/11/attacks-on-egyptian-christians-continue/&gt;Attacks on Egyptian Christians Continue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">acba06c5-365c-4133-8957-e8fe0b0b3a52</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/11/persecuted-on-all-sides-christians-in-the-modern-world/&gt; Persecuted on All Sides: Christians in the Modern World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 04.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Eric Metaxas</category><category>Persecuted:  The Global Assault on Christians</category><category>Nina Shea</category><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>Lela Gilbert</category><guid isPermaLink="false">931aca94-6e80-4a4c-81c8-30abdda0eeb2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/11/presbyterian-church-uses-islamists-for-interfaith-study/ &gt;  Presbyterian Church Uses Islamists for Interfaith Study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 04.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Islamic Circle of North America</category><category>Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7f3c611d-3fe6-49de-87a2-df3618df289f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/11/analysts-discuss-iran-while-methodists-tout-appeasement/&gt; Analysts Discuss Iran While Methodists Tout Appeasement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ecumenical Advocacy Days</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Holly Holzer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">152401d5-ca05-4796-b7d4-c1d34deef0a3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/11/methodist-rulers-thatcher-bush-chiang-kai-shek-and/&gt; Methodist Rulers: Thatcher, Bush, Chiang Kai-shek and…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ellen Sirleaf Johnson</category><category>Methodism</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1876678d-0e2c-4314-a307-5e804db453b9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.instantanalysis.net/latest-headlines-from-american-family-news/2013/04/08/crouse-democracy-dissolving-right-along-with-marriage?sf11416800=1&gt; Democracy Dissolving Right along with Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 04.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Crouse</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Centers for Disease Control</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b0ffebcb-0853-43a0-8272-5faa69b50046</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/10/society-for-pentecostal-studies-president-reacts-to-paul-alexander-controversy/ &gt; Society for Pentecostal Studies President Reacts to Paul Alexander Controversy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Psoted 04.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Alexander</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Society for Pentecostal Studies</category><guid isPermaLink="false">31c3943a-b70e-4b50-b963-6408af2263d2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/10/religious-left-advocates-for-lavish-farm-bill/ &gt; Religious Left Advocates for Lavish Farm Bill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Left</category><category>Farm Bill</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e615becb-67a4-49cb-8d4a-7dc94bbbdccc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/10/baptized-into-his-death/ &gt; Baptized into His Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 04.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>Christian</category><category>Evangelism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c3b10b6a-2e6a-477a-941a-82afce82fca1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/assemblies-of-god-chief-responds-to-paul-alexander-controversy/ &gt; Assemblies of God Chief Responds to Paul Alexander Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Assemblies of God</category><category>Paul Alexander</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">09ab6618-079b-4ce0-8a0b-8c0a182ef3b6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/maxie-dunnam-on-adam-hamiltons-seeing-gray/ &gt; Maxie Dunnam on Adam Hamilton’s “Seeing Gray”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Adam Hamilton</category><category>Maxie Dunnam</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">41fa525f-baec-4c2f-b49e-070adf2e7b3b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/a-florida-megachurch-pastors-islamist-associations/&gt; A Florida Megachurch Pastor’s Islamist Associations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Joel Hunter</category><category>Northland Church</category><category>Council on American-Islamic Relations</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c134fc0a-f9ce-4a28-a19a-2c5f8b559e82</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/jim-wallis-government-should-make-life-fair/ &gt; Jim Wallis: Government Should Make Life Fair &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Brookings Institute</category><category>Same-Sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">09c840a1-6f77-415a-b4bc-df57a5b09058</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/political-hit-jobs-and-the-tyranny-of-tolerance/ &gt; Political Hit Jobs and the Tyranny of “Tolerance”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kieran Raval (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kieran Raval</category><category>Tolerance</category><category>Politics</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b0c7889b-8182-4690-8bb2-62941699f991</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/abortion-the-personal-is-political/ &gt; Abortion: The Personal is Political&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Charmaine Yoest</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bd776203-3619-410a-8ea8-18cabfa8d92d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/09/margaret-thatcher-the-methodist/&gt; Margaret Thatcher, the Methodist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist</category><category>Margaret Thatcher</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3a560da2-08ce-4f98-92f0-03a276a6a816</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-04-08-remembering-margaret-thatchers-public-theology&gt;Remembering Margaret Thatcher’s Public Theology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-04-08-remembering-margaret-thatchers-public-theology</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.08.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">4009016a-1684-4b7c-aa55-9cde14634eb9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/08/idiot-wind-a-response-to-barnabas-piper/&gt; A Response to Barnabas Piper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thomas Holgrave (Originally Posted 04.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Thomas Holgrave</category><category>Relevant Magazine</category><category>Barnabas Piper</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e192a5b0-8c09-43a7-ba6f-7b1d5a0208ee</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/08/race-sex-and-liberation-pentecostal-studies-president-steers-society-in-new-direction/ &gt;Race, Sex and Liberation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Pentacostal</category><category>Pentecostal Studies President</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1dbeb1a4-ca50-4693-8203-cc363cea7899</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/08/george-weigel-on-a-new-catholicism/ &gt; George Weigel on A New Catholicism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Evangelism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8f424b24-af65-4320-b9b3-be77488cc7d5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/06/responding-to-jonathan-merritt-on-christian-persecution/ &gt; Responding to Jonathan Merritt on Christian Persecution&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jonathan Merritt</category><category>Christian Persecution</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a8c67d0-fce4-49b1-b61d-5adb13952d64</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/06/presbyterians-homosexuality-and-book-of-confessions/ &gt; Presbyterians, Homosexuality, and Book of Confessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 04.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterians</category><category>Homosexuality</category><category>Book of Confessions</category><category>Jeff Gissing</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bc8d5440-d75a-4514-a186-e4f5f41fe12a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/05/jeremy-irons-is-worried-about-marriage/ &gt; Jeremy Irons is Worried about Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Jeremy Irons</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f0e96af0-f63c-4211-bea9-488c10aa1f70</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/05/engaging-young-evangelicals-have-we-lost-the-culture-wars-video/  &gt; Engaging Young Evangelicals: Have We Lost the Culture Wars? (Video)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Jessica Prol</category><category>Eric Teetsel</category><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d7add304-6fe3-4a52-995c-c12366d05dc5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/05/a-political-easter-at-church-of-the-presidents/ &gt; A Political Easter at Church of the Presidents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Easter</category><category>Rev. 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Not Quite &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Same-sex marriage</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>millennials</category><category>Family Research Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">db27790c-0ebe-4f51-bb02-040cd041a749</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/why-are-the-orthodox-in-the-ncc/&gt; Rod Dreher: Why the Orthodox in the NCC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis and Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>Rod Dreher</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">41143e27-70ce-4f65-9969-05cf411f4534</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/obama-easter-pastor-luis-leon_n_2994627.html&gt; IRD President Mentioned in Huffington Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Easter</category><category>Huffington Post</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a9bedf32-2536-4f6b-a1dd-2a574e4da1f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/01/uncertainties-about-god-man-and-marriage/&gt; Uncertainties about God, Man, and Marriage&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Anderw Harrod (Originally Posted 04.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Andrew Harrod</category><category>National Organization for Marriage</category><category>Gay Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9c4f6ea9-70b9-4de8-9457-33002d69beae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/04/01/judge-rules-city-must-let-religious-charities-feed-the-hungry/? Judge Rules City Must Let Religious Charities Feed the Hungry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;David Ward (Originally Posted 04.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Charity</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>David Ward</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4b5a5bae-6599-4d69-b3a8-e3f417d96526</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/31/politicizing-easter-at-church-of-the-presidents/&gt; Politicizing Easter at Church of the Presidents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Easter</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Luis Leon</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8ed8f2d6-9f7c-4e48-972d-e7bc0eec7053</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/31/being-millennial-at-the-march-for-marriage-a-digital-world-perspective/&gt; Being Millennial at the March for Marriage: A Digital World Perspective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>March for Marriage</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>@bjgingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6194d0f4-db8b-4258-967f-1f1941f15af2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/30/the-legacy-of-edith-and-francis-schaeffer/&gt; The Legacy of Edith and Bob Schaeffer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.30.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Edith and Bob Schaeffer</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>evangelism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f7bdfea6-f980-4666-8b3c-225a61f585cc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/30/being-millennial-at-the-march-for-marriage-a-real-world-perspective/ &gt; Being Millennial at the March for Marriage: A Real World Perspective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.30.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>March for Marriage</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a64e3c1a-3b19-4fa3-a232-61995cc0f496</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/29/persecution-and-poverty-the-double-suffering-of-pakistani-christians/ &gt; Persecution and Poverty: The Double Suffering of Pakistani Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 03.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pakistan</category><category>Christians</category><category>Religious libertyPakistan</category><category>Christians</category><category>Religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d65913fc-0363-40c4-a9c4-cb83823a0e04</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/29/why-do-eastern-orthodox-churches-continue-enabling-opposition-to-orthodox-values-on-abortion-sexual-morality/ &gt; Why Do Eastern Orthodox Churches Continue Enabling Opposition to Orthodox Values?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 03.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Eastern Orthodox</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a2acfb3e-c37e-4be7-b039-1ea324418f4c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/29/good-friday-the-last-words-of-jesus-5-i-thirst/ &gt; Good Friday and the Last Words of Christ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Good Friday</category><category>Jesus</category><category>Easter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ce87d8f2-d9ee-4061-907a-fc0f2a58df98</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/29/faith-leaders-take-the-easy-road-on-gun-control/ &gt; Faith Leaders Take the Easy Road on Gun Control&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 03.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gun control</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Episcopalian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7cfba618-80ca-442c-92bd-6f2684e69dcb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-03-29-young-evangelicals-panel&gt;Engaging Young Evangelicals: Have We Lost the ‘Culture Wars?’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-03-29-young-evangelicals-panel</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.29.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0b9140f7-3357-4179-a354-5a72765b0045</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/28/christian-discipleship-in-a-hostile-word/ &gt; Christian Discipleship in a Hostile Word&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 03.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Discipleship</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e93947d-e327-4461-ba29-3e46c506bcf1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/28/finding-good-news-in-cultural-christianitys-decline/&gt; Finding Good News in Cultural Christianity’s Decline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christianity</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Nones</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fb4e2c64-ee77-4287-8d29-bd13f59ef8d4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/28/religious-voices-loud-for-marriage-equality/ &gt; Religious Voices Loud for Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 03.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Religion</category><category>Christian</category><category>LGBT</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c7cec03d-0dd2-4cdd-9493-7547afbb2915</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/28/southern-baptists-press-northeast-while-new-england-mainlines-decline/ &gt; Southern Baptists Head Northeast, New England Mainlines Decline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>New England</category><category>Mainline</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a129ef02-2980-4be4-8124-7597b656e40f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/28/global-assault-on-christians/&gt; Global Assault on Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christians</category><category>persecution</category><category>Hudson Institute</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2489ea33-f681-47d8-a440-9a522a74557d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/27/the-marriage-generation-and-lost-causes/ &gt; The “Marriage Generation” and “Lost” Causes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Marriage Generation</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Eric Teetsel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a39e3d42-a286-4ef3-9aac-c1edcb3a96b6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/27/a-rainy-walk-against-gun-violence/&gt; A Rainy Walk against Gun Violence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 03.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gun control</category><category>Episcopalian</category><category>protest</category><guid isPermaLink="false">709463fd-fa03-41f1-bb40-bcb3579e8c4a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/27/cross-centered-catholic-renewal/ &gt; Cross-Centered Catholic Renewal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic renewal</category><category>evangelism</category><category>Jesus</category><guid isPermaLink="false">79c0aeae-d1c0-4c03-82ae-c56fce0a9187</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/26/same-sex-marriage-rally-at-the-methodist-building/&gt; Same-Sex Marriage Rally at the Methodist Building&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">62c981f4-35bf-4ad6-bc18-b366f6d86e6e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/26/are-the-polyamorists-next-in-line-for-marriage-equality/&gt; Next in Line for Marriage Equality?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 03.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage equality</category><category>marriage</category><category>polyamory</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7bc63d06-4c02-4a16-b60d-329cf9d80d17</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/25/twenty-years-ago-in-south-sudan/ &gt; Twenty Years Ago in South Sudan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 03.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arabist</category><category>Ayod</category><category>Blue Nile State</category><category>Darfur</category><category>ethnic cleansing</category><category>genocide</category><category>government-orchestrated starvation</category><category>Islamist</category><category>Jihad</category><category>Kevin Carter</category><category>manmade famine</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Omar al-Bashir</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>starvation</category><category>Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">242b356f-bbc1-4a07-9c15-6f9e0a72aa37</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/25/towards-a-more-informed-gender-debate/&gt; Towards a more Informed Gender Debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gender</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3b220d3d-a898-402b-8f5c-00865e672dd6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/25/emperor-the-movie-and-douglas-macarthurs-faith/ &gt; “Emperor” the Movie and Douglas MacArthur’s Faith &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>Douglas MacArthur</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Japan</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">937f78f3-8d03-4302-a552-aca452b681d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/ird-endorses-national-march-for-marriage/&gt; IRD Endorses National March for Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/ird-endorses-national-march-for-marriage</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>National March for Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">50ba4b5b-0038-4c79-b523-eabf3ccd6d62</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/24/umc-missions-chief-preaches-at-asbury-theological-seminary/ &gt; UMC Missions Chief Preaches at Asbury Theological Seminary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 03.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Asbury Theological Seminary</category><category>Francis Asbury</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>John Wesley</category><category>Thomas Kemper</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e81b2df0-cc19-4f32-b3f7-63c66c48d7b9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/23/rob-bell-and-brian-mclaren-god-is-leading-toward-same-sex-marriage/&gt; Rob Bell and Brian McLaren: God is Leading Toward Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>LGBT</category><category>marriage</category><category>Rob Bell</category><category>same sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c9813d88-9738-46d8-9c9d-ac73765766d1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/22/the-bible-in-the-american-founding-and-political-culture/&gt; The Role of The Bible in the American Founding and Political Culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 3.22.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Faith in the Public Square</category><category>American Founding</category><category>Bible</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6c7a9e22-c6ed-4c6e-af45-e345d8fae353</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/21/um-action-calls-on-boy-scouts-of-america-to-stand-strong/&gt; UMAction Calls on Boy Scout Leaders to Be Strong&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 3.21.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodists</category><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><category>Homosexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a02668c3-f0db-43fa-a22f-5ea778bdfbec</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/22/religiously-sorry-for-being-american/&gt; Religiously Apologizing for Being American&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 3.22.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Pacifism</category><category>Anabaptism</category><category>Anti-Americanism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ae1d8648-d09b-47da-9e4f-1e4bb207cae2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/22/for-shame/&gt; For Shame&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 3.22.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>Purity Culture</category><category>Shame</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7409ff28-2b4c-48df-8ca8-8b8f64a08622</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/22/feminist-leaders-compared-to-religious-right-leaders/&gt; Comparing Feminist and Religious Leaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Published 3.18.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Feminism</category><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>American Thinker</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f75ffbf3-97ef-436b-b1cb-842f8846cbc4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/22/when-united-methodist-bishops-fail/&gt; When United Methodist Bishops Fail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 3.22.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ACLU</category><category>Bishop Larry Goodpaster</category><category>Bishop Rosemarie Wenner</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f3618df4-ab54-4d09-80ea-4b327c2cbe72</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/21/muslim-brotherhood-sets-up-militia-to-enforce-rule/&gt; Muslim Brotherhood Sets Up Militia to Enforce Rule&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 03.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Militia</category><category>Egypt</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e895e9e6-107e-44f9-bb88-aa51ee8df60f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/21/putting-a-civilian-face-to-the-iraq-war/ &gt; Putting a Civilian Face to the Iraq War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 03.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Iraq War</category><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Greg Barrett</category><guid isPermaLink="false">57c1519b-c8ff-4672-a4ee-7c592407ffd8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/21/the-rev-martin-sheen-denounces-nukes/ &gt; The Rev. Martin Sheen Denounces Nukes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Martin Sheen</category><category>Nuclear weapons</category><category>International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons</category><guid isPermaLink="false">60418992-e131-4f46-ad76-172fc29616cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/21/brother-andrew-and-the-murder-of-osama-bin-laden/&gt; Brother Andrew and the “Murder” of Osama bin Laden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originalyl Posted 03.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Brother Andrew</category><category>Osama bin Laden</category><category>God’s Smuggler</category><guid isPermaLink="false">59cc6a0a-7bd5-447c-adcb-3a8e72e5afb4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/20/white-house-partners-with-muslim-brotherhood-front/ &gt; White House Partners with Muslim Brotherhood Front?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 03.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>White House</category><category>Islamic Society of North America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">91f85c19-365c-4b92-881c-73cfc35a4f22</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/20/meeting-pope-francis/ &gt; Meeting Pope Francis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pope Francis</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cf69d885-2182-49bd-bfd9-51fa0c20f3b5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/20/from-the-brain-of-bart-32013/&gt; In Caesar We Trust&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Moral budget</category><category>Faith in Public Life</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5e20dd68-ea37-41fd-add5-83200a11ecfd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/20/hillary-clinton-methodism-and-same-sex-marriage/ &gt; Hillary Clinton, Methodism, and Same Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Hillary Clinton</category><category>Same-sex marriage</category><category>Methodism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2a184150-6ab4-4873-a65a-22ef696b8aa8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/20/dim-prospects-for-a-new-conversation-on-marriage/ &gt; Dim Prospects for a “New Conversation on Marriage?”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>R.R. Reno</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0d9339cb-a770-407b-bdef-67fd1f78252e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/20/meeting-pope-francis/ &gt; Meeting Pope Francis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pope Francis</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0de14481-985a-41df-ac2b-d768d5be58a9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/19/rob-bell-boards-the-same-sex-marriage-mystery-ship/ &gt; Rob Bell Boards the Same-Sex Marriage Mystery Ship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 03.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rob Bell</category><category>Same-sex marriage</category><category>Luke Moon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a09b2598-2337-4d37-a655-e3550cb7c47e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/19/feminism-and-the-fourth-great-awakening/ &gt; Feminism and the Fourth Great Awakening&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 03.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fourth Great Awakening</category><category>Diana Butler Bass</category><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dd3b167b-0e6e-44b8-b029-15843276d7d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/19/tribute-to-united-methodist-frends/ &gt; A Tribute to United Methodist Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Bob Parrott</category><category>Albert Outler</category><category>LeTourneau University</category><guid isPermaLink="false">57799197-9268-4fcd-bf2e-ba7f69a3053d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/18/a-time-to-act/ &gt; A Time to Act&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 03.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Act for Sudan</category><category>Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ef997f17-e835-4c1b-a85d-0f1691ed0dcd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/18/two-kinds-of-conservative-christians/ &gt; Two Kinds of "Conservative" Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thomas Holgrave (Originally Posted 03.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Thomas Holgrave</category><category>Hipster Conservative</category><category>Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e9d4e2b6-2428-4133-809d-aa3a88e5c2c6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://repository.berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/130307FarrChristiansShallDanceNoLongerGlobalCrisisReligiousFreedom.pdf &gt; Christians May Dance No Longer: The Global Crisis of Religious Freedom (Full Text)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 03.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>True Family Lecture</category><category>University of Oklahoma</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6e411ccc-0682-46ad-a170-6d66dcc20986</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/16/churches-and-christianitys-critics/ &gt; Churches and Christianity’s Critics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Dominic Crossan</category><category>Jesus Seminar</category><guid isPermaLink="false">be0274d4-8132-41d6-b260-af91e9934667</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.patheos.com/blogs/philosophicalfragments/2013/03/15/no-mandate-from-god-immigration-reform/ &gt; God, Immigration and the Vocation of the Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Matt Soerens</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Immigration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">748369db-418b-47b6-9fd6-9b8e0fb1a375</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/15/boy-scouts-renew-debate-over-sex/&gt; Boy Scouts Renew Debate over Sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sex</category><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1d963f37-d470-4991-9f7e-124f476a33cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/15/the-war-on-generosity/&gt; The War on Generosity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 03.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Glenn Richter</category><category>Michael Bloomberg</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6a777705-e479-4f27-949f-b9eb1b809382</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/15/virginia-episcopal-bishop-defends-criticizes-radical-theologian-in-anglican-controversy/ &gt;Virginia Episcopal Bishop Defends &amp; Criticizes Radical Theologian in Anglican Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jesus Seminar</category><category>John Dominic Crossan</category><category>Bishop Shannon Johnson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">188a1b6a-4bfa-4893-a4bb-f56aaf7bc47d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://wp.me/p2fKa3-2q2&gt; Why the Name Francis?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Posted 03.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pope Francis</category><category>Huffington Post</category><category>Michael Novak</category><guid isPermaLink="false">db74ab15-e643-4d6f-ac75-37e0c1fb9184</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://wp.me/p2fKa3-2pK&gt; Ex-DNC CEO Talks Sexuality and Race at Wesley Theological&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Posted 03.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rev. Leah Daughtry</category><category>Democrat</category><category>Wesley Theological Seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d710ca5b-dffd-47a1-921e-27912987dece</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/14/shaking-hands-with-the-devil-the-intersection-of-terrorism-and-theology/&gt; Review: Intersection of Terrorism and Theology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Terrorism</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Billy Abraham</category><category>Shaking Hands with the Devil: The Intersection of Terrorism and Theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">36a75627-3325-49f1-923d-8ac00291efb9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/14/shaking-hands-with-the-devil-the-intersection-of-terrorism-and-theology/&gt; Shaking Hands with the Devil: The Intersection of Terrorism and Theology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>book</category><category>Book review</category><category>Foreign Policy</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>neo-anabaptist</category><category>pacifism</category><category>realism</category><category>Review</category><category>Shaking Hands with the Devil</category><category>Stanley Hauerwas</category><category>theologian</category><category>theology</category><category>war</category><category>William Abraham</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f1cd90de-0454-42d2-a627-dfccfe82244f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2013/03/13/we-have-a-pope/1&gt; We Have a Pope&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Habemus Papum</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fd3addac-7601-4b91-a52d-09225177b3b9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/13/president-obama-meets-with-hezbollah-defending-groups-ahead-of-mideast-trip/  &gt; President Obama Meets with Hezbollah-Defending Groups ahead of Mideast Trip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 03.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Anti-Israel</category><category>Hezbollah</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7ea0a7ee-3581-4e90-8274-1e4895a647e1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/13/womens-dignity-is-about-human-dignity/&gt; Women’s Dignity Is about Human Dignity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Her Dignity</category><category>Women’s rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e21e627-7e7a-4946-8f45-1a2099769ea2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/12/a-vistiing-anglican-bishop-from-war-torn-sudan/&gt; Along Came a Bishop from Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Archbishop Andudu Adam ElNail</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ef0b2924-0e73-41ba-8826-888bd61716c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/12/virginia-episcopalians-spotlight-jesus-seminars-dominic-crossan/&gt; Virginia Episcopalians Spotlight Jesus Seminar Speaker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 03.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Jesus Seminar</category><category>Dominic Crossan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">741d029f-1e1d-4636-961c-a89acbffdf47</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/13/methodist-history-reviews-tooleys-book/&gt; Methodist History Reviews Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>Book Review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a29c6136-a6df-4556-9d6b-cada18d9b0ca</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/12/winkler-bids-farewell-to-gbcs/&gt; Winkler Bids Farewell to GBCS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Winkler</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f3919fdd-3de1-4c00-bf8e-0f1bafec87a5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/12/unique-conclave-microculture/ &gt; Unique Conclave Microculture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>Conclave</category><category>George Weigel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ea326c19-bd51-4f04-956f-b673f6264a67</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/12/dr-william-lawrence-speaks-on-truth-and-doubt/&gt; Dr. William Laurence on Truth and Doubt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 03.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>William Laurence</category><category>Southern Methodist University</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3e4eeec7-a3ee-4154-ba37-d755f4e2171e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.patheos.com/blogs/philosophicalfragments/2013/03/11/evangelical-temptation-comprehensive-immigration-reform-tooley/&gt; Evangelical Temptation on Comprehensive Immigration Reform&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Patheos</category><guid isPermaLink="false">25735cb5-c462-43a0-9d70-7b90758b7ea5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/11/watch-deborah-weiss-on-defamation-of-religion-and-the-organization-of-islamic-cooperation/&gt; Watch: Deborah Weiss Defamation on the OIC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Deborah Weiss (Originally Posted 03.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Organization of Islamic Cooperation</category><category>Deborah Weiss</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c32c7976-17b5-41ea-b91c-51e00801158a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/10/presbyterian-machiavelli-for-same-sex-marriage/&gt; Presbyterian Machiavelli for Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 03.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Gissing</category><category>Covenant Network of Presbyterians</category><category>Daniel Saperstein</category><category>Same-sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2cfc62b9-5b88-4b81-8be9-0048474e6b58</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/11/from-the-brain-of-bart-31113/&gt; 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Rob Bell’s New God Ain’t No Tribal God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Oriignally Posted 03.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rob Bell</category><category>Luke Moon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">561d9b7a-f6ca-4042-9219-3c321841246c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/08/is-there-a-christian-perspective-on-public-policy/ &gt; Is There a Christian Perspective on Public Policy?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 03.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Christian</category><category>Stephen Monsma</category><category>Calvin College</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3224bb5e-a608-4b04-b749-8175b2da7e7b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/08/tweet-for-nagmeh-and-other-realwomenofcourage/&gt; Tweet for Nagmeh and other #RealWomenofCourage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 03.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Nagmeh Abedini</category><category>Saeed Abedini</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ed5be852-0abc-47e5-aa75-d72ac04ee196</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/08/gbcs-board-balances-domestic-and-global/ &gt; GBCS Board Balances Domestic and Global&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>advocacy</category><category>Africa</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Bishop Ntambo Nkulu Ntanda</category><category>Congo</category><category>Congress</category><category>DRC</category><category>Eric Williams</category><category>GBCS</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>Gregory Simpkins</category><category>Immigration</category><category>UMC</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ca9c7da4-cf0a-4422-89ee-9a3ce1855e99</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/07/searching-for-common-ground-in-the-marriage-culture-wars/ &gt; Searching for Common Ground in the Marriage Culture Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Same-Sex Marriage</category><category>Institute for American Values</category><guid isPermaLink="false">54406874-952f-40b7-9272-1df4c9de7163</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/07/top-episcopal-church-officials-we-love-new-york/&gt; Top Episcopal Church Officials: We Love New York!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 03.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal Church</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>New York</category><category>Christian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d313dfe2-758f-4593-8916-acb1b5d7d085</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/07/the-unique-impossibility-of-the-papacy/&gt; The Unique Impossibility of the Papacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pope Benedict XVI</category><category>Catholic</category><category>George Weigel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b8bd5a93-58b2-4851-8d82-be1ae644e865</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/07/celebrating-hugo-chavezs-death/ &gt; Celebrating Hugo Chavez’s Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Hugo Chavez</category><category>Jonathan Merritt</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b2370656-7539-4f89-82a4-60eefed33a0a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.americaabroad.org/radio/programs/documentaries/?prog=Religious_Minorities_in_the_Middle_East_%28UPDATED%29&amp;seg=religious_persecution_in_the_mideast &gt; 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McDonnell</category><category>genocide</category><category>Government of Sudan</category><category>Islamists</category><category>Khartoum</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>starvation</category><category>trauma</category><category>Yida Refugee Camp</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eccb952c-724c-47bf-bec8-ef266cb766de</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/06/confirming-the-truth-my-response-to-claremont-school-of-theology/&gt; Confirming the Truth: My Response to the Claremont School of Theology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;John Lomperis (Published 3.06.12)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><category>Claremont Lincoln University</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a9141048-02de-4aa4-a927-5886ff934554</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/06/kony-2012-a-case-study-in-the-power-of-advocacy/&gt; Kony 2012: A Case Study in the Power of Advocacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Aaron Gaglia(published 3.06.13)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Invisible Children</category><category>Joseph Kony</category><category>LRA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c48f2ac3-9c3e-4e50-8ad6-152440007336</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/05/media-miss-islamists-at-the-national-prayer-breakfast/&gt; Media Misses Islamists at National Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Posted 3.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Sayyid Syeed</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><category>ISN</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f4b6111e-8063-46f7-8384-a8f104eb5e9a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/05/book-review-part-ii-why-did-jesus-moses-the-buddha-and-mohammed-cross-the-road-christian-identity-in-a-multi-faith-world-by-brian-mclaren/&gt; 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Claremont Seminary Responds to IRD on Cross Removal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 03.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Claremont Seminary Theological</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Cindy Pearce</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1166e0b9-5ff6-4b58-9db7-a44be3bac0ae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-03-04-really-awesome-kim-jong-un-parties-with-dennis-rodman-as-north-korean-christians-die&gt;“Really Awesome” Kim Jong Un Parties with Dennis Rodman as North Korean Christians Die&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-03-04-really-awesome-kim-jong-un-parties-with-dennis-rodman-as-north-korean-christians-die</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.04.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">acc2a553-0ffa-4fa0-8bca-f95cde6431c2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/04/sede-vacante/&gt; Sede Vacante &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pope Benedict</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4725dc15-fe80-4067-88a6-54949e528b47</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/04/juicy-ecumenism-mentioned-in-actons-power-links/&gt; Juicy Ecumenism in Power Links&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 03.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><category>Acton Institute</category><category>Power Links</category><guid isPermaLink="false">78b731e9-dd60-48d1-8048-56597e56a481</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/03/the-legal-attack-on-religious-liberty-in-america-part-2/&gt;  Legal Attack on Religious Liberty in America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 03.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Religious liberty</category><category>America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5ebc5a77-400b-42e2-9179-dfbf37e4de61</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/02/fretting-offense-to-non-christians-umc-funded-seminary-considers-removing-cross-from-its-chapel/&gt; UMC Seminary to Remove Cross?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 03.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b6f7eb7e-d8d1-43c7-b2ad-7794ce882b90</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/01/the-legal-attack-on-religious-liberty-in-america-part-1/&gt; The Legal Attack on Religious Liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 03.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Family Research Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">494dbfdb-8720-4257-ac17-c397b8470587</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/01/gullivers-travels-and-differences-of-doctrine/ &gt; Gulliver’s Travels and Differences of Doctrine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 03.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gilliver’s Travel</category><category>Nathaniel Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4f038989-80c3-4f21-adca-22eaf3782306</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/01/the-legal-attack-on-religious-liberty-in-america-part-1/&gt; The Legal Attack on Religious Liberty (Part 1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 03.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Family Research Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f16567ac-bf3b-4993-9ac4-25f216fd45ed</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/01/end-of-the-mainline/ &gt; End of the Mainline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Kathryn Lohre</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e7e530a4-d33e-481b-9c18-39a0bf1113c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/03/01/joining-jesus-for-justice-on-the-margins/ &gt; Joining Jesus for Justice on the Margins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Justice Conference</category><category>Noel Castellanos</category><category>Richard Twiss</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5047fd16-e3ff-4cf7-8395-d8f71da3848c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/28/pastor-greg-boyd-reveals-the-anabaptist-roots-of-churchs-beliefs/ &gt; Pastor Greg Boyd Reveals Church’s Anabaptist Roots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Greg Boyd</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Woodland Hills Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9beb0175-1ab1-4073-854c-981945eb6d7b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/28/take-action-for-sudan/ &gt;Take Action for Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Emergency Action Summit on Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d96588b-646a-4f98-bd18-ec5f12603d22</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/28/emory-president-ignites-furor-over-slavery-reference/ &gt;Emory President Ignites Furor over Slavery Reference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Emory University</category><category>James Wagner</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2c912680-4e19-4da9-b224-6ef596514d93</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/28/stand-up-for-scouting-on-firm-ground-part-2/&gt; Stand Up for Scouting on Firm Ground, Part 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 02.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Boy Scouts</category><category>BSA</category><category>churches</category><category>morality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cf93422a-527f-45c2-a72d-6014e00d6e41</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/27/talk-grows-of-liberal-exodus-from-umc/ &gt; Talk Grows of Liberal Exodus from UMC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><category>Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">881de0aa-fd93-4ca3-8972-81a3fef8fcaf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/27/faith-diversity-and-sexual-orientation-on-the-campus/ &gt; Faith, Diversity and Sexual Orientation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 02.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Chris Stedman</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>LGBT</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ef9b3820-ad36-4bd7-8bc1-48aabdab13b3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-02-27-oic&gt;IRD: Don’t Let the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Silence Free Speech&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-02-27-oic</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.27.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6d75d33a-a050-4755-bf64-bf852964d689</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/27/sidestepping-abortion/&gt; Sidestepping Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.27.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sheryl Wu Dunn</category><category>Abortion</category><category>The Justice Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">611968c6-b776-4d51-b697-952742cc6edf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/26/from-the-brain-of-bart-22613/ &gt; From the Brain of Bart, 2/26/13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 02.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>atheism</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Emergence</category><category>emergent</category><category>Lent</category><category>Micah Bales</category><category>Peter Rollins</category><category>Quaker</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6dadea88-b8f4-4fcd-a415-0cacc9290f44</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/26/presbyterians-exploiting-lent-for-gun-control/ &gt; Presbyterians Exploiting Lent for Gun Control&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 02.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterian Church USA</category><category>Gun Control</category><category>Jeff Gissing</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d3bc381-44a8-4b25-b0c2-b34c77385b60</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/341455/holy-roman-reforming-getting-down-business-future-kathryn-jean-lopez &gt; Holy Roman Reforming: Getting Down to the Business of the Future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ</category><category>CATHOLIC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1d9b62b6-90e6-43bd-86f4-7616483c7789</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://bit.ly/X8zKmK &gt; Andrew Walker on His Move to the Heritage Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Posted 02.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Daniel Darling</category><category>Heritage Foundation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f16cdc84-31e6-4e7c-9a80-909fa9721e93</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/25/is-god-against-drones/ &gt; Is God against Drones?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Drones</category><category>War and Peace</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bc81cb8a-1c34-4e0b-b9b1-1eff9c2e89f0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/25/the-transforming-power-of-the-gospel-for-millennials/ &gt; The Transforming Power of the Gospel for Millennials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Millennials</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e2aac48-8fd1-48c9-be61-e523c028cfd2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/25/responses-to-adam-hamilton-on-marriage-slavery-and-bible-2/ &gt; Responding to Adam Hamilton on Marriage, Slavery, and the Bible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.25.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Adam Hamilton</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8fca9e73-e4c8-477a-b419-47bdeaaaac49</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/24/my-sermon-today-at-van-hornsville-united-methodist-the-lords-level-path/ &gt; My Sermon Today at Van Hornsville United Methodist: The Lord’s Level Path&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fb62eb20-0e39-4618-bbd8-eeeedcfa9daa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/24/lessons-from-the-rachel-held-evans-dust-up/ &gt; Lessons from the Rachel Held Evans Dust-Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 02.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e6138bd-8077-4d93-955f-6526cc8f9684</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/22/what-makes-a-dead-church/&gt; What Makes a Dead Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 02.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Baptist</category><category>Church plants</category><category>Cooperative Baptist Fellowship</category><category>evangelical</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fa107941-0ce1-478d-86a3-029f89a2f930</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/22/becket-fund-hhs-makes-a-theological-judgment-with-mandate/ &gt; Becket Fund: HHS makes a “theological judgment” with mandate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Polese (Originally Posted 02.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>abortifacient</category><category>Becket Fund for Religious Liberty</category><category>Capitol Hill Baptist</category><category>Carl Trueman</category><category>conscience</category><category>Constitution</category><category>contraceptives</category><category>HHS</category><category>HHS Mandate</category><category>insurance</category><category>Julia Polese</category><category>Kyle Duncan</category><category>Mark Dever</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d129f059-c377-4d79-9d50-0b8f77e49215</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/22/the-offensive-silencing-of-free-speech-part-1/ &gt; The Offensive Silencing of Free Speech (Part 1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Deborah Weiss</category><category>Organization of Islamic Cooperation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">19bb29fa-ee9d-4870-98ba-e9b955eccfc4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/22/ambassador-ret-yoram-ettinger-corrects-american-perceptions-of-middle-eastern-politics/ &gt; Retired Ambassador Corrects American Perceptions of Middle Eastern Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3e44ad7b-cfee-42bc-9efe-47bbe6fa7f76</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/22/a-liberal-evangelical-resigns-from-aarp/ &gt; Liberal Evangelical Resigns from AARP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AARP</category><category>Ron Sider</category><category>Evangelicals for Social Action</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">488c807f-0ee2-43fd-9a2c-4186e09ac9aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/21/united-methodist-men-asks-boy-scouts-not-to-shift-policy-on-homosexuality/ &gt; UM Men Call on Boy Scouts to Stand Firm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Boy Scouts</category><category>United Methodist Men</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0296e0df-b41c-472f-94bb-e18e412eac4c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/21/from-the-brain-of-bart-22113/ &gt; From the Brain of Bart &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 02.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>From the Brain of Bart</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">48dfb4ee-fccc-41a5-a913-d3867747b731</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/21/cair-war-on-terror-is-made-up/ &gt; CAIR: War on Terror Is Made Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 02.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Council on American-Islamic Relations</category><category>Radical Islam</category><category>Islamophobia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d19ff277-fe39-4540-bd82-108657c31140</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/21/an-augustinian-sensibility-for-evangelicals-in-politics/ &gt; An Augustian Sensibility for Evangelicals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Michael Cromartie</category><category>Ethics and Public Policy Center</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bf5add95-275d-49e8-8d56-8a82da40497f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/20/what-do-we-do-when-jesus-is-mocked/ &gt; What Do We Do When Jesus Is Mocked?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 02.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Djesus uncrossed</category><category>Django Unchained</category><category>Luke Moon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ddfedd39-70be-4c09-9afe-1c3503def91b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/20/modern-day-slavery-and-the-emancipation-proclamation/ &gt; Modern Day Slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Freedom Sunday</category><category>Emancipation Proclamation</category><category>Human trafficking</category><category>Black History Month</category><category>Not for Sale</category><category>International Justice Mission</category><guid isPermaLink="false">afb962c8-d79e-42e8-b39f-484b9ed01463</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/20/sudanese-government-attacks-refugee-camps/&gt; Sudanese Government Attacks Refugee Camps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Blue Nile</category><category>IDP Camps</category><guid isPermaLink="false">acfd6031-4b4b-469d-b5e3-9d4bf91a3ea2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/20/southern-baptists-implore-boy-scouts-to-hold-firm/ &gt; Southern Baptists Press Boy Scouts to Stand Firm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.20.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Fred Luter</category><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">35e7e26e-b5dc-4124-a38c-a6f846542176</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/19/stand-up-for-scouting-on-firm-ground-part-1/&gt;  Stand Up for Scouting on Firm Ground&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 02.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Boy Scouts</category><category>Gay rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">458e57e6-1622-4ccc-9a0e-0e2fb77211f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/19/a-response-to-rachel-held-evans-an-evolved-evangelical/ &gt; A Response to Rachel Held Evans: An Evolved Evangelical&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eb1cfe43-0d0f-40bc-bfa3-90de008a261d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-02-19-oic-briefing&gt;Event Advisory: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation: Combating Defamation of Religion or Free Speech Infringement? Why Christians Should be Concerned&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-02-19-oic-briefing</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.19.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">be43b384-4b71-4db0-91fa-eb4b1294240b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/02/a-new-take-on-modern-catholic-history/george-weigel &gt; Weigel: A New Take on Modern Catholic History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">058a95c1-fb84-48b8-a17d-be0a2643dcf2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/18/evangelical-peacemaking-noam-chomsky-style/ &gt; Evangelical Peacemaking, Noam Chomsky Style&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Noam Chomsky</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>David Gushee</category><guid isPermaLink="false">57da60d5-4b94-48a4-8e9c-5ccb39d9b564</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/18/evangelical-left-voices-and-israel/ &gt; Evangelical Left Voices and Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;James Fletcher (Originally Posted 02.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical Left</category><category>Sami Awad</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">84326b82-af53-422a-aa0a-2a72941e70ae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/18/event-alert-renewal-and-evangelism-in-upper-new-york/ &gt; Event Alert: IRD President to Speak at REUNY Workshop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>REUNY</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">72114d30-0d7b-44ba-a640-21ee0745237e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/16/the-body-they-may-kill-remembering-archbishop-janani-luwum/ &gt; They May Kill the Body, Archbishop Janani Luwum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archbishop Janani Luwum</category><category>Uganda</category><category>Idi Amin</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a45b70d3-864c-4fa6-918c-45cf33afed4c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/16/ird-and-catholic-conversion/ &gt; IRD and Catholic Conversion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fbc1d5d0-93bf-49cf-b54f-d9dde5c95e17</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/15/its-that-burn-a-church-after-friday-prayers-time-of-the-week/ &gt; It’s Burn a Church Day in Egypt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Egypt</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0974e772-106d-470c-b1d0-3a97a89426ee</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/15/nigeria-wins-cup-of-nations-but-islamists-continue-killing/ &gt; Nigeria Wins African Cup of Nations, Islamists Continue Killing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nigeria</category><category>Cup of Nations</category><category>Islamist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e192be30-8ab9-40b0-a14f-09a1b1f769df</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/15/ethiopian-lutherans-break-with-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-america/ &gt; IRD Blog: Ethiopian Lutherans Break Fellowship with ELCA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Benne (Originally Posted 02.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ethiopia</category><category>Lutheran</category><category>ELCA</category><category>Robert Benne</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9c06bcb2-edc4-4c09-8cc3-8bcb7288add6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/15/rachel-held-evans-an-evolved-evangelical/ &gt; IRD Blog: Rachel Held Evans an Evolved Evangelical&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0171e38d-04cb-4d95-9f66-37859c44e963</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/15/event-announcement-thursday-22113-a-briefing-on-the-organization-of-islamic-cooperation/ &gt; Event Alert: Debra Weiss to Discuss Religious Freedom at IRD HQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Islam</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a6641106-7384-4904-913f-31354c50fa10</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://frontpagemag.com/2013/mark-d-tooley/anti-israel-evangelical-left-perpetuates-palestinian-suffering/ &gt; Anti-Israel Evangelical Left Perpetuates Palestinian Suffering &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f5d958e2-34d5-4453-a7a9-00da7e1648b7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/14/event-announcement-oh-come-all-ye-faithful-united-methodists/ &gt; Event Alert:  Come All Ye Faithful Methodists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Minerva Caracano</category><category>Immigration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6b684e0e-16e5-4b98-a237-fc81cfb71a3c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-02-14-kudos--liberal-evangelical-ron-sider-quits-aarp-over-generational-injustice&gt;Kudos:  Liberal Evangelical Ron Sider Quits AARP over “Generational Injustice”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-02-14-kudos--liberal-evangelical-ron-sider-quits-aarp-over-generational-injustice</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.14.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6b59ce78-4150-4e0b-b9ff-0cc2613821d3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/14/event-announcement-oh-come-all-ye-faithful-united-methodists/ &gt; Event Alert:  Come All Ye Faithful Methodists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Rejuvenate Conference</category><category>Amber Tolbert</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6adb5ebd-2a34-4acd-a9e6-5c03666b32d5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/14/are-there-limits-to-religious-liberty/&gt;  IRD Blog: Are There Limits to Religious Freedom?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 02.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ivan Pashkevich</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>Russian Orthodox Church</category><category>Slavic Center for Law and Justice</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e60db687-edbd-4357-b6f4-1fb7cabed43f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/14/seattle-pacific-seminary-offers-evangelical-wesleyan-alternative-for-united-methodist-seminarians/ &gt; IRD Blog: SPU Offers Evangelical Alternative for Methodists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.14.14&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Seattle Pacific University</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7be3ccdb-842f-4430-9149-0f59bdef9ef7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/14/how-america-can-avoid-becoming-europe/ &gt; IRD Blog: How America Can Avoid Becoming Europe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 02.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Acton Institute</category><category>Dr. Samuel Gregg</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7683f454-c43f-40a9-bdcb-522b503a1cb1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/13/book-review-why-did-jesus-moses-the-buddha-and-mohammed-cross-the-road-christian-identity-in-a-multi-faith-world-by-brian-mclaren/ &gt; IRD Blog: Why Did McLaren Cross the Multi-Faith Road?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Interfaith</category><category>emergent Christian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">10b0f1cb-4f36-402c-a3ca-23f1e843dfde</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/13/just-three-questions-bishop-bruce-ough-of-the-dakotas-minnesota-episcopal-area/&gt;  IRD Blog: Three Questions with Bishop Bruce Ough &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Bishop Bruce Ough</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cb86daf9-d1db-4b23-9b88-8ec76e3cf233</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/13/methodism-and-richard-nixon/ &gt; IRD Blog: Methodism and Richard Nixon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Richard Nixon birthday</category><category>Methodism</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b39f8f86-292c-454e-9350-a34126836e13</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/13/national-council-of-churches-bidding-god-box-farewell/ &gt; IRD Blog: NCC Bids ‘God Box’ Farewell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 02.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>PCUSA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8280289c-711b-4ada-8ea4-cef38d1aa531</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/13/the-interfaith-financial-war-on-israel/ &gt; Interfaith Financial War on Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 02.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Soda Stream</category><category>Boycott</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e9d9e588-db24-428d-a0c8-064540e393d1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/13/building-a-winning-coalition/ &gt; IRD Blog: Building a Winning a Coalition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 02.13.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Family Research Council</category><category>Eric Teetsel</category><category>Manhattan Declaration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4780de07-1d4d-4533-b07a-591c7ace241a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://bit.ly/12vDs8B &gt; IRD Blog: Rick Warren Extols Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Warren</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Georgetown</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1770c27a-0d84-4376-973c-1ff881be61a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/11/robert-p-george-on-the-separation-of-church-and-state/ &gt; IRD Blog: Separation of Church and State&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert George (Originally Posted 02.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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IRD Blog: Weigel on the Pope’s Abdication&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abdication</category><category>Pope Benedict XVI</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">53e8ff87-fd8b-4606-ad6d-44c3d5cb40b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/12/episcopal-church-presiding-bishop-testifies-for-gun-restrictions/ &gt; IRD Blog: Episcopal Bishop Testifies for More Gun Restrictions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 02.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Katharine Jeffets Schori</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>gun control</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bfec5676-8f95-4357-985a-43e421867ae3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/12/the-german-church-and-islamic-territory/ &gt;  IRD Blog: German Church and Islamic Territory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Poste 02.12.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islam</category><category>Germany</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c9d0a0a2-141b-4c81-9ee8-3d1f6c6974d8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/11/pope-benedict-xvi-steps-down/&gt; Pope Benedict XVI Steps Down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>@GagliaAC</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>persecution</category><category>Pope Benedict XVI</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c59417a9-d134-456e-a88a-51efeea497c0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/11/fragmented-families-and-the-future-of-the-church/&gt; Fragmented Families and the Future of the Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 02.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>children</category><category>Church</category><category>divorce</category><category>faith</category><category>families</category><category>father</category><category>James Tonkowich</category><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>marriage</category><category>mother</category><category>parents</category><category>religion</category><category>separation</category><category>wedlock</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fe2fd2f8-92ae-4462-a691-55deeedb1da5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/11/pope-benedict-xvi-calls-christians-the-most-persecuted-people/ &gt; Pope Benedict XVI Calls Christians the “Most Persecuted People”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 02.11.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Harrod</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Pope Benedict XVI</category><category>Persecution</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ec9f0e71-d5d0-45b2-a547-1f2455e732a4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/10/the-dark-descent-of-pornography-rise-of-sex-trafficking/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Descent of Pornography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 02.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Sex Trafficking</category><category>Pornography</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dca7d7f0-2774-4cbf-92e7-6120f0b2f6f3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/09/one-step-forward-one-back-the-curious-case-of-intervarsity-christian-fellowship/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Curious Case of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Posted 02.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>InterVarsity Christian Fellowship</category><category>Jeff Gissing</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7ef26fc9-8500-4979-92a2-be268db4ca68</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/08/the-white-houses-josh-dubois-and-the-evangelical-left/ &gt; IRD Blog: The White House’s Josh Dubois and the Evangelical Left&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Josh Dubois</category><category>Evangelical Left</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>The White House</category><category>Louie Giglio</category><guid isPermaLink="false">59221326-1727-414b-b813-4657a808cf3d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/08/out-of-the-ashes-of-kaduna/ &gt; IRD Blog: Out of the Ashes of Kaduna&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Nigeria</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Victor Moses</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9444803f-4568-4652-a820-69e392f5faea</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/08/greg-boyd-finding-an-anabaptist-home/ &gt; IRD Blog: Greg Boyd Finding an Anabaptist Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Greg Boyd</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Anabaptist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a1687840-ec2c-454f-a449-680e20c38960</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/08/just-three-questions-bishop-jim-dorff-of-san-antonio/ &gt; IRD Blog: Three Questions with Bishop Jim Dorff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Jim Dorff</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6f81074d-697c-4054-9d5b-50a8da710ab1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/08/commitment-free-critics-and-the-christian-virginity-cult/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Christian Virginity Cult&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 02.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sex</category><category>Virginity</category><category>Elizabeth Esther</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5240a3e1-9d6d-4e4c-ad23-1a105cf111b3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/08/why-evangelization-is-future-of-catholicism/ &gt; Third-Millenium of Catholicism to Be ‘Distinctive’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 02.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholicism</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Mayflower Hotel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">93c6b9de-6fd7-4c86-ab34-465d7e97ad8d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/07/just-three-questions-bishop-robert-hoshibata-of-the-desert-southwest-conference/ &gt; IRD Blog: Three Questions with Bishop Robert Hoshibata&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Robert Hoshibata</category><guid isPermaLink="false">270899dc-841a-483e-8ec2-9e1a1bd56212</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/07/the-dark-side-of-international-adoption/&gt; IRD Blog: The Dark Side of International Adoption&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Posted 02.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Child trafficking</category><category>International Adoption</category><category>sex trafficking</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f265b535-3ce1-403e-80e0-fa58fbb5059d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/07/blogging-emotions/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Emotional Evangelical Blogosphere&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Blogging</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b050fa35-b5ec-4843-b63b-8c6545e69314</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/07/musings-after-the-white-house-meeting-on-sudan/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Visit to the White House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>White House</category><guid isPermaLink="false">52ae8d2e-41da-4474-9ac4-b400928e685b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/07/marco-rubio-talks-jesus-at-national-prayer-breakfast/ &gt; IRD Blog: Marco Rubio Talks Jesus at National Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marco Rubio</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><category>Faith</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cb36667d-b2a2-4015-beb3-d79480416425</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/07/post-evangelical-blogging-for-dummies-harnessing-the-zeitgeist-for-fun-and-prophet/&gt;Post-Evangelical Blogging for Dummies: Harnessing the Zeitgeist for Fun and Prophet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thomas Holgrave (Originally Posted 02.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>blog</category><category>blogging</category><category>Christianity</category><category>emergent</category><category>hipster</category><category>Hipster Conservative</category><category>irony</category><category>progressive</category><category>Satire</category><category>theology</category><category>Thomas Holgrave</category><guid isPermaLink="false">236ed74b-bf2f-4321-81d4-789663fa3028</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/boy-scouts-churches-and-sex &gt; 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IRD Blog: Boy Scouts Defer Vote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Boy Scouts of America</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Homosexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">819a7c7e-13c2-4e92-a4eb-00433f7e9fb6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/rsvp?id=rick-warren-on-religious-freedom-a-conversation &gt; Rick Warren to Speak at Georgetown’s Berkley Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 02.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Warren</category><category>Berkley Center for Religion Peace and World Affairs</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6541ccd5-9beb-46c6-b6bd-31f0c60a574d</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/06/liberal-scholars-debate-social-conservatives-conscience-protections/ &gt; Liberal Scholars Debating Conscience Protections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.06.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">78219015-fc54-4c73-a58f-1ee53e9a1a38</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/is-gay-marriage-the-churchs-next-big-thing  &gt; Is Gay Marriage the Church’s “Next Big Thing?” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/is-gay-marriage-the-churchs-next-big-thing</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Published 02.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gay marriage</category><category>Jeff Gissing</category><category>LGBTQ</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0ecf729a-6b44-4edf-9b74-8bfcaa3ed178</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/05/event-alert-evangelical-catholicism-a-reformed-church-in-a-culture-in-crisis/  &gt;Event Alert: A Reformed Church in a Culture in Crisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">89ff7130-0e4d-4096-80b3-006376c637ed</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/05/liberal-catholics-declare-gun-control-pro-life/ &gt; Liberal Catholics Declare Gun Control Pro-Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kieran Raval (Originally Posted 02.05.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kieran Raval</category><category>gun control</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Roe v. 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IRD Blog: Interfaith Groups Launch Call-In on Guns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gun control</category><category>interfaith</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Episcopal</category><guid isPermaLink="false">81f73416-ecf5-4d0f-b649-546a0ee1e7f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/04/interfaith-groups-launch-call-in-on-guns/ &gt; IRD Blog: Interfaith Groups Launch Call-In on Guns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Interfaith</category><category>gun control</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6eab740c-0723-48d6-9f3b-87b0eb8795e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-march-for-life-and-the-tale-of-three-lutheran-churches &gt; The March for Life and the Tale of Three Lutheran Churches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-march-for-life-and-the-tale-of-three-lutheran-churches</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Benne (Originally Published 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>March for Life</category><category>Robert Benne</category><category>Lutheran</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4d66290e-be8a-4e67-9c8c-6dcd7bfb204d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/04/methodist-women-for-open-borders/ &gt; Methodist Women for Open Borders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Open Borders</category><category>Immigration</category><category>United Methodist Women</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ba42ff56-5b7d-41d6-87b2-3e581524c4cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/02/jay-bakkers-lgbtq-power-struggle/ &gt; IRD Blog:Jay Bakker’s LGBTQ Power Struggle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Wendy Wright (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jay Bakker</category><category>LGBTQ</category><category>Jay Bakker</category><category>Wendy Wright</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6bfb42cc-5898-4f99-b07e-74c27890d613</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/05/just-three-questions-bishop-mike-coyner-of-indiana/ &gt; IRD Blog: Three Questions with Bishop Mike Coyner &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Bishop Mike Coyner</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bd3a68fe-e655-4af5-8597-ab969a1ace7b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/03/cultural-pandering-no-boon-for-shriveling-united-church-of-christ/ &gt; IRD Blog: The UCC Shivels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 02.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Church of Christ</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Bishop Sally Dyck</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c39324f6-de72-40c2-893e-757d240a9a70</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/01/former-mars-hill-church-pastor-christianity-is-optional/&gt; IRD Blog: Ex-Mars Hill Pastor Unsure of His Salvation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 02.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Shane Hipps</category><category>Mars Hill</category><category>Christianity</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d626a5de-bf8e-45c6-aa39-5bb63dfb340d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/connectional-table-revisits-global-segregation-plan &gt; Connectional Table Revisits Global Segregation Plan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Published 02.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodist Connectional Table</category><category>Global Segregation Plan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e7391612-e6c4-4d06-82dc-e6918801ef10</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  https://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/the-crisis-of-christian-communities-of-syria &gt; The Crisis of Syria’s Christian Communities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 02.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Patrick Sookhdeo</category><category>Syria</category><category>Westminster Institute</category><guid isPermaLink="false">80c4be80-652d-439f-b579-bf4c4eaca6c3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/02/01/the-marriage-debate-and-the-nature-of-things/ &gt; The Marriage Debate and the Nature of Things&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.01.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8f2df73a-4b97-4c8f-9548-801d2b58e391</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/31/male-and-female-he-made-them-a-response-to-dr-david-j-dunn/ &gt;IRD Blog: Male and Female He Made Them &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 01.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>David J. Dunn</category><category>Essentialism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">15eebe7e-e423-483e-b59c-ad1a2ec8d609</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/churches-must-intervene-for-pastor-saeed-abedini &gt; Iranian-American Pastor Saeed Abedini Imprisoned&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 01.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Pastor Saeed Abedini</category><category>Iran</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8089baa8-8dac-41fa-8c5a-87e9137f6f89</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/13-01-31-pub-protestants-and-abortion &gt; Protestants and Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Protestants</category><category>March for Life</category><guid isPermaLink="false">934f4c08-1430-42a7-a29b-d705a9a8d4cf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/31/how-i-know-the-lgbt-movement-hates-the-boy-scouts/ &gt; IRD Blog: LGBT Movement Hates the Boy Scouts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 01.31.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Boy Scouts</category><category>LGBT</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ccfa603e-5003-43f9-a5e3-678a361a0bdc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/islamist-spring-christian-winter &gt; Islamist Spring, Christian Winter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Published 01.30.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nina Shea</category><category>Samuel Tadros</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c851f61b-66c9-4013-aaa0-20ccce8c5564</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/30/ive-had-enough-equality-for-now/ &gt; IRD Blog: I’ve Had Enough “Equality” for Now …&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 01.30.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Women in combat</category><category>Leon Panetta</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a11e7350-fbf3-4c23-a573-bb88f310067a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/mysterious-explosion-reportedly-rocks-iranian-nuke-site  &gt; Mysterious Explosion Reportedly Rocks Iranian Nuke Site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 01.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reza Kahlili</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Iran</category><guid isPermaLink="false">331aa235-13b1-487d-8f36-2bf2e99fecd9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/29/two-very-different-episcopalianisms-meet-in-charleston/ &gt; IRD Blog:  Two Very Different Episcopalianisms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 01.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal</category><category>South Carolina</category><category>Charleston</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6f42e229-684f-48bc-b30a-17c8bc6e4eae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/29/dr-albert-mohler-women-serving-in-direct-combat-as-a-moral-issue/ &gt; IRD Blog: Mohler on Women in Combat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 01.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>combat roles</category><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">533c690a-38f5-4117-a4be-e3bae820b57c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/29/life-marriage-religious-freedom-and-the-next-four-years/  &gt; IRD Blog: Life, Marriage, Religious Freedom and the Next Four Years&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 01.29.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">460fc131-359e-492e-9e80-5f2c70c41264</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/28/the-overflow-of-the-heart/&gt; IRD Blog: The Overflow of the Heart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Canon Phil Ashey (Originally Posted 01.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Anglican Council</category><category>Katharine Jefferts Schori</category><category>Diocese of South Carolina</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b71a7ffe-c23b-404a-bd29-3f02cf11d896</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/new-islamist-mosque-opens-in-virginia &gt; New Islamist Mosque Opens in Virginia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/new-islamist-mosque-opens-in-virginia</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 01.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Islamic Circle of North America</category><category>Aldersgate United Methodist Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a7a5db20-abb2-46c8-959c-4ea12c671c33</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/28/linda-smith-on-sex-trafficking-and-the-normalization-of-aberrant-sexuality/&gt; IRD Blog: Sex Trafficking and the Normalization of Aberrant Sexuality &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 01.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Family Research Council</category><category>Linda Smith</category><category>sex trafficking</category><category>Shared Hope International</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b7f47c1a-9e4d-493a-8a52-ca0df0080319</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/13-01-28-pub-can-public-policy-help-rebuild-families- &gt; Can Public Policy Help Rebuild Families? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 01.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Family</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Contraception</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1a81fc5c-ea9d-448f-8953-3d1a0fc1a767</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/28/fourteen-anglican-bishops-march-for-life/&gt; IRD Blog: Fourteen Anglican Bishops March for Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.28.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anglican</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a38a82e0-9b78-410f-904e-49e31beb5fa7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/is-stricter-gun-control-as-a-gospel-imperative &gt; PCUSA Proposes Stricter Gun Control as a Gospel Imperative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gissing (Originally Published 01.26.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterian Church USA</category><category>gun control</category><category>Sandy Hook Elementary School</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2dd57d40-96ff-4dc5-920d-929709a343ab</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-25-as-annual-march-for-life-resumes-in-d.c.-church-agencies-diverge-on-abortion&gt;As Annual March for Life Resumes in D.C., Church Agencies Diverge on Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-25-as-annual-march-for-life-resumes-in-d.c.-church-agencies-diverge-on-abortion</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01-25-2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b8fd4707-71a1-47f6-a1f7-7eabf967a2a1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/a-transcendentalist-moment&gt; A Transcendentalist Moment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/a-transcendentalist-moment</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Published 01.24.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Louie Giglio</category><category>Myrlie Evers-Williams</category><category>Inauguration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">97107d8b-a00f-4731-9fed-9ffdcef47fd8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/23/deception-state-department-style/ &gt; IRD Blog: State Department Deception&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 01.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>State Department</category><category>Hillary Clinton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">67098e93-03a6-4d1d-9db9-50d47276f4b8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/23/an-interfaith-gathering-of-presidential-proportions-the-inaugural-prayer-service/ &gt; IRD Blog: An Interfaith Gathering of Presidential Proportions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 01.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches</category><category>Gabriel Salguero</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c2983bb2-453c-40d1-911e-56e88ba29172</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/23/conversations-with-christian-leaders-in-jerusalem/&gt; IRD Blog: Conversations with Christian Leaders in Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 01.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Israel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa031a10-c714-49f9-8a9b-4d6a11ed1652</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/22/evangelical-united-methodism-a-history-of-struggle-the-present-turning-point-and-our-future-of-opportunity/ &gt; IRD Blog: Evangelical United Methodism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 01.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Nashville</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e3d31b1e-f0dd-4fd4-b0ee-19ed71673bd8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/23/aborting-pro-choice-promoting-nuance/  &gt; Aborting ‘Pro-Choice,’ Promoting ‘Nuance’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 01.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Abortion</category><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Mario Diaz</category><guid isPermaLink="false">073d361f-141c-4e03-97e0-488636b5273f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/22/shameful-united-methodism/ &gt; IRD Blog: Shameful United Methodism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.23.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodism</category><category>Roe vs Wade</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</category><guid isPermaLink="false">840c308d-8741-420a-a08e-6d7aef5a8fba</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/modernmethodists-forget-point-of-methodism/ &gt;Dreher: Modern Methodists Forget Point of Methodism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rod Dreher (Originally Posted 01.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rod Dreher</category><category>Methodism</category><category>Evangelism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5452ea54-e690-400a-82ff-33a42aee4e4c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/22/inaugural-prayer-controversies/ &gt; IRD Blog: Inaugural Prayer Controversies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.22.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Louie Giglio</category><category>Inauguration</category><category>Protestant</category><category>Washington National Cathedral</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8ddff8f1-e427-4f21-9d1d-cea7d71070cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/21/harris-zafars-islamic-intellectual-incoherence/ &gt; IRD Blog: Harris Zafar’s Islamic Intellectual Incoherence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 01.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Harris Zafar</category><category>Islam</category><category>Andrew Harrod</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fab02acd-3e8f-417c-98a2-ee51803e5962</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/21/divorce-and-the-nones/ &gt; IRD Blog: Divorce and the Nones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 01.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Pew Research</category><guid isPermaLink="false">736a7c4f-db0e-4bfb-bb5b-d310dd7f268f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2013/01/21/seat-of-liberalism &gt; The Seat of Liberalism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 01.21.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Rev Gary R. Hall</category><category>Washington</category><category>National Cathedral</category><guid isPermaLink="false">52eb4e85-f6b7-4b77-9102-d2b7553c5f6f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/19/united-church-of-christ-pushes-same-sex-marriage/ &gt; IRD Blog: UCC Pushes Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 01.19.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>United Church of Christ</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9caa90fe-a5a6-4e04-bea5-df11dba955af</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/18/has-the-united-methodist-hierarchy-become-radicalized/ &gt; IRD Blog: Has United Methodist Hierarchy Become Radicalized?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 01.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Emergent Church</category><category>Phyllis Tickle</category><guid isPermaLink="false">72329dc9-b4d2-4501-84de-7fc6ee375a10</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/18/emergence-christianity-comes-to-memphis/ &gt;IRD Blog: Emergent Christianity Comes to Memphis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 01.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Emergent Church</category><category>Phyllis Tickle</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d9ec8a95-122e-44a6-a3b3-4ca46fb723e5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2013/01/18/does-scripture-call-for-amnesty &gt; Does Scripture Call for Amnesty?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Ira Mehlman</category><guid isPermaLink="false">79b92685-6fb7-4d96-b5dd-725ebf16dd3c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/religious-left-wants-control-of-more-than-guns &gt; Religious Left Wants Control of More than Guns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.18.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>National Rifle Association</category><category>Wayne LaPierre</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6c6d86da-b6b7-495f-8e38-e61a39c82ed4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/18/event-alert-sanctity-of-human-life-sunday/ &gt;Event Alert: Sanctity of Life Sunday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"&gt;Chris Roberts (Originally Posted 01.18.13)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sanctity of Human Life Sunday</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">22256fa7-1819-452b-a03c-bc113c51fee1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-17-religious-left-all-fired-up-to-ban-guns-&gt;Religious Left All Fired Up to Ban Guns &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-17-religious-left-all-fired-up-to-ban-guns-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01-17-2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8ec411f6-5ca6-48a3-b8d0-2fda9972b2cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/9714 &gt; The Marriage Debate II: What States Really Can’t Do&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 01.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>marriage</category><category>legislation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">980ee4c7-31d5-472b-b26a-2a2dd0be71d5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/religious-prohibition-for-guns &gt; Religious Prohibition for Guns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Gun Control</category><category>National Rifle Association</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f9d3383b-00d9-4a66-a488-c58794f72139</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/17/ird-exclusive-sneak-peak-at-the-inauguration-prayer/&gt; IRD Exclusive: Sneak Peak at the Inauguration Prayer  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Joseph Sunde (Originally Posted 01.17.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Joseph Sunde</category><category>Inauguration</category><category>Remnant Culture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e76e7b6b-1d0b-4f60-9806-c140f59c4b41</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/16/the-second-coming-of-christ-and-islamophobia-3/ &gt; The Second Coming of Christ and Islamophobia &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Aaron Gaglia (Originally Posted 01.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aaron Gaglia</category><category>Islamophobia</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7029f428-d6f0-4cf1-bf64-1a6e3312c03a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/16/cnn-inaugural-committee-taps-episcopal-priest-for-inaugural-prayer/ &gt; IRD Blog: Episcopal Priest Tapped For Inaugural Prayer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 01.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal</category><category>Inaugural Prayer</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e9937719-cfb4-4425-a1b5-b5fa31d8712e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/16/6714/ &gt; IRD Blog: Evangelical Immigration Table Hoping for “Grassroots” Movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 01.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9b5ea003-0194-4bfa-8a2b-e5b1e2bb8098</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/16/controversy-at-cedarville-university/ &gt; IRD Blog: Controversy at Cedarville University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 01.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cedarville University</category><category>Carl Ruby</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">82568934-4830-40c6-827f-34134a955e57</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/15/united-methodist-bishops-as-echo-chambers-of-secular-culture/ &gt; IRD Blog: UM Bishops As Echo Chambers of Secular Culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Culture</category><category>Advocacy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">02ff0239-da0c-4074-882c-625347017ee8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/15/a-soggy-potpourri-of-aged-leftism/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Soggy Potpourri of Aged Leftism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 01.16.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Torture</category><category>Leftism</category><category>Advocacy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6f577b97-4b13-434b-ba66-03f55421514c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/15/a-congressmans-crusade-for-human-and-religious-rights/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Congressman’s Crusade for Human and Religious Rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 01.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>human trafficking</category><category>Congressman Frank Wolf</category><guid isPermaLink="false">608fa5e4-af24-4ac3-904f-75cddcad333e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://bit.ly/V77WjM &gt; IRD Board Chair Comments on Louie Giglio’s Ouster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 01.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Louie Giglio</category><category>Washington Times</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac71b1f-a2f3-4667-9d79-0f17749c3664</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/14/chicago-united-methodist-bishop-misrepresents-denominations-position/ &gt; IRD Blog: Chicago United Methodist Bishop Misrepresents Denomination’s Position&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 01.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Bishop Sally Dyke</category><category>John Lomperis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1656ec25-3c6e-496c-9d6e-4dc374420ab2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/15/no-blank-check-for-israel-march-coming-to-dc-on-january-19/&gt; IRD Blog: “No Blank Check for Israel” March Coming to DC on January 19&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 01.15.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Washington DC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d21cd68-66db-4269-92f4-9c1b2cd5d6a6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/iraqi-kurdistan-a-safe-haven-for-christians &gt; Is Iraqi Kurdistan a Safe Haven for Christians? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/iraqi-kurdistan-a-safe-haven-for-christians</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 01.14.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Kurdistan</category><category>Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d49cad24-b052-4117-83bc-884d5cbbde6b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-13-01-11-western-liberalism-and-the-penalties-of-islam&gt;Western Liberalism and the Penalties of Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-13-01-11-western-liberalism-and-the-penalties-of-islam</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 01.11.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islamism</category><category>Sharia Law</category><category>Human Rights</category><category>Enlightenment</category><category>Leftism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">623590ab-e1d2-425a-905b-5dfcc89ac738</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://spectator.org/archives/2013/01/11/trendy-episcopalians-and-the-d?nomobile=1&gt;Trendy Episcopalians and the Dakota War &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; 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IRD Blog: The Screwtape Letters and History&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 01.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d4ee687-ce56-4232-8135-e55aad55f194</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/it-is-time-to-speak-out-for-persecuted-christians-around-the-world &gt; It Is Time to Speak Out for Persecuted Christians around the World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 01.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Frank Wolf</category><category>Christian persecution</category><category>human rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e6f0bb40-9019-4cc8-ae4d-4ce15b370ee4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-10-evangelical-pastor-out-at-presidential-inauguration&gt;Evangelical Pastor Out at Presidential Inauguration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-10-evangelical-pastor-out-at-presidential-inauguration</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01-10-2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ea443ec3-ac4e-4ab3-a76b-61ab41adc5b9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/10/as-iron-sharpens-iron/ &gt; IRD Blog: As Iron Sharpens Iron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 01.10.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>mentorship</category><category>Christian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">71c90b97-c178-4cb6-b1d4-d9ec90aea542</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-formidable-islamist-minority-in-america&gt; The Formidable Islamist Minority in America &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-formidable-islamist-minority-in-america</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published O1.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Muslim-American community</category><category>Islamism</category><category>Sharia Law</category><category>Pew Research Center</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Terrorism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2405ea58-7102-4f62-9bd0-b31d8f81ca32</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/09/mcdonnell-action-needed-in-sudan/&gt; IRD Director Gives Update on Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 01.09.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Secure Freedom Radio</category><category>Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b36f9d33-dd9e-40c3-ad21-4aca6a730288</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-08-across-the-frontlines-ending-the-nuba-genocide&gt;IRD, Hudson Institute Premiere New Film about Genocide in the Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-08-across-the-frontlines-ending-the-nuba-genocide</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01.08.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fd4f2a2c-1dc6-4a41-b7ba-2d8e53efb7ae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/08/the-millennial-generations-acceptable-sin/ &gt; The Millennial Generation’s Acceptable Sin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 01.08.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Millennials</category><category>Sex</category><guid isPermaLink="false">63c954a9-d3bd-4a68-b91c-dda99a100c66</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/07/the-epiphany-of-our-lord-a-sermon-by-mark-tooley/ &gt; The Epiphany of Our Lord, A Sermon by Mark Tooley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Epiphany</category><category>Bible</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b7f11aa-488c-457b-aee6-8fe000c8fbc9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/07/religion-predictions-for-2013/  &gt; IRD Blog: MarK Tooley’s Religion Predictions for 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Orignally Posted 01.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Religion Predictions</category><category>2013</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4269a8ea-5809-4816-b316-20f0456e04ed</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.worldmag.com/podcast/worldandeverything/TWAEII_2013Jan05_02.php  &gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; IRD President Discusses Secularization on the “World”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Interview</category><guid isPermaLink="false">20873289-8619-4105-98ce-971016d8d59f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/05/transgender-clergy-disproportionately-from-conservative-backgrounds/ &gt; IRD Blog: Conservative Transgender Clergy Disproportionately from Conservative Backgrounds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 01.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Transgender</category><guid isPermaLink="false">09599b49-9115-4738-9d9a-08e202fa0738</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.meforum.org/3412/terrorists-in-love &gt;Terrorists in Love The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 01.07.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islamism</category><category>Andrew Harrod</category><category>Ken Ballen</category><category>Radicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1cd6069f-eacb-4348-8d82-fd601ec9b499</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/07/religion-predictions-for-2013/ &gt; Will Religious Left Continue to Fade in 2013?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 13.01.07)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Left</category><category>2013 predictions</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">244b22a3-d978-4121-8d1e-1c82a392be85</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/04/supporting-theological-education-or-subsidizing-mediocrity/ &gt; IRD Blog: Supporting Theological Education or Subsidizing Mediocrity? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 01.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Asbury Theological Seminary</category><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><category>Iliff School of Theology</category><category>Gammon Theological Seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">55008a2b-f4ce-467d-97fe-7c1e59a738b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-04-ird-predicts-top-church-news-of-2013&gt;IRD Predicts Top Church News of 2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-13-01-04-ird-predicts-top-church-news-of-2013</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01.04.2013)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">50b2dd93-00b1-42d6-a1a2-28fa02d7fb76</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/04/another-iranian-pastor-and-another-and-another/ &gt; IRD Blog: Iran’s Extremists Target Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 01.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Iran</category><category>Persecution</category><category>Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3c52e0b3-c637-4137-91dd-2fd8df5d58d2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/03/united-methodist-evangelist-eddie-fox-defends-methodist-doctrine/ &gt; IRD Blog: Eddie Fox Defends Methodism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.04.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist Congress on Evangelism</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Eddie Fox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">76461960-faaf-47b7-bf50-dc6e5b5972e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2013/01/03/shared-hope-international-releases-national-anti-trafficking-report-card/ &gt;IRD Blog: Shared Hope International Releases National Anti-Trafficking Report Card&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; 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Book Review: The Cube and the Cathedral&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originaly Posted 01.03.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Review</category><category>Mary Hardwell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d5cc40e-9faa-4d7d-923c-5f62042d7888</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/01/a-benedict-xvi-epiphany/george-weigel &gt; Weigel: A Benedict XVI Epiphany&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 01.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Pope Benedict XVI</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c2395868-2c2d-4359-8114-74fda5070417</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/31/2012-a-very-good-year/ &gt;  IRD Blog: A Very Good Year &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.02.13)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>New Year</category><category>2013</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b4950f5a-22b5-41d7-9f02-41ee9859fbed</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/happy-new-year-from-ird &gt; Happy New Year from IRD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Happy New Year from IRD</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">78298564-bb5e-4da9-b000-17147447c59d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/31/top-theo-political-books-of-2012/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Top Theo-Political Books of 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 12.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>books</category><category>countdown</category><category>2012</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5d179d59-a5bf-4002-99e7-77cb2b231216</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/religion-highlights-of-2012 &gt; Religion Highlights of 2012 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Orignally Published 12.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Religion</category><category>Polling</category><guid isPermaLink="false">93c5f58c-e08b-40fb-8cdc-507e77f291f8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/30/yet-another-german-bishop-decries-persecution-of-christians-and-political-correctness/ &gt; IRD Blog: Another German Bishop Denounces Persecution&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 12.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Harrod</category><category>German Bishop</category><category>Persecution</category><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c3a4802b-c97a-4585-abad-e6217fb7d1ee</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/28/youcef-nadarkhani-imprisoned-again-iranians-take-pastor-on-christmas-day/ &gt; IRD Blog: Youcef Nadarkhani Rearrested&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Youcef Nadarkhani</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Iran</category><category>Christian Solidarity Worldwide</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b60aadac-ce37-49aa-a831-269d5aac0985</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-12-28-top-ird-news-stories-2012&gt;IRD’s Top Church News Stories of 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-12-28-top-ird-news-stories-2012</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 12.28.2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2b924a0d-dbda-4499-8358-2817287e4147</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-12-28-rl-german-catholic-bishops-decry-global-persecution-of-christians-call-for-prayer &gt; 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Hayes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>Rutherford B. 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Deranged Left-Wing Fundamentalist Syndrome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Frank Schaeffer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dd307e9f-6594-4157-9863-ba64a81d6df4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/12/a-pastoral-opportunity-lost/george-weigel &gt; Weigel: A Pastoral Opportunity Lost?&lt;a/&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 12.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>US Conference of Catholic Bishops</category><guid isPermaLink="false">143a7bb7-1936-4f3d-91ba-81ce7ecc3354</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/25/christmas-bells/  &gt; IRD Blog: Christmas Bells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 05:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christmas</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Newtown</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4806c395-b116-4924-a119-6827a4a34c56</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href=  http://spectator.org/archives/2012/12/24/thankful-for-christmas-commerc &gt; Thankful for Christmas Commercialization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christmas</category><category>Barrett Duke</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>@TheIRD</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bb7cbbd0-c3c6-443c-88e7-e8a7888c4ffc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/12/goodbye-judge-bork-goodbye-my-friend &gt; 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Goodbye Good Friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Posted 12.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 05:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>Judge Robert Bork</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eab52649-7aee-49b0-b6b1-0d2209c458ef</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/21/interfaith-officials-call-for-restricting-gun-ownership/ &gt; IRD Blog: Evangelicals to Join Calls for Gun Control? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 12.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Sandy Hook</category><category>Ne wtown</category><category>Connecticut</category><guid isPermaLink="false">06bf5cb9-b5f5-40f4-bdd9-500e6b841437</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-12-21-gun-control&gt;As Old Line Protestants Promote Gun Control, Will Evangelicals Join In?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-12-21-gun-control</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 12.21.2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">26ebc8cb-d072-4086-b2e8-c8addd3cbaa7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-12-21-pub-um-general-conference-chief-takes-helm-of-gay-caucus &gt; UM General Conference Chief Takes Helm of Gay Caucus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Published 12.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA)</category><category>GBCS</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Troy Plummer</category><category>Reconciling Ministries Network</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8112ca1f-3bd2-4f00-9a60-78366743b8bd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/21/pro-gun-control-evangelicals/ &gt; IRD Blog: Pro-Gun Control Evangelicals?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gun control</category><category>Sandy Hook</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">27359088-0626-4c7e-9d58-81d22f88835b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/20/the-enforcers-hit-christian-village-in-egypt/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Enforces Hit Christian Village in Egypt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Mohammed Morsi</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8dee547e-d05b-4923-9b21-9f53c595d946</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/20/religious-freedom-as-a-christian-doctrine/&gt; Religions Freedom as a Christian Doctrine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 12.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Timothy Samuel Shah</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Berkeley Center for Religion Peace and World Affairs</category><guid isPermaLink="false">31df0715-af6b-4453-b0bd-b84fd3c4c8db</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/20/national-cathedral-dean-pledges-to-be-counterweight-to-gun-lobby/ &gt; IRD Blog: National Cathedral Gun Lobby “Counterweight” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 12.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>National Cathedral</category><category>Dean Gary Hall</category><category>Gun control</category><guid isPermaLink="false">be0ed1b5-f214-417d-8933-dfde40129d22</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/19/new-defense-of-marriage-by-philosopher-robert-george/ &gt; IRD Blog: A New Defense of Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley&amp;#160;(Originally Posted 12.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Robert P. 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IRD Blog: 5 YouTube Videos of Christians That Could Make You an Atheist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Posted 12.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>YouTube</category><category>Christmas</category><category>Atheism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fde21006-9365-4b61-80a0-62ddee5738dd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-12-19-me-syrian-christian-activist-decries-hijacking-of-revolution &gt; Syrian-Christian Activist Decries “Hijacking” of Revolution&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 12.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michel Kilo</category><category>Syria</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi</category><category>Bashar Assad</category><category>Syrian National Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">74e0e89c-5e90-46a1-a80b-cd48ac2b06ab</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/335975/church-and-mandate-george-weigel#&gt; 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Religious Freedom, Foreign Policy at Center of Catholic U Conference  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 12.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic University</category><category>Religious liberty</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5849f6e1-aee7-40f1-95fe-f0bfc26b7139</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-12-18-pub-the-pilgrimage-of-world-christianity &gt; The Pilgrimage of World Christianity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Published 12.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Library of Congress</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0523babc-860b-4293-a471-da78740184f4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/18/libertarianism-calvinism-and-young-evangelicals/ &gt; Libertarianism, Calvinism and Young Evangelicals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Graham Walker</category><category>Patrick Henry College</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e9114320-5c21-4d6c-ad62-f756c333fa14</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/17/nigerias-blood-cries-out-persecuted-nigerian-christians-seek-protection/ &gt; Harrod: Nigerian Christians Seek Protection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 12.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Nigeria</category><category>Dr. Musa Asake</category><category>Christian Association of Nigeria</category><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd58cf-d898-473f-bcac-dabb91c14c7f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2012/12/17/a-final-memoir-of-william-faul?nomobile=1&gt; A Final Memoir of William Faulkner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>William Faulkner</category><category>Methodism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3bdfe21f-34d3-4275-beb4-8f77a6a0e448</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/us/pasadena-church-criticized-for-hosting-muslim-convention.html?_r=2&amp;&gt; NYT: Pasadena Church Criticized for Hosting Muslim Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Laurie Goodstein (Originally Posted 12.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Laurie Goodstein</category><category>All Saints Pasadena</category><category>J. 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IRD Blog: Regent University Convenes Anti- Trafficking Leaders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 12.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Regent University</category><category>Human Trafficking</category><category>Addie Darling</category><category>@TheIRD</category><guid isPermaLink="false">934b8945-93ff-4951-a01f-903716e08842</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/13/popular-preacher-and-author-tom-keller-at-q/ &gt; IRD Blog: Tim Keller Takes the Stage at “Q”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tim Keller</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>@dailyKeller</category><category>@QIdeas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">75c842ec-6b16-4c6f-808f-4493110d37e3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/13/who-will-cry-for-the-christians-of-northern-nigeria/ &gt; IRD Blog: Who Will Stand Up for Nigeria’s Christians? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Dr. Musa Asake</category><category>Nigeria</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e1fdc6be-f843-4146-9742-35dbbbae8c8b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/13/queen-james-bible/ &gt; IRD Blog: Meet the Queen James Bible&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 12.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Queen James Bible</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3a44c30c-94df-48dd-b5f4-db7ab9018bc7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/13/evangelicals-gospel-culture-and-q/ &gt; IRD Blog: Q, Evangelicals, and the Gospel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Q Conference</category><category>Gabe Lyons</category><guid isPermaLink="false">de855b77-5e8a-492f-b2db-61bebee245f2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/12/why-was-the-2012-general-conference-so-unproductive-and-dysfunctional-part-3/ &gt; Protest Making Legislative Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Posted 12.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Common Witness Coalition</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>General Conference</category><category>Amy DeLong</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fa1ee9e9-93b3-4cc3-8180-4b7b85101172</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://bit.ly/TUXW9I &gt;What Is Happening to Free Speech&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Posted 12.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Harrod</category><category>Free Speech</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7bbc8978-17ec-4a0e-8eba-94a9dac41ba9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/12/jedi-religion-and-the-new-hubris/ &gt; IRD Blog: Jedi Religion and the New Hubris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 12.12.12.)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Christianity</category><category>culture</category><category>deism</category><category>demographics</category><category>England</category><category>heresy</category><category>hubris</category><category>Jedi</category><category>moralistic</category><category>orthodoxy</category><category>pride</category><category>Star Wars</category><category>study</category><category>theology</category><category>therapeutic</category><category>United Kingdom</category><category>Wales</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2385f074-4bc8-414e-b59d-980bacec4766</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://actforsudan.org/2012/12/11/human-rights-organizations-obama-u-s-sudan-policy-shift/ &gt; IRD Urging U.S. Action against Sudan for Atrocities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley and Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">32fe6542-a3c8-45d7-a9db-6b2229f07f1e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://frontpagemag.com/2012/alan-f-h-wisdom/mainline-protestant-gathering-declares-solidarity-with-israel/&gt;Mainline Protestant Gathering Declares Solidarity with Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 12.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Protestant</category><category>BDS</category><category>boycott</category><category>divest</category><category>sanction</category><category>Israel</category><category>solidarity</category><category>Palestine</category><category>policy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">25caa2fd-9606-4606-aa5b-3bd023bcdf42</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-12-11-rl-negotiating-a-turbulent-world &gt; Negotiating a Turbulent World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 12.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Arab Spring</category><category>Mohamed Morsi</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d599c7b-b274-4e84-a7f6-c9a3d321dea8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://frontpagemag.com/2012/mark-d-tooley/quakers-hard-on-u-s-easy-on-iran/ &gt; Quakers Hard on US, Easy on Iran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Quakers</category><category>Iran</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3ecc88b8-1bdd-4e73-b83b-245df09c2521</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/11/a-christian-in-israel/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Christian in Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Lela Gilbert</category><category>Hudson Institute</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ec0bf86f-da25-4510-be50-b245cb047ca5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/10/merry-christmas-from-the-episcopal-church/&gt; IRD Blog: Merry Christmas from the Episcopal Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Christmas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b9537289-d7d5-4544-8840-1386d1af0b22</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/10/thomas-a-becket-we-have-need-of-thee/ &gt;IRD Blog: Thomas à Becket, We Have Need of Thee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anglican</category><category>Anglican Communion</category><category>Anglicanism</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Church</category><category>Church of England</category><category>female ordination</category><category>history</category><category>ordination</category><category>theology</category><category>women bishops</category><category>women priests</category><guid isPermaLink="false">321fe9aa-387f-4044-8381-5f439315f029</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/10/christian-post-quotes-mark-tooleys-article-on-mpac/ &gt; Mark Tooley Quoted in Christian Post about MPAC Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christian Post</category><category>Muslim Public Affairs Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8f1a70fb-f286-4122-ba99-5397b4b97477</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/10/thomas-a-becket-we-have-need-of-thee &gt; IRD Blog: We Have Need of Thee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Womanpriests</category><category>Church of England</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a705da6c-2bd0-4d3a-b770-82eba107027d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/10/christian-post-quotes-mark-tooleys-article-on-mpac/ &gt; Mark Tooley Quoted in Christian Post about MPAC Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christian Post</category><category>Muslim Public Affairs Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bf42b05e-80a7-4fcb-a588-89d747413bb2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/07/pearl-harbors-anniversary-and-the-churches/  &gt;IRD Blog: Remembering Pearl Harbor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pearl Harbor</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Joe Loconte</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b81bd905-91dc-4508-83f4-7620ecbab5d9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/07/my-beer-summit-with-frank-schaeffer/&gt; IRD Blog: My Beer Summit with Frank Schaeffer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 12.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Frank Schaeffer</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Crazy for God</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1819f01d-fba6-4767-9f66-f88b2f95656c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/immigration/12-11-07-im-faith-enters-public-square-in-immigration-panel &gt; Faith Enters Public Square in Immigration Panel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;   </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posed 12.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Richard Land</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>Zoe Lofgren Human Rights Summit</category><category>Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Coalition</category><guid isPermaLink="false">23fe4830-ce5f-478e-a85b-375e4df89d90</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2012/12/07/muslims-episcopalians-and-dive &gt;Muslims, Episcopalians, and Diversity Dreams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>All Saints Pasadena</category><category>Muslim Public Affairs Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bf763995-2c71-43a5-8311-2644ec17d92a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/06/inaugural-symposium-christianity-and-freedom-historical-and-contemporary-perspectives/&gt; Georgetown University to Host Christianity and Freedom Symposium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 12.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Tom Farr</category><category>Berkley Center for Religion</category><category>Peace</category><category>and World Affairs</category><guid isPermaLink="false">19aecac0-0d05-4823-9315-e1094146b6dc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-12-06-new-protestant-declaration-affirms-israel-and-persecuted-christians&gt;New Protestant Declaration Affirms Israel and Persecuted Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-12-06-new-protestant-declaration-affirms-israel-and-persecuted-christians</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 12.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f6c5c658-552a-473a-83a3-6d73d229d947</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/06/slap-an-arian-day-or-the-feast-of-st-nicholas-of-myra/ &gt;Slap an Arian Day, or the Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; 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All Slap an Arian Day, or the Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 12.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Advent</category><category>Alexander</category><category>Arianism</category><category>Arius</category><category>Athanasius</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Christmas</category><category>Church</category><category>Council of Nicaea</category><category>hagiography</category><category>heresy</category><category>history</category><category>Nicene Creed</category><category>orthodox</category><category>Santa Claus</category><category>St. Nicholas</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f2f38980-bf92-4646-bd45-defb3c414bf1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Editorials/Article.aspx?id=294776&gt; Praise for the Jerusalem Declaration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon and Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 12.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">68931866-0e5b-4e8d-89ca-d487cc44c105</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/05/all-saints-pasadena-responds-to-mpac-controversy/&gt; All Saints’ Pasadena Responds to MPAC Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 12.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>MPAC</category><category>All Saints Pasadena</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a7b756ef-ae40-4699-9918-1c3684c035a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/05/kudos-to-kazakhstan-this-time/ &gt;IRD Blog: Kudos to Kazakhstan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Kazakhstan</category><category>Makset Djabbarbergenov</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9a53b163-edc5-4a6f-9fe1-83553813edf7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-05-12-me-jordan-in-the-crosshairs &gt; Jordan in the Crosshairs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-05-12-me-jordan-in-the-crosshairs</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 12.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Jordan</category><category>King Abdullah II</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3559c296-3d6b-4b9f-9f3a-f0e8e3a4720f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/05/reviews-of-my-book-methodism-and-politics-in-the-twentieth-century/&gt; IRD Blog: Reviewing Methodism and Politics by Mark Tooley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>book review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4fc582dc-6101-4f1b-97bf-6591a3114327</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/all-saints-church-muslim-public-affairs-council_n_2245495.html &gt; IRD President Mark Tooley Quoted in Huffington Post about MPAC Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>All Saints Pasadena</category><category>MPAC Convention</category><guid isPermaLink="false">66d85da6-ab26-453e-aa55-60462f17a13d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/immigration/faith-leaders-call-for-sensible-immigration-reform&gt; Faith Leaders Call for Sensible “Immigration Reform”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Published 12.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>#ForgingConsensus</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Richard land</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>United States Conference of Catholic Bishops</category><category>Jaime Soto</category><category>National Hispanic Christian Leadership</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6478c5cf-3278-4531-81ec-0f782e5491bc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.pcime.org/Declaration.aspx&gt;IRD Affirms Support of Christians and Israel &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon and Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 12.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">282d04b9-70cc-4850-90e1-224c5c97e44b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/03/faith-and-immigration-policy/ &gt;IRD Blog: 10 Christian Considerations for Immigration Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Charisma</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">466c009b-980c-4b44-a6e4-d1f856e9b4b6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://newyorktorch.com/2012/12/03/sub-liminal-messaging/ &gt; Radical Islam and Subliminal Messaging&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Radical Islam</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">24f3397c-a1ef-429c-ba4c-057c69a4fa96</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-12-03-mar-um-bishop-willing-to-participate-in-same-sex-marriage-ceremonies&gt; UM Bishop Willing to Participate in Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-12-03-mar-um-bishop-willing-to-participate-in-same-sex-marriage-ceremonies</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Published 12.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop Melvin Talbert</category><category>Kaleidoscope Institute</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Same-Sex Marriage</category><category>Lake Junaluska</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7c2d64bc-b88a-4a55-924d-90b51ba90435</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-03-12-pub-the-error-of-professor-daniel-bells-functional-pacifism &gt; The Error of Professor Daniel Bell’s Functional Pacifism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-03-12-pub-the-error-of-professor-daniel-bells-functional-pacifism</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 12.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Daniel Bell</category><category>Paul Ramsey</category><category>Paficism</category><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><guid isPermaLink="false">951159ff-8165-4f2d-a854-62830fc4c315</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-03-12-why-was-the-2012-general-conference-so-unproductive-and-dysfunctional-part-ii &gt; Dysfunction at the 2012 General Conference (Part 11) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-03-12-why-was-the-2012-general-conference-so-unproductive-and-dysfunctional-part-ii</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Published 12.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>John Lomperis</category><category>Reconciling Ministries Network</category><category>MFSA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8850b68c-ad3b-493f-83dc-5131370e7457</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/12/03/the-christian-life-and-the-liberal-right-3/ &gt; IRD Blog: Individualism, Christian Living and the Liberal Right&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 12.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Addie Darling</category><category>GOP</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>liberalism</category><category>President Obama</category><category>Religion and Democracy</category><category>The Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4f6a2baf-77d3-409b-8295-ee8af9ac481a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/30/the-patriotic-lies-of-an-american-nun/ &gt;IRD Blog: Sister Simone Campbell’s Patriotic Truthiness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 11.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sister Simone Campbell</category><category>Nuns on a Bus</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4791e6c1-9c80-4af1-b9d1-79225a03eb5b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/california-church-to-become-site-of-islamist-convention &gt; California Church to Host Islamist Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 11.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Muslim Public Affairs Council</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>All Saints Episcopal Church</category><category>interfaith</category><category>California</category><category>Islam</category><category>Interfaith Study Group</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><guid isPermaLink="false">af241a59-ac2e-48fd-865c-ba54b0abc478</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-11-30-pub-argo-recalls-dark-days &gt; Argo Recalls Dark Days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Ben Affleck</category><category>Argo</category><category>Ayatollah Khomeini</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f3c129c7-2a63-4790-8391-afab388cc480</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a  href= https://www.theird.org/12-11-30-pub-merry-christmas-jesuss-birthplace-is-an-open-air-prison&gt; Merry Christmas: Jesus’s Birthplace Is an ‘Open-Air Prison’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>YMCA</category><category>Joint Advocacy Initiative</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8a9d1522-3520-418e-aa64-75683b4111c1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/29/church-officials-priorities-post-election/&gt; IRD Blog: Post-Election Priorities for Church Officials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Sister Mary Ann Walsh</category><category>Immigration</category><category>U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c8aba108-ecd4-4c39-87f2-5a028fcf5376</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  https://www.theird.org/why-was-the-2012-general-conference-so-unproductive-and-dysfunctional-- &gt; Why Was United Methodist General Conference So Dysfunctional? (Part 1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Lomperis (Originally Published 11.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Lomperis</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>Tampa</category><guid isPermaLink="false">37ab3e15-0d4f-4c78-ba7f-fe5b52b7fcaf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/29/stanford-bioethicist-looks-at-the-future-of-human-dignity/ &gt; IRD Blog: Stanford Bioethicist Looks at the Future of Human Dignity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally 11.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>William Hurl</category><category>Faith and Law Lecture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">67daab78-3b6d-4c8d-9ace-aaec5712e5c7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/28/a-rare-victory-for-religious-freedom-in-pakistan/ &gt; A Rare Victory in Pakistan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 11.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pakistan</category><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Rimsha Masih</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eb633110-aa4a-427d-a6a6-c358cdb81b92</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/methodists-doubtful-45-umc-congressmen-will-work-together-85737/#7v6otbPmewE90T5Y.99 &gt; Tooley: 45 UMC Congressmen Unlikely to Work Together on Compromise &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Congress</category><category>Fiscal Cliff</category><category>Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bd98f900-5f1c-4d07-8c7c-a1f9cc760f31</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/28/notre-dame-hosts-conference-on-the-persecution-of-christians-at-home-and-abroad/&gt; IRD Blog: Notre Dame Hosts Conference on the Persecution of Christians at Home and Abroad &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 11.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>religious liberty</category><category>Notre Dame</category><category>persecution</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa211a2a-6087-4cf9-8da4-2a0c03900a10</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/27/churches-finally-react-to-jewish-groups-on-anti-israel-aid-stance/ &gt; IRD Blog: Churches Finally React to Jewish Groups&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">444b0576-14e7-464d-bc2c-4b0de91ecf23</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/27/ird-blog-professor-daniel-bell-and-proportionality/ &gt; IRD Blog: Professor Daniel Bell and Proportionality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Posted 11.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Daniel Bell</category><category>Just-War Christian as Christian Discipleship: Recentering the Tradition in the Church Rather than the State</category><category>book review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5740858a-9f2e-454f-b9f3-05f1e140ecec</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/27/post-retirement-robinson-bound-for-d-c/&gt; IRD Blog: Bishop Eugene Robinson Bound for D.C.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 11.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Eugene Robinson</category><category>Washington DC</category><category>Center for American Progress</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ffbf1edd-d688-4bee-96a7-d543e6cb6217</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= IRD Blog: IRD, #GivingTuesday, and You&gt; http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/27/ird-givingtuesday-and-you/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Posted 11.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Giving Tuesday</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c518ce92-e07f-46bb-ace5-c5a88b2cffd7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/communities/ecumenical/ecu-12-11-26-catholics-united-v.-the-knights-of-columbus&gt;Catholics United v. 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McDonnell</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>persecuted Christians</category><category>persecution</category><category>Rimsha Masih</category><guid isPermaLink="false">be043619-a981-46f1-8c69-bd8008cb8f22</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/23/something-to-be-thankful-for-more-dc-church-plants/&gt; DC Sees Increase in Church Plants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 11.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Baptist</category><category>Church plants</category><category>Eastern Orthodox</category><category>Assemblies of God</category><category>Nazarene</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1e1c3e79-e414-406e-bf60-836680818aea</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/experts/mark-tooley/mt-12-11-21-lincoln-film&gt;A Sacred Effort&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/experts/mark-tooley/mt-12-11-21-lincoln-film</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.21.2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">65a7e019-8476-4369-b081-10d24199b311</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/me-12-11-21-sabeel-dc-seminar&gt;Sabeel: Jesus “Attacked” in Critiques of Palestinian Christian Kairos Document&lt;/a&gt;,br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/me-12-11-21-sabeel-dc-seminar</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 11-21-2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">e66765e9-82da-42de-9a16-d8c5bb5d5f01</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/21/dc-seminarians-muse-on-presidential-election/&gt; IRD Blog: DC Seminarians Muse on Presidential Election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 11.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Politics</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>theology</category><category>Wesley Theological Seminary</category><category>Theology on Tap</category><category>president</category><category>Shaun Casey</category><category>Chad Pecknold</category><category>Virginia Theological Seminary</category><category>Catholic University of America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d6e18d1b-a521-4e52-bd4f-f3a1715c1cfa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/21/on-godly-dominion-64th-evangelical-theological-society-on-earth-stewardship/&gt; IRD Blog: On Godly Dominion: 64th Evangelical Theological Society on Earth Stewardship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 11.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Calvin Beisner</category><category>Dr. Russell Moore</category><category>environmentalism</category><category>Evangelical Theological Society</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>The Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>The IRD</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9610593d-524e-4cc4-adc9-2c04cda607c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/20/author-donald-miller-weighs-in-on-the-situation-in-israel/ &gt; IRD Blog: Donald Miller Weighs in on the “Situation in Israel”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Donald Miller</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a5693baa-a5b4-489d-928c-2425ea7180f4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/20/church-of-england-narrowly-rejects-women-bishops/ &gt; Church of England Narrowly Rejects Women Bishops&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anglican</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Church of England</category><category>episcopal standards</category><category>women bishops</category><guid isPermaLink="false">25cdd7d4-b9b4-426f-80ea-f7d4b8a27d7a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-11-20-me-u.s.-muslim-brotherhood-springs-into-action &gt; U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Springs into Action &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gaza</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Council on American-Islamic Relation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">faebb634-eea4-424f-aa24-b695bc01350c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2012/11/20/episcopal-churches-reaching-breaking-point  &gt; Walton: South Carolina Episcopal Churches at ‘Breaking Point’ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Katharin Jefferts Schori</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5263e392-9c25-48f9-85dc-a0e63081eca8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2012/11/20/new-push-for-anti-israel-investigation&gt; New Push for Anti-Israel Investigation &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation</category><category>Israel</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ed6d604b-6f5e-43eb-92cb-a824a579d15e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-11-20-rl-addressing-the-un-on-sudan-possibly-futile-but-still-necessary&gt; Addressing the UN on Sudan: Possibly Futile, but Still Necessary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Darfur</category><category>Blue Nile State</category><category>United Nations</category><category>UN Security Council</category><category>African Union</category><category>genocide</category><category>jihad</category><category>Khartoum</category><category>Faith J. H. McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ad7f02f3-dae8-49c0-97f7-856a1d22f797</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-american-civil-religiondestructive-useless-or-beneficial?erid=1726739&amp;trid=adcb9b3d-aa70-40ff-b86e-d511e02bc274&gt; Just in Time for Thanksgiving: The American Civil Religion—Destructive, </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-american-civil-religiondestructive-useless-or-beneficial</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Benne (Originally Published 11.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Civil religion</category><category>politics</category><category>theology</category><category>public square</category><category>America</category><category>Thanksgiving</category><category>Robert Benne</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f918f32-3e48-4bad-8b5c-f943d0ae00e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/19/just-war-and-gaza/&gt; Just War and Gaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Posted 11.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Walter Russell Mead</category><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><category>Gaza</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>jus in bello</category><category>@TheIRD</category><category>jus ad bellum</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fa0fc2b4-c256-448a-a898-56b9cdc590f3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/lake-junaluska-panel-takes-peace-universalist &gt; Lake Junaluska Panel Takes Peace Interfaith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Published 11.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Lake Junaluska Peace Conference</category><category>Carl Stauffer</category><category>Batsheva Meiri</category><category>Michael Nagler</category><category>Hinduism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c26c0021-4f25-483c-9bda-27a8e59afe02</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.dfwcatholic.org/expert-finds-religious-freedom-a-matter-of-national-security-57126/.html &gt; Farr: Religious freedom Is a National Security Issue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 11.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>National security</category><category>Tom Farr</category><category>Family Research Council</category><category>Office of International Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e1aaaa69-1aeb-4b23-bf49-b2a6943916f6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=https://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-11-19-pub-social-conservatism-and-the-vitality-of-conservative-parties &gt; Social Conservatism and the Vitality of Conservative Parties&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 11.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>social conservatism</category><category>Republican Party</category><category>abortion</category><category>marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">34056e92-c847-4920-b082-134d63904d70</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-presiding-bishop-sends-letter-to-defecting-sc-diocese-85110/#VwsQOSpmXdqFZW4g.99 &gt; Walton: Episcopal Bishop Contacts Defecting SC Diocese&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 11.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal Bishop</category><category>Katharine Jefferts Schori</category><category>South Carolina</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2872ef68-fce3-446e-b2e7-7ba2e40fa8b5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/18/review-of-moral-minority-by-david-schwartz-part-iv/ &gt; Reviewing Moral Minority (Part 4)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Posted 11.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism</category><category>David R. 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Religiously Commemorating El Alamein &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Battle of El Alamein</category><category>Erwin Rommel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">70360cc1-1246-4a06-9137-abb73532f6a2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/333490/marriage-after-election-2012-response-weigel-maggie-gallagher# &gt; Gallagher: A Response to Weigel on Marriage &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Maggie Gallagher (Originally Posted 11.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Maggie Gallagher</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa1e3208-13e0-40ab-aa3b-e2dac24745a0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/paul-ramsey-the-good-samaritan-and-christian-pacifism &gt;Paul Ramsey, the Good Samaritan, and Christian Pacifism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 11.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>@TheIRD</category><category>Paul Ramsey</category><category>pacifism</category><category>Good Samaritan</category><category>just war</category><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fe37835f-9b6a-4355-88de-ce1e13bfc0ac</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.religiontoday.com/columnists/james-tonkowich/adultery-unemployment-and-the-moral-law.html &gt; Tonkowich: Adultery, Unemployment and the Moral Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 11.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bf56816d-8c4f-4862-abff-cf74083b10f2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/muslim-brotherhood-mobilizes-for-hamas  &gt;Muslim Brotherhood Mobilizes for Hamas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 11.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Hama</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">59db5cdd-05dc-4afa-818f-74e759619ffb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/15/benevolent-sexism-at-an-evangelical-university/&gt; IRD Blog: “Benevolent Sexism” at an Evangelical University &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 11.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gender</category><category>evangelicals</category><category>education</category><guid isPermaLink="false">564397f7-af09-4c55-8f24-1a7b10e9e4a8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/14/national-council-of-churches-prepares-for-ecumenical-winter/ &gt; IRD Blog: National Council of Churches Prepares for “Ecumenical Winter”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 11.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Ecumenical</category><category>ecumenism</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>NCC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2f15e83a-a80a-43ce-b7af-4cc69aff265b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/14/national-council-of-churches-prepares-for-ecumenical-winter/ &gt; IRD Blog: National Council of Churches Prepares for “Ecumenical Winter”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 11.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Ecumenical</category><category>ecumenism</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>NCC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5227c81d-c467-43c4-9db1-0cf8c5967328</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-11-14-me-yet-another-islamist-gathering-in-chicago-area &gt; Yet Another Islamist Gathering in Chicago Area &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-11-14-me-yet-another-islamist-gathering-in-chicago-area</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 11.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islam</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>ICNA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">558d25ba-7bb0-41b2-8041-fa8cf9b269c5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/14/wrestling-with-god-dr-andrew-root-on-youth-ministry/ &gt; IRD Blog: Wrestling with God and Christian Consumerism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 11.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Andrew Root</category><category>Evangelization</category><category>evangelism</category><category>Alexander Louis Leloir</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f8b3dd00-49bb-43c5-9975-a15637abb0a3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/president-carters-mixed-feelings-on-religion-and-health &gt; President Carter's Mixed Feelings on Religion and Health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt Tuininga (Originally Published 11.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jimmy Carter</category><category>Emory University</category><category>The Carter Center</category><category>contraception</category><category>abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6813d892-9bf8-439c-aa37-aafae515a0aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/9360 &gt; Weigel: “Threats” to Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 11.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>Contraception</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>Health and Human Services</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3b6f1977-0939-482d-be19-e5d223ad1526</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/13/evangelical-groups-renew-amnesty-push-for-illegal-immigrants-following-election/&gt; Evangelical Groups Renew Amnesty Push for Illegal Immigrants Following Election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 11.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barrett Duke</category><category>Danny Carroll</category><category>Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission</category><category>Evangelical Immigration Table</category><category>Gabriel Salguero</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Leith Anderson</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><category>National Hispanic Ch</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1aee0baf-08e1-4458-b24f-7413d5539c52</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/lake-junaluska-where-pacifism-meets-anti-israel-and-anti-american-bias&gt; Lake Junaluska: Where Pacifism Meets Anti-Israel and Anti-American Bias &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/lake-junaluska-where-pacifism-meets-anti-israel-and-anti-american-bias</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Miko Peled</category><category>Alan Storey</category><category>Bernard Lafayette</category><category>Leyman Gbowee</category><category>nonviolence</category><category>resistance</category><category>peace</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>West Bank</category><category>pacifism</category><category>Lake Junaluska</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>UMC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">750ff83b-13b3-43f1-81a1-f4a49e1eaf1f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/reduced-religious-vitality-our-nation-and-the-2012-election &gt; Reduced Religious Vitality, Our Nation, and the 2012 Election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Benne (Originally Published 11.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert Benne</category><category>religious vitality</category><category>revival</category><category>reformation</category><category>society</category><category>capitalism</category><category>freedom</category><category>liberty</category><category>morality</category><category>Barack Obama</category><category>Obamacare</category><category>debt</category><category>politics</category><category>order</category><category>employment</category><category>religion</category><category>politics</category><category>theology</category><category>policy</category><category>nones</category><guid isPermaLink="false">86ba3d0b-2026-47ce-b746-12b62fca6710</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-11-12-rl-angela-merkel-cites-christianity-as-the-worlds-most-persecuted-faith &gt; Angela Merkel Cites Christianity as the World’s Most Persecuted Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-11-12-rl-angela-merkel-cites-christianity-as-the-worlds-most-persecuted-faith</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Harrod (Originally Published 11.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew E. 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</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 11.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>@TheIRD</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">01424196-afec-4356-a9d3-230ae7225fc0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://frontpagemag.com/2012/faith-j-h-mcdonnell/senate-dems-hold-up-human-rights-legislation/ &gt; Senate Dems Hold Up Human Rights Legislation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 11.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Frank Wolf</category><category>Human Rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2f732fd8-9dbe-4889-9559-17f4aa4fc2ee</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christiantoday.com/article/regular.churchgoers.preferred.romney.poll.finds/31005.htm &gt; Poll: Churchgoers Preferred Romney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Barack Obama</category><guid isPermaLink="false">be5a1ca5-b165-4ac4-9b69-f49c25b89b39</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2012/11/08/religion-and-voters-in-2012&gt;  Religion and Voters in 2012 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religion</category><category>2012 election</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f9ceb03d-311d-4585-889b-2845be655f40</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-11-07-evangelicals-and-church-going-catholic-voters-favor-romney-by-wide-margins&gt;Evangelicals and Church Going Catholic Voters Favor Romney by Wide Margins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-11-07-evangelicals-and-church-going-catholic-voters-favor-romney-by-wide-margins</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 11-07-12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd710122-2263-488f-9e52-669db94afcaa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/07/now-is-the-time-to-value-faith/&gt; IRD Blog: Now Is the Time to Value Faith &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 11.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>2012 election</category><guid isPermaLink="false">96aeb9a6-7f9c-4171-94c0-a640eae8c615</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/11/the-lsquoword-of-the-lordrsquo-in-english-please/george-weigel&gt; Weigel: The ‘Word of the Lord’ in English, Please&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 11.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>liturgy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">655f6352-656a-4218-94b2-62313f37450f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/06/a-bishops-prayer-for-election-day/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Bishop’s Prayer for Election Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Bishop</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bdc6d493-1ccc-422f-bd74-9b01fca62557</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/06/its-a-madhouse-christians-the-presidential-election-and-the-world/&gt; IRD Blog: It’s a Mad, Mad World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 11.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>2012 Elections</category><category>Christians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ff387839-6ebf-4c2a-b610-35eca80342b3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.catholicpulse.com/en/columnists/weigel/110212.html&gt; An Unexpected and Dangerous Trajectory &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 11.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Contraception</category><category>Catholic</category><category>HHS mandate</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f4af633e-8d4c-4a5e-b0a6-3e1d5c1b1086</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/05/united-methodist-thought-for-election-day/&gt; IRD Blog: United Methodist Thought for Election Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Election Day</category><category>Adam Hamilton</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a795458d-6f07-4a46-bcf2-442b928734b1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/05/homosexual-episcopal-bishop-argues-against-traditional-marriage-amendment-in-minnesota/&gt; IRD Blog: Gay Episcopal Bishop Argues against Traditional Marriage Amendment in Minnesota &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 11.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c02723fb-43cc-4c13-a486-8982c852ce4c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/05/bishop-chilstrom-just-says-no-in-new-minnesota-marriage-ad/&gt; IRD Blog: Saying “No” to Traditional Marriage in Minnesota&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 11.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Minnesota</category><category>Minnesota Marriage Amendment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a51e798e-b714-41dd-8230-8055af9e1fd7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/04/pew-poll-shows-most-protestants-and-catholics-opposing-obama/&gt; IRD Blog: Pew Poll Shows Most Protestants and Catholics Opposing Obama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>Catholics</category><category>Protestants</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa58545a-8b64-4af0-9bc9-fa9e565e3926</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/12-11-05-pub-liberation-theology-and-capitalism-clash-at-cedarville&gt; Liberation Theology and Capitalism Clash at Cedarville&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/12-11-05-pub-liberation-theology-and-capitalism-clash-at-cedarville</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Published 11.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Enterprise Institute</category><category>Cedarville University</category><category>American Dream Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">940fab0e-bebc-4904-b158-c54061fe6902</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/05/the-5th-of-november-and-ahistorical-anarchists/&gt; IRD Blog: The 5th of November and Ahistorical Anarchists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 11.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>anarchy</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>country</category><category>election</category><category>England</category><category>Guy Fawkes</category><category>history</category><category>nation</category><category>patriotism</category><category>state</category><category>United Kingdom</category><category>V for Vendetta</category><category>Voting</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4315b161-6d41-4946-87cb-6e87d38f6260</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/04/pew-poll-shows-most-protestants-and-catholics-opposing-obama/&gt; Pew Poll Shows Most Protestants and Catholics Opposing Obama &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>President Obama</category><category>Catholics</category><category>Protestants</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5f69ee27-dcfe-434a-99a7-8a1d2882a26b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-11-03-war-religious-left-spearheads-anti-drone-crusade-beale-afb-protest-&gt; Religious Left Spearheads Anti-Drone Crusade, Beale AFB Protest &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Lloyd Billingsley (Originally Published 11.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Drones</category><category>Reverend Sharon Delgado</category><category>Earth Justice Ministries</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e572881d-bda5-4e5b-afa7-936f63d84727</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-11-02-mar-episcopal-catholic-bishops-continue-marriage-face-off&gt; Episcopal, Catholic Bishops Continue Marriage Face-Off&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 11.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cd738525-a5b3-44eb-a8d3-27b5be234383</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/02/rachel-held-evans-on-the-view/&gt; Rachel Held Evans on “The View”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 11.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>The View</category><category>A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof Covering Her Head and Calling Her Husband Master</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b3dbd40d-77aa-40ed-991b-bce2a4b8c53b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/minor-minority-jim-wallis-and-evangelical-left-philosophy&gt; Moral Minority: Jim Wallis and Evangelical Left Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 11.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Moral Minority book</category><category>Carl Henry</category><category>David Swartz</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b1341690-3619-4c0d-b724-d88a23852183</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/02/is-christian-charity-merely-ambulatory/&gt;IRD Blog: The Good Samaritan and Government Action&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Posted 11.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Good Samaritan</category><category>Paul Ramsey</category><category>Just War</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0357d723-8c72-4d7a-bb6e-b837c6c7b1b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-11-02-religious-support-for-gop-echoes-2004-election&gt;Religious Support for GOP Echoes 2004 Election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-11-02-religious-support-for-gop-echoes-2004-election</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 11.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">9ee12705-c41f-47a1-a45b-cc16caac422d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://frontpagemag.com/2012/faith-j-h-mcdonnell/the-sound-of-silence-in-mali/&gt; The Sound of Silence in Mali&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 11.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Mali</category><category>Tinariwen</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f81ac417-e2a5-4828-be08-838b4592e93c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-11-01-pub-evangelicals-discuss-the-american-dream-at-cedarville&gt; Evangelicals Discuss “The American Dream” at Cedarville&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Published 11.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Enterprise Institute</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Evangelicals for Social Action</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0992c112-ec0c-4d9c-8779-3bffb98bcccb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/01/25th-eastern-orthodox-christian-laity-conference-looks-to-the-future/&gt; IRD Blog: Eastern Orthodox Laity Discuss Their Future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 11.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>Eastern Orthodox Christian Laity Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f1ef1fea-38b4-45d1-b137-66546de82a18</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/01/campaign-2012-the-funeral-march-of-public-discourse/&gt; IRD Blog: Campaign 2012: the Funeral March of Public Discourse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 11.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>2012</category><category>Barack Obama</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>campaign</category><category>entertainment</category><category>language</category><category>morality</category><category>Moveon.org</category><category>public discourse</category><category>rhetoric</category><category>speech</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fb6af5c5-7d66-4a3e-be60-3b9337476c29</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/11/01/congressman-wolf-urges-envoy-for-persecuted-minorities/&gt; IRD Blog: Congressman Wolf Urges Envoy for Persecuted Minorities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 11.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Congressman Frank Wolf</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4bc59df3-54ad-4d45-afa9-ab13f0f1e620</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://spectator.org/archives/2012/11/01/religiously-returning-to-2004 &gt; Religiously Returning to 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>2012 Elections</category><category>President Obama</category><category>Mitt Romney</category><guid isPermaLink="false">73016e92-5af6-4875-8583-9dc0bc278409</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/31/help-broadcast-this-story-to-the-world/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Thunderclap Heard around the World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 10.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Thunderclap</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Operation Broken Silence</category><guid isPermaLink="false">63005c6c-8cb9-4d2c-8bf8-1025c6c28a25</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-31-pub-liberal-church-historian-hopes-for-a-spiritual-awakening-&gt; Liberal Church Historian Hopes for a “Spiritual Awakening” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 10.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Diana Butler Bass</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">96e3e7fd-65c5-4099-8be1-e4cd0fa0ecc0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/va-supreme-court-grants-breakaway-anglican-congregations-appeal-84174/&gt; Walton: Va. Supreme Court Grants Breakaway Anglican Congregation's Appeal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 10.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">153e6eee-ef23-4671-b2fa-5beb176cdd95</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2012/10/31/has-obama’s-faith-developed-while-in-the-oval-office &gt; Has Obama’s Faith Developed While in the Oval Office? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>President Obama</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9ae23aa1-3b5c-4ae8-b749-bd2562a2c4b5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/30/shane-claibornes-infantile-pacifism-part-ii/ &gt; IRD Blog: Shane Claiborne’s Infantile Pacifism (Part II)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Posted 10.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Pacifism</category><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d72b8402-5d98-4d5d-a8d2-e66b744c3f68</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2012/10/dos-and-donts-for-evangelicals-on-election-sunday/ &gt; Kidd: Dos and Don’t for Evangelicals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich and Luke Moon (Originally Posted 10.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paleo-evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c759fdb3-217e-48da-92a7-f60232aa6b1f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-30-me-jewish-and-protestant-groups-at-odds  &gt; Jewish and Protestant Groups at Odds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-30-me-jewish-and-protestant-groups-at-odds</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Divestment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8162e417-0be1-4925-890c-0200e5b5fa7e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2012/10/29/mcgoverns-methodism-and-prairi&gt; McGovern's Methodism and Prairie Progressivism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George McGovern</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ea4ccd62-e644-4c8e-adb7-3d950bb4174d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/28/social-witness-for-a-re-aligned-protestantism/&gt;IRD Blog: Social Witness for a Re-aligned Protestantism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ecumenical Leadership Summit</category><category>Lutheran</category><category>Robert Benn</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c04b2976-40eb-4641-8042-fd771a7d115b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/26/anglican-archbishop-speaks-of-war-and-rescue-at-asbury-seminary/&gt; IRD Blog: Anglican Archbishop Speaks of War and Rescue at Asbury Seminary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 10.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anglican</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>War</category><guid isPermaLink="false">266f13cc-412c-403b-982d-152fa77a142f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-10-26-rl-islamists-use-sharia-to-silence-mali-musicians &gt; Islamists Use Shariah to Silence Mali Musicians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 10.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mali</category><category>Sharia</category><category>Islamist</category><category>Tinariwen</category><guid isPermaLink="false">902b2678-56d6-48cf-92a6-c6040a661a89</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/26/shane-claibornes-infantile-pacifism-part-1/&gt; IRD Blog: Shane Claiborne’s Infantile Pacifism (Part 1) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Posted 10.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Pacifism</category><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1bd71096-2ba5-44ca-925e-55545037a4c5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.americananglican.org/christian-leaders-cross-denominational-lines&gt; Press: Christian Leaders Cross Denominational Lines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 10.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Dallas</category><category>Ecumenical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d82bda00-f354-4de4-925b-c7f7ebd49319</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/24/ecumenically-gathered-for-renewal/&gt; IRD Blog: Ecumenical Gathering for Renewal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Dallas Texas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">21083f3e-f2f1-4bc6-a2d2-8b2e7e6d4a64</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/jesus-for-president&gt;Jesus for President? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Tuininga (Originally Published 10.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Matthew Tuininga</category><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Emory University</category><category>Terrorism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6afba0b7-19dc-4796-a148-c8576218f6d4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/24/discussing-paleo-evangelicals-reacticting/&gt; Discussing Paleo-Evangelicals: A Friendly Challenge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 10.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paleo-Evangelical</category><category>Thomas Kidd</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e27e8f3f-8ad3-4057-b9c1-891eec0ce53d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/24/biblical-womanhood-is-not-womens-work/ &gt;IRD Blog: Isn’t Biblical Womanhood Women’s Work?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 10.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>Feminism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a69b8a7-b8b3-440f-aaed-ab0b6de26ed6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/moral-minority-connecting-politics-with-religion&gt; Moral Minority: Connecting Politics with Religion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/moral-minority-connecting-politics-with-religion</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 10.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Moral Minority</category><category>Evangelical Left</category><category>David Swartz</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b8aa4bb1-ae59-4109-9766-7e921a8e83f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/24/discussing-paleo-evangelicals-affirmative/&gt; IRD Blog: Discussing Paleo-Evangelicals: Affirmative &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 10.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paleo-Evangelicals</category><category>Bart Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">75683d6e-8bd8-483f-ac98-80b392c9d6fe</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/10/campaign-2012-what-kind-of-country-do-you-want &gt; Weigel: What Kind of Country Do You Want? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 10.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">898da2b8-9d4b-4711-8b2a-4d50b7e1a6c5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/23/a-dissident-none-on-the-rising-unaffiliated/&gt; A Dissident None On The Rising Unaffiliated&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 10.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pew Research</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f6438884-eea8-4581-9a21-5bdfa29231b8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/defending-sudans-christians-from-islamist-terror&gt; Defending Sudan’s Christians from Islamist Terror&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/defending-sudans-christians-from-islamist-terror</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Africa</category><category>Archbishop John Sentamu</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5bb59576-68d9-4a45-9e0c-007336593418</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/23/invisible-childrens-move-takes-on-human-trafficking/&gt; IRD Blog: Invisible Children’s “MOVE” Takes on Human Trafficking  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Posted 10.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Invisible Children</category><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>MOVE DC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f586e011-d052-4776-807f-7fcf1d61367e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-10-22-boko-haram&gt;IRD Expresses Solidarity with Nigerian Americans Standing Against Boko Haram Terrorists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-10-22-boko-haram</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally released 10-22-12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">698160e9-1413-4c11-a208-c11a92a88f21</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-22-me-syria-a-strategic-catastrophe-&gt; Syria: A Strategic Castrophe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-22-me-syria-a-strategic-catastrophe-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 10.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Syria</category><category>Aleppo</category><category>Bashar Assad</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6ed6d2d9-d900-4e73-8e16-c7adba5d4f2b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/10-22-12-pub-contemporary-understandings-of-religious-freedom-in-the-west &gt; Contemporary Understandings of Religious Freedom in the West&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/10-22-12-pub-contemporary-understandings-of-religious-freedom-in-the-west</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 10.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>Beckett Fund for Religious Freedom</category><category>Georgetown University</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a00c30e5-8341-42c9-94f5-ccec290d9ec4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/20/nep-and-the-family-planning-farce/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Family Planning Farce &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 10.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Addie Darling</category><category>family planning</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">258a8f04-1210-49f7-9765-bb5c8cfb10b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-10-19-anti-israel-protestants&gt;Jewish Groups Withdraw from Roundtable after Mainline Protestants Ask Congress to Investigate Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-10-19-anti-israel-protestants</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 10-12-19)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1ed2e27e-1256-4efd-9fb5-f9d460e7cfec</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-19-pub-evangelical-landslide-for-romney&gt; Evangelical Landslide for Romney?&lt;a/&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-19-pub-evangelical-landslide-for-romney</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Weekly Standard</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a1507907-2065-4095-9b32-79ab449609b2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/19/jesus-loves-dinesh-dsouza-too/&gt; Jesus Loves Dinesh D’Souza, Too&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 10.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dinesh D’Souza</category><category>The Kings College</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><guid isPermaLink="false">40bd0d3c-a8e1-4efa-8075-46ef991763e9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/19/frank-schaeffer-is-a-christian-atheist/&gt; IRD Blog:Frank Schaeffer Is a ‘Christian Atheist’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 10.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Frank Schaeffer</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>atheism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a0615ff-a83e-4646-b06c-ee411bc1ebe2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/sojo-discusses-young-evangelicals-and-voting &gt; Sojo Discusses Young Evangelicals and Voting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/sojo-discusses-young-evangelicals-and-voting</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 10.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Voting</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Sojourners</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e610832a-67a4-4000-860c-b620172ad36d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-19-pub-marijuana-methodism  &gt;Marijuana Methodism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-19-pub-marijuana-methodism</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marijuana</category><category>Reverend Bill Kirton</category><category>Colorado</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7121a050-26cc-4d4f-a682-f01cbbdada32</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/moral-minority-the-evangelical-left-in-an-age-of-conservatism-by-david-swartz&gt; Review: Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/moral-minority-the-evangelical-left-in-an-age-of-conservatism-by-david-swartz</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 10.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><category>Conservatism</category><category>Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism</category><category>David Swartz</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3260e1a8-6cfe-4946-adbf-3b5f6faab58d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.scrippsnews.com/content/mattingly-will-voters-accept-mormon-president&gt; Romney, Mormonism and the 2012 Elections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Terry Mattingly (Originally Posted 10.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>Fred Barnes</category><category>Diane Knippers Memorial Lecture</category><guid isPermaLink="false">155504b9-51e5-4133-bd8d-4e379e20215f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/10/campaign-2012-economy-and-empowerment/george-weigel&gt; Weigel: Economics and Empowerment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 10.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Economics</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c56575f6-9af1-41dc-8f03-e8077c641ead</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-17-me-middle-east-americans-want-a-strong-america-again &gt; Middle East Americans Want a Strong America Again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-17-me-middle-east-americans-want-a-strong-america-again</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 10.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a2f27d69-ac6f-43a4-8f1b-154b8fd5390c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/17/presbyterian-caucus-reacts-to-anti-israel-mainline-protestant-congressional-appeal-against-israel/&gt; IRD Blog: Presbyterian Caucus Reacts to Anti-Israel Mainline Congressional Appeal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Presbyterian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a94afe28-e4ee-47c1-afad-d9dd4640f616</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/17/adam-hamilton-and-shades-of-gray/&gt; IRD Blog: Adam Hamilton’s 50 Shades of Gray&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 10.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Addie Darling</category><category>Adam Hamilton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">90cda1b2-37ca-4931-a79c-777dd4ef632a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/17/dont-ask-dont-tell-united-methodism/&gt; IRD Blog: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” United Methodism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 10.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Christianity</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>leadership</category><category>Michael Overman</category><category>polity</category><category>Reconciling Ministries Network</category><category>religion</category><category>RMN</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2576ffab-5a9d-4450-b192-6f066444826e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/16/chilstrom-will-not-abide-by-minnesotas-marriage-amendment/ &gt;  IRD Blog: Defying Minnesota’s Marriage Amendment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 10.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Herbert Chilstrom</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Minnesota</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>La Salette Journal</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f820f4d-b754-453a-8747-f4625abbc17e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-15-pub-evangelical-reverend-joins-brotherhood/hamas-linked-illinois-conference &gt; Evangelical Reverend Joins Brotherhood/Hamas-Linked Illinois Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-15-pub-evangelical-reverend-joins-brotherhood/hamas-linked-illinois-conference</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 10.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>American Muslims for Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a3615044-ec40-4e31-9430-c53877e71dfb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-15-pub-ird-president-mark-tooley-speaks-at-mcgraw-umc&gt; A Sermon by Mark Tooley: Accepting the Supreme Offer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-15-pub-ird-president-mark-tooley-speaks-at-mcgraw-umc</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>McGraw United Methodist Church</category><category>Africa</category><category>Methodism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b898ed7-717d-41b1-80da-308e3bf2a819</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-10-15-rl-americas-endangered-religious-liberty &gt; America’s Endangered Religious Liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-10-15-rl-americas-endangered-religious-liberty</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 10.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>Same-Sex marriage</category><category>Becket Fund</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>William P. 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IRD Blog: CAIR Counters “Defeat Jihad” Ads with DC Metro Buy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 10.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jihad</category><category>CAIR</category><category>DC Metro</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eb0c6183-0280-4c7e-9c85-892619855750</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/sex-trafficking/child-trafficking-on-the-rise-in-mali &gt; Child Trafficking on the Rise in Mali &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/sex-trafficking/child-trafficking-on-the-rise-in-mali</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Published 10.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Addie Darling</category><category>Economic Community of West Africa</category><category>Human Trafficking</category><category>Mali</category><category>United Nations</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c6dbec61-e93f-4147-b458-82ef127f4956</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-10-12-me-rashid-ahmad-explains-it-all-for-you &gt; 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Latest Episcopal Church Stats Reveal Fewer Parishes, Members&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 10.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal Church</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5aff54a4-bf91-4235-832b-2a47a4c41a3c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-10-12-rl-what-about-sudan&gt; What About Sudan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 10.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Act for Sudan</category><category>President Obama</category><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>Evangelicals for Social Action</category><guid isPermaLink="false">45ddd7eb-e5a2-4f67-ba34-2065cb26f975</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/12/the-evangelical-left-post-obama/ &gt; The Evangelical Left Post Obama?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>2012 elections</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aca91497-59dd-4878-8f52-330a993d75df</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/10/the-catholic-leftrsquos-unfair-attack-on-paul-ryan&gt; The Catholic Left’s Unfair Attack on Paul Ryan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. 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George (Originally Posted 10.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>San Francisco</category><category>Robert P. George</category><category>Catholics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1c0f57b1-8464-45bf-82c8-caa76eabc9a3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-10-10-are-free-speech-and-muslim-relations-at-odds-in-d.c.-transit-ads&gt;Are Free Speech and Muslim Relations at Odds In D.C. Transit Ads?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-10-10-are-free-speech-and-muslim-relations-at-odds-in-d.c.-transit-ads</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 10-10-12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fa7c2077-8775-4b7b-b645-8c4fb2a12324</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/10/secular-america-the-pew-study-and-the-mysteriously-unaffiliated/&gt; IRD Blog: Secular America, the Pew Study and the Mysteriously “Unaffiliated”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Pew Research</category><category>America</category><category>Religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6d633677-8259-41af-babf-f96ccadd9c81</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/10/egypt-veering-towards-pakistans-blasphemy-standards/&gt; IRD Blog: Egypt Veering towards Pakistan’s Blasphemy Standards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Blasphemy codes</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cc51bc8d-15d8-42bf-a433-04fa99a5d0cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2012/10/10/denominational-loyalty-imploding&gt; Is Denominational Loyalty Imploding?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Virtue Online</category><category>Pew Research</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c0166b82-af3a-47c0-910d-89a434702bb3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-10-pub-a-secularizing-america&gt; A Secularizing America?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Pew Research Center</category><category>Ross Douthat</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a223e64-0022-4a73-9cb9-e35819e56342</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/10/vatican-iirsquos-golden-anniversary/george-weigel&gt;  Vatican II’s Golden Anniversary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Vatican II</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d19a090c-a225-4c9b-9bbc-7b3ae3dd4c77</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/10/ben-witherington-and-pacifism/&gt; Ben Witherington and Pacifism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pacifism</category><category>Ben Witherington</category><category>War</category><category>Vietnam</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7e075621-4ecc-4027-9eea-97e210bcfee1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-10-pub-methodist-general-board-of-church-and-society-seeks-to-reconnect-with-the-church &gt; Methodist General Board of Church and Society Seeks to Reconnect with the Church&lt;a/&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-10-pub-methodist-general-board-of-church-and-society-seeks-to-reconnect-with-the-church</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt Tuininga (Originally Published 10.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>Rev. 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George (Originally Posted 10.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mormonism</category><category>Robert P. 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George (Originally Posted 10.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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IRD Blog: God and Empire, According to Joerg Rieger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 10.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Joerg Rieger</category><category>Empire</category><category>War</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4cf6e6e6-4dba-4d5f-8d8c-5d45da8332e5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-04-pub-ross-douthat-on-the-crisis-of-small-o-orthodoxy &gt; Ross Douthat on the Crisis of “Small ‘o’ Orthodoxy”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-10-04-pub-ross-douthat-on-the-crisis-of-small-o-orthodoxy</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 10.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ross Douthat</category><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Orthodoxy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">462e803e-3a7e-4a9d-92a7-10ab9eb25d2d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-10-03-mar-outgoing-episcopal-bishop-rebuffs-tolerance-demands-affirmation-in-same-sex-marriage-opus &gt; Outgoing Bishop Demands Affirmation of Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-10-03-mar-outgoing-episcopal-bishop-rebuffs-tolerance-demands-affirmation-in-same-sex-marriage-opus</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 10.03.12)&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Human Rights Campaign</category><category>Gene Robinson</category><category>Same-Sex Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">051803d1-2ba4-4695-9c69-4ab35755bab4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/02/nuns-and-the-vatican-can-get-along/ &gt; IRD Blog: Nuns and the Vatican Can Get Along&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 10.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Vatican</category><category>Nuns</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">674b51fd-dc5d-41f5-ac61-d3019a45800c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/03/falun-gong-fighting-for-freedom-from-the-chinese-communist-party/ &gt; Falun Gong Fighting for Freedom From China’s Communist Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 10.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Falun Gong</category><category>Chinese Communist Party</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">45424457-9c9f-4bc1-991f-e5bca4ae5f49</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/10/02/dc-church-planting-sees-boom/ &gt; IRD Blog: DC Church Planting Sees Boom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 10.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>church plants</category><category>Washington DC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">579259ea-fb40-4563-a872-b7af7fb16dcc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/30/dietrich-bonhoeffer-war-and-pacifism/  &gt; IRD Blog: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, War and Pacifism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Pacifism</category><category>Dietrich Bonhoeffer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">df790bcf-2a28-449b-b846-f83ad5788985</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/29/nuns-on-a-boat-still-morally-adrift/&gt; IRD Blog: Nuns on a Boat Still Morally Adrift&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Campbell (Originally Posted 09.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nuns on a Boat</category><category>Sister Simone Campbell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">476112f4-2d4b-45ae-8082-b5a0dc30458d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/28/bad-religion-at-georgetown/ &gt; “Bad Religion” at Georgetown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bad Religion</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Church</category><category>conservatism</category><category>democracy in America</category><category>Georgetown University</category><category>heretics</category><category>liberalism</category><category>Matthew Carnes</category><category>orthodoxy</category><category>Politics</category><category>religion</category><category>Ross Douthat</category><category>theology</category><category>Tocqueville Forum</category><guid isPermaLink="false">485d19a8-b714-448b-89fd-e61f8f1237e5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-09-28-barnes-lecture&gt;IRD Knippers Lecture to Feature Fred Barnes on Religion and the Presidential Election</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-09-28-barnes-lecture</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">25c6b8bb-8b06-4a5b-830e-bd22973bf487</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/denouncing-jihad-is-hate-speech &gt; Denouncing Jihad Is ‘Hate Speech’?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/denouncing-jihad-is-hate-speech</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Freedom Defense Initiative</category><category>United Methodist Women</category><category>Hate speech</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f66342aa-4c3d-4a59-b7a7-747479eb62d1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-09-28-pub-listening-to-fred-barnes &gt; Listening to Fred Barnes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fred Barnes</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa6937ab-6113-48a5-a545-14dcd61917aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/12-09-27-press-quaker-divestment&gt;Putting the Frown on the Quaker Oats Man&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/12-09-27-press-quaker-divestment</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">70a437cf-7951-40db-b473-5c9d10226b4e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-09-27-pub-distorting-christian-just-war-teaching&gt; Distorting Christian Just War Teaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-09-27-pub-distorting-christian-just-war-teaching</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 09.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><category>Just war theory</category><category>pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">02d6b3bd-ebc4-4f1c-b5b0-351ac579b002</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-09-27-me-quakers-divest-from-israel &gt; Quakers Divest from Israel &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-09-27-me-quakers-divest-from-israel</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Divestment</category><category>Quakers</category><guid isPermaLink="false">357332fb-d7de-471e-9963-2ba3c7b2de98</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/26/united-methodists-are-pro-life-but-not-pro-birth/ &gt; United Methodists Are “Pro-Life” but “Not Pro-Birth?”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Albert Outler</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7cf3617f-f599-4037-9b0c-4b33a15e2933</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/obamas-u.n.-speech-hits-and-misses-on-islamist-ideology &gt; Obama’s U.N. Speech Hits and Misses on Islamist Ideology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/obamas-u.n.-speech-hits-and-misses-on-islamist-ideology</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 09.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>United Nations</category><category>Islam</category><category>Mohammed Morsi</category><category>Clinton Global Initiative</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fdf32713-83aa-489b-ba40-c386b4f4ad00</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/26/vigil-at-lafayette-park-to-remember-sudan-regimes-victims/ &gt; IRD Blog: D.C. Vigil to Remember Sudan’s Victims &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Genocide</category><category>Washington</category><category>DC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1d9ae05c-f2af-482f-97be-65fb04363459</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/09/campaign-2012-the-future-of-marriage&gt;  Weigel: The Future of Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 09.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>2012 election</category><category>democrats</category><category>marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6edaedb0-0d0f-4507-bec0-c0f5f5172b3f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/radical-speech-at-ny-muslim-parade-prompts-on-stage-walk-off &gt; Radical Speech at NY Muslim Parade Prompts On-Stage Walk-Off &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/radical-speech-at-ny-muslim-parade-prompts-on-stage-walk-off</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 09.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The United West</category><category>Tom Trento</category><category>Organization of Islamic Cooperation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">08e30e9a-6685-451c-b477-dd17f0648ae5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/25/ird-united-methodists-and-presbyterians-work-together-to-stop-starvation-in-sudan/ &gt; IRD Blog: IRD, United Methodists, Presbyterians United on Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Presbyterian USA</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e9cde465-de29-462d-8818-8cd3599fe3ce</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/25/mclaren-leads-same-sex-commitment-ceremony-for-his-son/ &gt; McLaren Leads Same-sex Commitment Ceremony for His Son&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>same sex marriage</category><category>wedding</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6eb978da-2c24-490a-b0c0-f007fe525d17</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/25/ed-robb-preaches-at-lake-junaluska/ &gt; Ed Robb Preaches at Lake Junaluska &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Ed Robb</category><category>Good Samaritan</category><category>IRD</category><category>Lake Junaluska</category><category>pastor</category><category>preaching</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f7e46db6-fa4e-4bdd-9efd-9ccb383517c0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/24/dr-richard-land-on-faith-and-government-in-the-2012-election-2/ &gt; Dr. Richard Land on Faith and Government in the 2012 Election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Richard Land</category><category>2012 Election</category><category>Faith</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b42b01d-fdde-44e1-97ca-6c5a492db785</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/328306/catholics-and-campaign-2012-george-weigel# &gt; Catholics and Campaign 2012 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 09.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholics</category><category>2012 election</category><category>contraception</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e3f04656-134c-42ae-82ea-d359f542a40f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/23/moral-equivalency-on-display-a-statement-on-the-two-sudans/ &gt; Moral Equivalency on Display: A Statement on the Two Sudans &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Africa</category><category>foreign policy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8426e0d9-af78-47c1-8936-a292620e27c6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/22/using-the-debates-to-help-sudan/ &gt; Using the Debates to Help Sudan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Presidential debates</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c6703c74-0689-4021-960b-d142b2607b4e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/bishops-religious-freedom-and-islamist-terror&gt; Bishops, Religious Freedom, and Islamist Terror&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">26d76b6d-f91d-42d1-93b1-48cdc45855ac</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-09-21-war-wheaton-scholar-argues-the-early-church-was-pacifist &gt; Wheaton Scholar Argues the Early Church Was Pacifist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Tuininga (Originally Published 09.21.12)&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Kalantzis</category><category>Wheaton College</category><category>pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b3418bfc-cd42-48fa-b9d9-08bd9b05478d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/21/the-manhattan-declaration-crosses-the-river-in-defense-of-religious-freedom/ &gt; IRD Blog: Crossing the River in Defense of Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.21.12)&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Manhattan Declaration</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">13628816-7d3a-4697-9bcb-12cce929c33f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/hard-hit-church-council-envisions-theologically-trained-community-organizers&gt;  Hard-Hit NCC Envisions “Theologically Trained Community Organizers”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 09.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4c1983fc-67ea-400e-a104-47cebefb7faf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-09-20-war-evangelicals-for-peace-eye-return-to-eden &gt; Evangelicals for Peace Eye Return to Eden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Published 09.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7ecee92d-5fec-4f95-afcd-9bdb52c64fff</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/20/joel-osteen-americas-cheerful-waffler/ &gt; Joel Osteen: America’s Cheerful Waffler &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 09.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">bfc40b3d-7b8b-44f9-9ce0-74f700feb3dc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/20/so-jesus-had-a-wife/  &gt; IRD Blog: So Jesus Had a Wife…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 09.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6d85135f-2b40-49af-9416-43c9ae4f8906</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/20/blasphemy-laws-poison-everything/ &gt;IRD Blog: Blasphemy Laws Poisoning Everything&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dc31341e-1da5-4846-83ba-5d246a1e3e2c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-09-20-pub-in-wake-of-shooting-frcs-perkins-speaks-out-on-elections-free-speech-and-religious-liberty &gt; FRC Head Talks Free Speech, and Religious Liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 09.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">361c1ef4-756e-4957-953c-3a3b369a279a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-09-19-war-christian-pacifism-inconsequential-to-real-world- &gt; Why Christian Pacifism Is Inconsequential to the Real World of Politics, Public Policy and Foreign Affairs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 09.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">65141385-6dc2-4c83-9299-e2f5b93ca8b4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/19/red-lettering-your-abortion-clinic/&gt; Red Lettering Your Abortion Clinic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Posted 09.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Red letter Christians</category><category>Abortion</category><category>Chris Watts</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5a5f080a-1557-4869-93ed-3ec58acff93e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-09-19-rl--a-resource-for-intercession-and-advocacy &gt; A Resource for Intercession and Advocacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>World Evangelical Alliance</category><category>Christian persecution</category><category>Dr. Isaiah M. Dau</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0ba7dc71-7a8b-4889-a98c-3604b665a5c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/09/campaign-2012-religious-freedom-vs-exclusive-humanism&gt;  Religious Freedom vs. Exclusive Humanism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 09.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Charles Taylor</category><category>Canada</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b2f6c05c-1061-4ad6-8d23-3035d4120a55</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/9004?CFID=50284233&amp;CFTOKEN=50054278 &gt; Campaign 2012: Religious Freedom vs. Aggressive Secularism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 09.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>Election 2012</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9c656fc4-8843-40e9-9580-22554e4c87ff</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/18/president-obama-my-commitment-to-protecting-religious-liberty-is-and-always-will-be-unwavering/&gt;President Obama: “My Commitment to Protecting Religious Liberty Is and Always Will Be Unwavering” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>2012 election</category><category>Barack Obama</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Christianity</category><category>election</category><category>HHS</category><category>presidential campaign</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2fd02b7a-1e75-4ce6-b051-8a20a71b68f1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x1052803913/Edmond-church-to-host-conference-on-Islam &gt; IRD Board Member to Host Islam Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 09.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>Islam</category><category>Ravi Zacharias</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6c06520f-db81-4a19-a167-b8a7182c27c5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/18/religiously-embracing-anti-blasphemy-laws/ &gt;Religiously Embracing Anti-Blasphemy Laws &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 09.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Islam</category><category>Blasphemy Laws</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b1f26df5-8c2c-45ac-b007-6697b6c332e5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/islam-and-modern-america &gt; Islam and Modern America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 09.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islamic Society of North America</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Theodore McCarrick</category><guid isPermaLink="false">468ffbe5-df92-411e-8760-150e780717dd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/18/liberty-versus-license/ &gt; Liberty Versus License&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel</category><category>Gerard Bradley</category><category>Dignitatus Humanae</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3d3222c2-25a3-41fb-b8f1-238de4313d85</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-09-17-rl-brian-mclaren-criticizes-christianitys-hostile-history &gt; Brian McLaren Criticizes Christianity’s “Hostile History”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 09.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Brian Mclaren</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Interfaith</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fd003c6b-afc7-4327-b609-116bd3ed1eef</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.aei.org/events/2012/09/27/the-joy-of-capitalism-an-evening-with-michael-novak/ &gt; IRD Co-Founder to Address Capitalism at AEI &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Posted 09.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Enterprise Institute</category><category>Michael Novak</category><category>Capitalism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ad69e62b-afcd-4708-8c85-059fe80ed251</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2012/sep/15/church-honor-expelled-minister-20120915/?features &gt; Church to Honor Defrocked Jimmy Creech (Subscription Required) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jimmy Creech</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Open Door Community Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f816648c-68ec-48fa-bbe7-54be98838ac8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-09-17-rf-cardinal-wuerl-goes-to-georgetown- &gt; Cardinal Wuerl Goes to Georgetown &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kieran Raval (Originally Published 09.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cardinal Donald Weurl</category><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4fd0c50f-15da-446b-83d8-818b094cc3ce</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/16/young-evangelicals-and-politics/&gt; IRD Blog: Young Evangelicals and Politics &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>Family Foundation</category><category>Family Research Council</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4150da41-e87c-46be-96ee-b8f22ef6d6c0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-09-14-war-libyan-horror-the-religious-left-and-free-speech &gt; Libyan Horror, the Religious Left, and Free Speech&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Libya</category><category>Welton Gaddy</category><category>Interfaith Alliance</category><guid isPermaLink="false">35ab0fb8-ce60-4d9a-a54a-f342ba78dc57</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-09-14-pub-britain-remembers-its-finest-hour &gt; Britain Remembers Its ‘Finest Hour’ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archbishop John Sentamu</category><category>York</category><category>World War II</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d00ce5d1-2bdd-4a2d-b785-12b2b3377791</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/14/circle-of-protection-call-on-presidential-candidates-to-address-poverty/ &gt; IRD Blog: “Circle of Protection” Calls on Presidential Candidates to Address Poverty &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 09.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Circle of Protection</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Poverty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">679fa2e1-499d-4dcf-bcdc-921192c1d185</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/12-09-13-press-iranian-and-pakistani-updates&gt;Rare Good News in Sudden Reversal of Fortune for Iranian Pastor and Accused Pakistani Girl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/12-09-13-press-iranian-and-pakistani-updates</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c291cdd2-38a9-45de-8f26-7a666e0e0bd6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/8959?CFID=50284233&amp;amp%3BCFTOKEN=50054278#.UFDtJ1vBPEM.blogger &gt; The Future of the Pro-life Cause&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 09.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Contraception</category><category>Election 2012</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ed6fd70f-1462-4771-8d71-8e471e7e695c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/13/religiously-responding-to-outrages-in-libya-and-egypt &gt; Religiously Responding to Outrages in Libya and Egypt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Libya</category><category>Embassy</category><category>Pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">28244dd1-ebb3-45fc-a2ee-59cfa97adf95</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=15571  &gt; Farr: Islam’s Attitude to Offense Is ‘Toxic’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 09.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>Islam</category><category>Blasphemy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">32488a42-cdb8-402e-83a2-56de95a06c5f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.amazon.com/Power-Politics-Fragmentation-Evangelicalism-Administration/dp/0830839798/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347533673&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=power+politics+and+the+fragmentation+of+evangelicalism &gt; IRD Board Member Releases New Book&lt;/</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ken Collins (Originally Posted 09.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ken Collins</category><category>Power</category><category>Politics and the Fragmentation of Evangelicalism</category><category>President Obama</category><guid isPermaLink="false">977e28d3-0740-4299-8730-18d5ab8fb17a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/12/tony-campolos-power-delusion/ &gt; IRD Blog: Tony Campolo’s Power Delusion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tony Campolo</category><category>Political activism</category><category>Christianity</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eeecb883-7fa7-416e-a52c-2456af557910</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/a-nun-on-a-mission--but-whose &gt; A Nun on a Mission – But Whose?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Published 09.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sister Simone Campbell</category><category>Democratic National Convention</category><category>USCCB</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f28990f0-1f8f-4e4e-8d62-0ee4011738d1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/12/churches-pacifism-9-11/ &gt; IRD Blog: Churches, Pacifism, and 9/11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>September 11</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6b730629-8ddc-454f-8515-127d6f4e3ac4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2012/09/11/9-11-aftermath-spiritual-deception-perceived-persecution  &gt;  9-11 Aftermath:Spiritual Deception and Perceived Persecution &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>World Trade Center</category><category>September 11</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f5276912-8901-442c-a1d0-7c93843c947c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/11/ecumenical-tidbits-episcopalians-uninvite-sabeel-more-cutbacks-at-the-ncc/ &gt; IRD Blog: Episcopalians Uninvite Sabeel, NCC Eyes More Cuts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 09.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sabeel</category><category>Episcopalians</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b529ce90-0b60-4e07-8c5c-b2551a9540a6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/11/emergent-christians-and-911/ &gt; IRD Blog: Emergent Christians and 9/11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>9/11</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>emergent Christianity</category><category>historiography</category><category>history</category><category>Phyllis Tickle</category><category>Wild Goose Festival</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dbacac66-1c68-42af-877c-041e81f7ee92</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-09-11-rl-september-11-and-sudan---personal-reflections &gt; September 11 and Sudan - Personal Reflections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>World Trade Center</category><category>September 11</category><guid isPermaLink="false">84b05aba-b0c5-4b6f-8853-3cdf2562b007</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/11/rosh-hashananah-and-religious-freedom/ &gt; IRD Blog: Rosh Hashanah and Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Rosh Hashanah</category><category>Ambassador Michael Oren</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f36a79a4-c93f-4604-a4b7-f656c478d247</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/11/jacques-berlinerblau-on-the-death-of-american-secularism/ &gt; IRD Blog: The Death of American Secularism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jacques Berlinerblau</category><category>Secularism</category><category>Georgetown University</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f5dbf9e9-a935-4f38-81d5-2f43af123394</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/10/do-what-you-feel-the-new-wave-of-atheism-and-social-justice/ &gt; The New Wave of Atheism and Social Justice &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jennifer McCreight</category><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2f3bb0af-e0f3-4114-a457-695c22f98ca3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/10/pulpit-politics/&gt; IRD Blog: Pulpit Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 09.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Voddie Bachaum</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fcd2f1bd-4e24-4f52-84fe-16f1fd085d9d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/some-good-news--for-a-change-&gt; Some Good News – For a Change! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Youcef Nadarkhani</category><category>American Center for Law and Justice</category><category>Rimsha Masih</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0135fe00-d290-4a92-85c1-c7d38ba7181c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://on.wsj.com/QjXQH1 &gt; Watch: Robert P. George on Cardinal Dolan’s Prayer &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 09.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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IRD Blog: Amidst the Culture War, David Barton Merits a Court-Martial: a Dispatch from an Ex-Wallbuilder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Christian nation</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Civil religion</category><category>culture war</category><category>David Barton</category><category>Enlightenment</category><category>Founder's Bible</category><category>Founding Fathers</category><category>history</category><category>revisionist</category><category>theology</category><category>Thomas Jefferson</category><category>truth</category><category>Wallbuilders</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2903b2bc-6421-43e5-b4e7-6ad654d8925c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-09-06-pub-god-among-the-democrats-and-republicans &gt; God Among the Democrats and Republicans &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Democrats</category><category>Republicans</category><category>prayer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">95483921-f7dc-4bca-9446-5008118956fa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/12-09-05-press-convention-prayers-exemplify-american-civil-religion&gt;IRD: Convention Prayers Exemplify American Civil Religion &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/12-09-05-press-convention-prayers-exemplify-american-civil-religion</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0f97531a-82ef-474b-a8a3-fa953b6d9a94</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/06/bill-nye-evolution-denial-guy/ &gt; IRD Blog: Bill Nye Evolution Denial Guy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nathaniel Torrey (Originally Posted 09.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nathaniel Torrey</category><category>Bill Nye</category><category>Big Think</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d3d1d2c1-58de-48ac-b2c8-17ee6bf42742</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/05/christian-nonprofit-founder-closes-first-night-of-dnc-in-prayer/ &gt; IRD Blog: Christian Nonprofit Founder Closes First Night of DNC in Prayer &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jena Nardella</category><category>Blood: Water Mission</category><category>Jars of Clay</category><guid isPermaLink="false">03ea2a90-fe52-4605-bd77-868d3f0ca655</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/05/california-moves-toward-ban-on-therapy-for-homosexuality/  &gt; IRD Blog: California Moves toward Ban on Therapy for Homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>California</category><category>gay rights</category><category>sexual orientation conversion therapy (SOCE)</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bcf732f5-3f62-4d43-bc79-0900023b0d46</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/05/david-gushee-on-mitt-romney/ &gt; IRD Blog: Mitt Romney, According to David Gushee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>New Evangelical Partnership</category><category>David Gushee</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1d17b92e-2916-4b10-8b74-2300ebd45fd2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/05/ame-bishop-vashti-mckenzie-cheerleads-and-prays-at-democratic-convention/ &gt;  IRD Blog: AME Bishop Cheerleads at Democratic Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>African Methodist Episcopal</category><category>Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie</category><category>DNC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8505e26d-785c-4f90-9f47-ddf1f325a85a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2012/09/05/uncomfortable-minority-influencing-democratic-party &gt; 'UNCOMFORTABLE' MINORITY INFLUENCING DEMOCRATIC PARTY &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Democratic Party</category><category>Religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3ef76c05-751f-4807-be26-03808a9d31cb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/05/being-known-for-what-we-are-for/ &gt; IRD Blog: Being Known For What We Are For &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Casting Crowns</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Health and Human Services</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8abadad7-25a8-4d3e-b929-d58599955387</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/04/greek-orthodox-prelate-opens-democratic-convention-with-prayer/  &gt; IRD Blog: Greek Prelate Opens DNC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit</category><category>Greek Orthodox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">059ea393-ec01-4248-bc25-7224fdaf7c0f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://prismmagazine.org/sudanwar/ &gt; A War of Domination&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Genocide</category><guid isPermaLink="false">117f6edb-0e44-4141-beff-46b8bb4efb8f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/05/christian-nonprofit-founder-closes-first-night-of-dnc-in-prayer/ &gt; IRD Blog: Christian Nonprofit Founder Closes First Night of DNC in Prayer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jena Nardella</category><category>Blood:Water Mission</category><category>DNC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cbb910f9-518f-4e19-ba3d-c11ede127946</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/christian-pacifism-against-c.s.-lewis &gt; Christian Pacifism against C.S. Lewis &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Stanley Hauerwas</category><category>pacifism</category><category>C.S. Lewis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c26f0211-6b0e-45d7-8e89-dc5e8209ab08</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-09-03-rl-rimsha-masih&gt;The Fate of Rimsha Masih&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-09-03-rl-rimsha-masih</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith J.H. McDonnell (Originally Published 09.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">160db641-31fe-4f93-8048-86954736c682</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/04/theology-on-parade-or-a-theo-political-lollapalooza-rightly-understood-as-it-pertains-to-st-augustine-of-hippo-most-reverend-bishop-and-holy-doctor-of-the-church-universal/ &gt; IRD Blog: Theology on Parade &lt;/a&gt;&lt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 09.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><category>St. Augustine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4432d0b4-bf18-4e88-be92-ce9bb0dbe1f7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443847404577629132692725436.html&gt; George: Cardinal Dolan Goes to Charlotte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 09.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cardinal Timothy Dolan</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Democratic National Convention</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8557aa5d-cc22-4c4d-a140-f3057159cf92</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://ricklove.net/?p=1528  &gt; Rick Love Responds to Mark Tooley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Rick Love</category><category>Pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a8a042d7-319d-481d-9b86-321738ec81df</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/04/greek-orthodox-prelate-opens-democratic-convention-with-prayer/  &gt; IRD Blog: Greek Prelate Opens DNC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit</category><category>Greek Orthodox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">beba8a9d-9fd6-44b2-88bf-4171ca2c5afb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://ricklove.net/?p=1528  &gt; Rick Love Responds to Mark Tooley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Love (Originally Posted 09.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Rick Love</category><category>Pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e299e792-e93c-4036-b07d-0c19f69285bf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/03/gregory-peck-miroslav-volf-christianity-and-lethal-force/ &gt; IRD Blog: Christianity and Lethal Force&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gregory Peck</category><category>Miroslav Volf</category><category>pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">df707a17-06df-4e63-8cfb-900f45fe40b1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://frontpagemag.com/2012/faith-j-h-mcdonnell/the-fate-of-rimsha-masih/ &gt; The Fate of Rimsha Masih &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rimsha Masih</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7b708ae9-a788-4304-8f62-842dea72bd53</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/02/archbishop-tutus-moral-meltdown/ &gt; Archbishop Tutu’s Moral Meltdown &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archbishop Desmond Tutu</category><category>International Criminal Court</category><category>Tony Blair</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7102ff7a-2319-47d8-8d44-5e49140cfda4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/01/hispanic-evangelical-sammy-rodriguezs-prayer-at-gop-convention/ &gt; Hispanic Evangelical Sammy Rodriguez’s Prayer at GOP Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sammy Rodriguez</category><category>RNC</category><category>2012 election</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ba491acf-c529-4c95-b585-9fbca2438267</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/09/01/hold-the-fort-or-not/ &gt; IRD Blog: Hold the Fort! Or Not. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>U.S. State Department</category><category>diversity</category><category>Native Americans</category><guid isPermaLink="false">01d1a60a-1e8a-4f4f-a34b-2a8f3c7cc4af</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/middle-eastern-religious-minorities-a-deteriorating-crisis-in-need-of-attention &gt; Middle Eastern Religious Minorities: A Deteriorating Crisis in Need of Attention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/middle-eastern-religious-minorities-a-deteriorating-crisis-in-need-of-attention</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 08.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>minorities</category><category>persecution</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>Islam</category><category>Sunni</category><category>Copts</category><category>Coptic</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Bahai</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b7311902-414d-4e18-9db2-221aa881c694</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/31/cardinal-dolans-benediction-at-the-gop-convention/&gt;IRD Blog: Cardinal Dolan’s Benediction at the GOP Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Republican</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>Timothy Dolan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">da2b0dd6-93cc-42f3-9437-4b3a623c515d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/30/prayers-at-the-republican-and-democratic-conventions/&gt;IRD Blog: Prayers at the Republican and Democratic Conventions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archbishop Timothy Dolan</category><category>Democrat</category><category>Metropolitan Methodios</category><category>Republican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e12c283f-01e3-4c8c-b050-3eaaac329335</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/30/the-politics-of-poverty/&gt;IRD Blog: The Politics of Poverty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 08.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>evangelical</category><category>Government</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Liberal. 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Russell Levenson</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Republican National Convention</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1bde708a-f43e-41b4-ad64-686b55a5f5c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/29/a-united-methodist-bishops-reading-list/ &gt;IRD Blog: A United Methodist Bishop’s Reading List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Bishop Mike Lowry</category><category>Central Texas Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dcbea3a4-45a7-4d3a-a2aa-b16cd0c6ea1b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/29/and-then-there-were-three/&gt;IRD Blog: And Then There Were Three…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 08.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marriage</category><category>same-sex marriage</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f7341cc-96c1-4211-aace-e8c28903a3ee</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/29/obamacare-safe-harbor-for-religious-groups-still-a-minefield/ &gt; IRD Blog: Obamacare “Safe Harbor” for Religious Groups Still a Minefield &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Addie Darling (Originally Posted 08.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Wheaton College</category><category>safe harbor</category><category>Department of Health and Human Services</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2bd048e7-d6c6-4596-9405-82488e9cb0bb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/8843 &gt; Weigel: Another Religious Freedom Coalition?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 08.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>human rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bdc7c162-2968-4083-9185-a5ba90c4ebc5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-08-29-war-seamless-garment-pacifism-part-ii &gt; Seamless Garment Pacifism (Part II) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavilschek (Originally Published 08.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sikh</category><category>Seamless Garment Pacifism</category><category>Wisconsin</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d8ae253f-585b-436f-9fdd-1388306d3e7a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://global.christianpost.com/news/world-council-of-churches-to-highlight-pakistani-girls-imprisonment-at-global-conference-80718/&gt; McDonnell: World Council of Churches to Highlight Pakistani Girl's Imprisonment at Conference &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 08.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>World Council of Churches</category><category>Rimsha Masih</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fb75b041-6065-484c-b7bc-8efaab1365a1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/28/2608/&gt; IRD Blog: Progressives Would Rain on St. Augustine’s Parade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>emergent</category><category>free will</category><category>heresy</category><category>history</category><category>Manichaean</category><category>original sin</category><category>Pelagian</category><category>philosophy</category><category>predestination</category><category>St. Augustine</category><category>teaching</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">db7c94e7-d565-48ea-ad86-36fc6c36d945</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwOuEN3ZNFw &gt; Watch: Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 08.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Grace Okallo</category><category>Girl Soldier</category><guid isPermaLink="false">566cb987-0994-4ba8-a10d-7411e7b96c6f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/27/jim-wallis-moral-budger/ &gt; IRD Blog: Jim Wallis’s “Moral Budget”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt Hamilton (Originally Posted 08.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Moral Budget</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5758803b-16bc-4e5a-94a5-0023a40d23fb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.charismanews.com/world/34045-pakistani-christian-child-imprisoned-for-blasphemy &gt; Pakistan’s “Abominable” Blasphemy Code Imprisons Child &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 08.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rimsha Masih</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>Blasphemy Codes</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5443e538-a4b7-4356-922b-6049e740c9fd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/27/theres-got-to-be-something-more-than-this-or-this-man-is-far-too-grouchy-to-be-a-millennial/ &gt; IRD Blog: Am I Too Grouchy to Be a Millennial?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>LGBT</category><category>Monica Corsaro</category><category>Reconciling Ministries Network</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a92e3601-1fd1-46d6-bf48-21924a78ae7c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/25/huckabee-missouri-baptists-maintain-support-for-akin/ &gt; IRD Blog: Huckabee, Missouri Baptists Maintain Support for Akin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mike Huckabee</category><category>Todd Akin</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6438b6f8-f49b-4d02-9158-a26bbf398fcf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-08-25-pub-continuing-the-debate-over-liberal-christianitys-future &gt; Continuing the Debate over Liberal Christianity’s Future  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 08.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Diane Butler Bass</category><category>Ross Douthat</category><category>Christianity</category><guid isPermaLink="false">549a6937-4bb4-4d36-8d3c-8f1863de6f72</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-08-24-pakistan-blasphemy-law&gt;IRD Commends Church Council for Highlighting Pakistan Blasphemy Law, Urges Prayer for Victim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-08-24-pakistan-blasphemy-law</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 08.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">403d7f21-e761-4775-be68-f83d0e1e71eb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/the-church-in-nigeria-between-a-rock-and-a-very-hard-place- &gt; The Church in Nigeria: Between a Rock and a Very Hard Place &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 08.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nicholas Dikeriehi</category><category>Nigeria</category><category>Sharia</category><category>Boko Haram</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ba107408-3f61-431f-831f-3b24a5083917</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/the-church-in-nigeria-between-a-rock-and-a-very-hard-place-? &gt; The Church in Nigeria: Between a Rock and a Very Hard Place &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnnell (Originally Published 08.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nigeria</category><category>Archbishop Okoh</category><category>Persecution</category><category>Boko Haram</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a6f49c51-4a36-4bf2-a674-0519bfd59cb4</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/08/23/sex-and-god-at-yale/  &gt; Sex and God at Yale &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 08.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. George</category><category>Sex and God at Yale</category><category>Nathan Harden</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4ce3fa61-dd63-4fa2-9678-2405d155927b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/24/visiting-presidential-churches-part-ii-st-johns-episcopal/ &gt; IRD Blog: Visiting Presidential Churches Part II: St. John’s Episcopal &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>President George H.W. 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Pacifist Summit &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals for Peace: A Summit on Christian Moral Responsibility in the 21st Century</category><category>David Gushee</category><category>Glenn Stassen</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7e5acf75-418e-4ae4-afdc-8c458d3d9595</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/23/the-failed-liberal-defense-for-illegal-immigration/&gt; IRD Blog: The Religious Left’s Failed Defense of Illegal Immigration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt Hamilton (Originally Posted 08.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Matt Hamilton</category><category>illegal immigration</category><category>Riverside Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ae0c9659-cefe-4ba4-9111-28cbfba4bda0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/08/22/the-coming-pro-abortion-spectacle-in-charlotte/  &gt; George: The Coming Pro-Abortion Spectacle in Charlotte &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 08.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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Paul Ryan and the Hermeneutical Problem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/paul-ryan-and-the-hermeneutical-problem</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kieran Raval (Originally Posted 08.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Ryan</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Catholic Social Teaching</category><guid isPermaLink="false">538ceca9-3758-47a6-9aa1-4a7799cca756</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/21/christians-churches-politics/ &gt;  IRD Blog: Christians, Churches &amp; Politics &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rich Nation</category><category>Gordon-Conwell Seminary</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2271bfec-05e2-445f-aa6e-4f1ef0ca8ac9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/21/frank-schaeffers-paul-ryan-rant/ &gt; IRD Blog: Frank Schaeffer's Ryan Rant &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 08.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Frank Schaeffer</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a5289b1-8f3c-4bfc-81a7-a63f469f0de5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1658310 &gt; Study: Charitable Giving Higher in Actively Religious States &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>One News Now</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d48b7f4-d864-40b1-95bc-414f07f1e75b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/21/progressives-and-early-20th-century-washington-dc/&gt; Progressives and Early 20th Century Washington, DC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Progressives</category><category>John Foster Dulles</category><category>Dwight Eisenhower</category><category>Dupont Circle</category><category>Franklin Roosevelt</category><category>Eleanor Roosevelt</category><category>Walter Lippman</category><category>James Srodes</category><guid isPermaLink="false">532a5909-ca08-455a-81d2-bae0e091ddcb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/pat-robertsons-adoption-controversy &gt; Pat Robertson’s Adoption Controversy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/pat-robertsons-adoption-controversy</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matt Hamilton (Originally Published 08.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pat Robertson</category><category>Matt Hamilton</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>Adoption</category><guid isPermaLink="false">30b4dce6-e126-4580-a6c7-324facf0e2c1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/20/russia-pussy-rioters-and-unreflective-enthusiasm/&gt; IRD Blog: Russia, Pussy Rioters, and Unreflective Enthusiasm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>arrests</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Eastern Europe</category><category>Enlightenment</category><category>Kirill</category><category>liberalism</category><category>Pussy Riot</category><category>Putin</category><category>Russia</category><category>Russian Orthodox Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">020e0e05-f1b2-4b0f-bb9e-9c90ef85370d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/19/blogging-about-presidential-churches-part-i/&gt; IRD Blog: Blogging about Presidential Churches &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George W. 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FRC’s Tony Perkins Comments on Shooting, Condemns SPLC &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Family Research Council</category><category>shooting</category><category>Tony Perkins</category><guid isPermaLink="false">686648be-ceb7-47b9-b1db-772d7396ee14</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/mohler--page-discuss-calvinism-and-other-issues-among-southern-baptists- &gt; Mohler &amp; Page Discuss Calvinism and Other Issues among Southern Baptists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/mohler--page-discuss-calvinism-and-other-issues-among-southern-baptists-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 08.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Frank Page</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>Andrew Walker</category><guid isPermaLink="false">785d325f-d0d3-41b7-9dcf-58f78096a655</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/16/britains-religious-freedom-in-the-hands-of-the-european-court-of-human-rights/ &gt; Britain’s Religious Freedom in the Hands of the European Court of Human Rights &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 08.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>European Court of Human Rights</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d026e75a-ad37-402c-a826-12e04835c34c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/16/thirty-years-of-michael-novaks-spirit-of-democratic-capitalsm/ &gt; Thirty Years of Michael Novak’s “Spirit of Democratic Capitalism” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Spirit of Capitalism</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><category>Michael Novak</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2437e411-709d-475b-9848-1184f6e5e80d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/david-bartons-unfortunate-unnecessary-exaggerations  &gt; David Barton's Unfortunate, Unnecessary Exaggerations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/david-bartons-unfortunate-unnecessary-exaggerations</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>David Barton</category><category>Wall Builders</category><category>The Jefferson Lies</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">87be8c81-63fd-4007-b2fb-5cc921ed5c6f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rewarding-genocide-in-sudan &gt; Rewarding Genocide in Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 08.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Act for Sudan</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Darfur</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7171082d-2eef-4cd6-ad32-c1345ecd3205</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/15/feminism-patriarchy-and-the-names-of-god &gt; Feminism, Patriarchy, and the Names of God &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Bible</category><category>chauvinism</category><category>feminism</category><category>gender</category><category>Libby Anne</category><category>LoveJoyFeminism</category><category>metaphor</category><category>patriarchy</category><category>revelation</category><category>Scripture</category><category>sex</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dcf94784-6cb1-4818-bf82-b375697f5586</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2012/08/15/a-book-that-changed-reality &gt; A Book That Changed Reality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Samuel Grigg (Originally Posted 08.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism</category><category>American Spectator</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b3071146-2f11-4996-b198-c05b4a03b790</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/15/naughtily-singing-onward-christian-soldiers/ &gt; IRD Blog: Naughtily Singing “Onward Christian Soldiers”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><category>PCUSA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8982a490-24b2-4af2-993b-9f0f4847a34e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/is-religious-freedom-necessary-for-other-freedoms-to-flourish &gt; Is Religious Freedom Necessary for Other Freedoms to Flourish? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 08.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>Religious freedom</category><category>human rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">031b2260-cf1c-4a8c-b180-d5dcaec9fed0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/14/a-methodist-noah-for-climate-change/ &gt; IRD Blog: A Methodist Noah for Climate Change &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Noah</category><category>climate change</category><category>environmentalism</category><category>Rose Berger</category><category>Bill McKribben</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2ce2c48c-6568-4330-a8ac-3b8e4d2005ad</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/critics-say-vp-candidate-paul-ryans-catholicism-undermined-by-atheist-philosopher &gt; Critics say VP Candidate Paul Ryan’s Catholicism Undermined by Atheist Philosopher &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/critics-say-vp-candidate-paul-ryans-catholicism-undermined-by-atheist-philosopher</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 08.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Paul Ryan</category><category>Ayn Rand</category><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>2012 election</category><category>Vice President</category><category>VP</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>nuns</category><category>atheism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ebd7c02a-7552-4719-b0f9-3eca04f6348d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/12/ku-klux-klan-and-methodism/ &gt; IRD Blog: Ku Klux Klan and Methodism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Ku Klux Klan</category><category>KKK</category><category>North</category><category>South</category><category>Civil War</category><category>white supremacy</category><category>Methodism</category><category>history</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">38871eb2-927d-41e7-ac1a-b1b75db2862e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/11/catholic-left-denounces-paul-ryan-pick/&gt; IRD Blog: Catholic Left Denounces Paul Ryan Pick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Paul Ryan</category><category>Catholic Left</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>Simone Campbell</category><category>NETWORK</category><category>liberalism</category><category>Republican</category><category>Vice President</category><guid isPermaLink="false">71bdffa2-b7b6-4906-bd93-4bf74b281631</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/11/catholic-left-denounces-paul-ryan-pick/&gt; IRD Blog: Catholic Left Denounces Paul Ryan Pick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Paul Ryan</category><category>Catholic Left</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>Simone Campbell</category><category>NETWORK</category><category>liberalism</category><category>Republican</category><category>Vice President</category><guid isPermaLink="false">02045d05-d2d7-479f-b65a-ae804f25cd95</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/11/religious-freedom-and-state-values/&gt; IRD Blog: Religious Freedom and State Values&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 08.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Christianity</category><category>liberty</category><category>freedom</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e2984f7-cd57-4b8f-8a68-0777fbed6642</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/10/religiously-higher-tax-rates/&gt; IRD Blog: Religiously Higher Tax Rates &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Simone Campbell</category><category>social gospel</category><category>welfare</category><category>tax</category><category>public</category><category>big government</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9a0c4cc7-278d-4b49-849f-86b509ffc42b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/10/lgbt-polygamy-and-slippery-slopes/#comment-2579&gt; LGBT, Polygamy, and Slippery Slopes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Darger</category><category>Mormon</category><category>polygamy</category><category>LGBT</category><category>Time</category><category>marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4481129b-64bc-4d77-8adc-cae08abdf1f3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/ancient-spiritual-practices-for-a-postmodern-world&gt; Ancient Spiritual Practices for a Postmodern World &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/ancient-spiritual-practices-for-a-postmodern-world</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (Originally Published 08.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Bishop Mariann</category><category>Spiritual</category><category>Practices</category><category>Finding Our Way Again</category><category>Postmodern</category><guid isPermaLink="false">39dfba89-d7a1-4a07-b8d5-ad293b8340dc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/08/mark-driscolls-conservative-calvinist-mars-hill-church-claiming-methodist-sanctuary/&gt; IRD Blog: Mark Driscoll’s Conservative Calvinist Mars Hill Church Claiming Methodist Sanctuary &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Mark Driscoll</category><category>Seattle</category><category>Mars Hill</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5a967b90-236e-416e-a0d4-fc969239dd99</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= httphttp://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/kirk-cameron-marriage-seminar-sparks-protests-at-methodist-ocean-grove&gt; Kirk Cameron Marriage Seminar Sparks Protests at Methodist Ocean Grove &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/kirk-cameron-marriage-seminar-sparks-protests-at-methodist-ocean-grove</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 08.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kirk Cameron</category><category>Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association</category><category>Methodist</category><category>LGBT</category><category>Ocean Grove United</category><category>Ocean Grove</category><category>Civil Union</category><category>Alliance Defending Freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e1389ce4-3677-4926-8f23-3f468a797acd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/08/whooping-goldberg-or-cardinal-george-might-better-lead-united-methodists-than-the-current-bishops/&gt; IRD Blog: Whoopi Goldberg or Cardinal George Might Better Speak for United Methodists than the Current Bishop</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Whoopi Goldberg</category><category>Chick-Fil-A</category><category>Francis Cardinal George</category><category>North Carolina</category><category>marriage</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>bishops</category><guid isPermaLink="false">91e7f5d3-8768-4c2c-8384-74381b557ec3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/sex-trafficking/state-department-praises-hhs-chides-christian-anti-trafficking-advocates-  &gt; State Department Praises, HHS Chides Christian Anti-Trafficking Advocates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/sex-trafficking/state-department-praises-hhs-chides-christian-anti-trafficking-advocates-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 08.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Human Trafficking</category><category>State Department</category><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Hillary Clinton</category><category>International Justice Mission</category><category>A21 Campaign</category><category>Gary Haugen</category><category>Christine Caine</category><category>Peter Hyldgaard</category><category>Louis Cdebaca</category><category>Greece</category><category>Steve Wagner</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1610e968-fd79-441d-9e22-82092b0ab7f2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/nuns-on-a-bust-irrationality-disobedience-and-conscious-evolution-&gt; Nuns on a Bust: Irrationality, Disobedience, and “Conscious Evolution” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/nuns-on-a-bust-irrationality-disobedience-and-conscious-evolution-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kieran Raval (Originally Published 08.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kieran Raval</category><category>Leadership Conference of Women Religious</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>Catholic</category><category>tradition</category><category>Vatican</category><category>Rome</category><category>LCWR</category><category>bus</category><category>theology</category><category>feminism</category><category>celibacy</category><category>nuns</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e4ac68e7-7444-492f-b864-fbef46eb7732</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-08-08-war-the-religious-left-and-hiroshima&gt;The Religious Left and Hiroshima&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-08-08-war-the-religious-left-and-hiroshima</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>pacifism</category><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Father Miscamble</category><category>Hiroshima</category><category>nuclear war</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1c209c45-1ac1-400d-85e1-5d8a2f0f927b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/seamless-garment-pacifism-and-the-wisconsin-sikh-murders- &gt; Seamless Garment Pacifism and the Wisconsin Sikh Murders &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/seamless-garment-pacifism-and-the-wisconsin-sikh-murders-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Keith Pavlischek (Originally Published 08.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Keith Pavlischek</category><category>seamless garment</category><category>pacifism</category><category>Wisconsin</category><category>Sikh</category><category>just war</category><category>police</category><guid isPermaLink="false">73913df6-1abd-4d57-81d6-e6b2c46f7da4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/jihadist-take-aim-at-egyptian-military&gt; Jihadists Take Aim at Egyptian Military&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/jihadist-take-aim-at-egyptian-military</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 08.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jihad</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Israel</category><category>Islamist</category><category>Gaza</category><category>Al-Qaeda</category><guid isPermaLink="false">58e7cfe7-b158-4657-a76e-258afae6385b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/episcopal-bishop-promotes-homosexuality-denies-biblical-authority-&gt; Episcopal Bishop Promotes Homosexuality, Denies Biblical Authority &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/episcopal-bishop-promotes-homosexuality-denies-biblical-authority-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 08.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>marriage</category><category>liberal christianity</category><category>LGBT</category><guid isPermaLink="false">533efca7-f244-42f0-8171-a2b4900fb702</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/07/dissing-christian-america/&gt; IRD Blog: Dissing “Christian” America &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>America</category><category>civil religion</category><category>Robert John Neuhaus</category><category>public square</category><category>morality</category><category>Christianity</category><category>separation of church and state</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">66c12d64-5cc9-4a3a-b991-a1dbcc242a28</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/07/sojourners-condemns-super-jesus/&gt; IRD Blog: Sojourners Condemns “Super-Jesus” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Christian Piatt</category><category>apologetics</category><category>liberal theology</category><category>higher criticism</category><category>miracles</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d0cd8d56-df3e-4a39-99b9-ac90cea1b236</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/america-christian-or-post-christian&gt;America: Christian or Post-Christian?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/america-christian-or-post-christian</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christian nation</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><category>Richard John Neuhaus</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dcdc23cc-45d7-45d7-b761-37e2f00cda89</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/06/anglican-way-conference-exposes-desires-and-trends-for-acna/&gt; IRD Blog: Anglican Way Conference Exposes Desires and Trends for ACNA &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 08.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anglican</category><category>ACNA</category><category>Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c8bbb100-f85f-42c4-a812-24ac0a70287c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/04/journeying-through-methodism-past-present-and-future/&gt;Journeying through Methodism’s Past, Present, and Future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ashbys Gap</category><category>Francis Asbury</category><category>Middleburg</category><category>Paris</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Upperville</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bf677c5a-965f-4d72-b16a-d3d575ba76ce</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-08-03-pub-does-american-christianity-need-saving&gt;Does American Christianity Need Saving?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-08-03-pub-does-american-christianity-need-saving</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Polese (Originally Published 08.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Christianity</category><category>Diana Butler Bass</category><category>Ross Douthat</category><category>mainline</category><category>Christian &amp; Missionary Alliance</category><category>institutional church</category><category>evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c1dea148-bea8-4f9f-852b-f492dae25753</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-questioning-god-of-the-bible-and-the-impenetrable-koran &gt; The Questioning God of the Bible and the Impenetrable Koran &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-questioning-god-of-the-bible-and-the-impenetrable-koran</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 08.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Westminster Institute</category><category>Ant Greenham</category><category>Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary</category><category>interpretation</category><category>scripture</category><category>Bible</category><category>Koran</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Islam</category><category>cleric</category><category>Christian</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Quran</category><category>reason</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f6c07bf5-85de-413e-8696-18858fc7142e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/12-08-02-press-nae-survey&gt;Is America Christian or Post-Christian?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/12-08-02-press-nae-survey</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 08.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3f8bad8c-21ac-49ce-baa6-3f36f0d2b621</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/american-christians-for-the-muslim-brotherhood&gt; American Christian for the Muslim Brotherhood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/american-christians-for-the-muslim-brotherhood</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 08.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Islamic Association of North America</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Huma Abedin</category><category>Muslim Public Affairs Council</category><category>Divestment</category><category>Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5cf7bacd-7ed5-4a19-82e4-39bae330323c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/02/your-god-is-like-mass-murderer-james-holmes/&gt; IRD Blog: Is Your God like Mass Murderer James Holmes?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 08.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aurora</category><category>Bible</category><category>dualism</category><category>evangelical</category><category>God</category><category>Hell</category><category>Hellbound</category><category>heresy</category><category>Jerry Newcombe</category><category>Kevin Miller</category><category>love</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>marcion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a097224-f5b4-43c8-8016-5565d04a687a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/02/love-marriage-in-san-diego/&gt; IRD Blog: Love and Marriage in San Diego &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 08.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>marriage</category><category>family</category><category>millenials</category><guid isPermaLink="false">10b527d0-40c2-4a27-b5a9-f3640810dcd3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/sharia-law-and-religious-freedom&gt; Sharia Law and Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/sharia-law-and-religious-freedom</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 08.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>liberty</category><category>law</category><category>jurisprudence</category><category>Sharia</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Judaism</category><category>Torah</category><category>canon law</category><category>Islam</category><category>jihad</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Catholic</category><category>anti-sharia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0424108e-5ff3-4e85-9548-57eb180cc3d1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/01/three-bad-arguments-for-the-hhs-mandate-one-bad-principle/&gt;Three Bad Arguments for the HHS Mandate, One Bad Principle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. 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Buena Cuba Socialist Club&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-buena-cuba-socialist-club</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Lloyd Billingsley (Originally Published 08.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Billingsley</category><category>liberation theology</category><category>Pastors for Peace</category><category>Cuba</category><category>socialism</category><category>communism</category><category>Luis Barrios</category><category>Gail Walker</category><category>Lucius Walker</category><category>Friendshipment Caravan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0033a28c-2ecc-4f64-bb10-6add90ce5fc2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/12-08-01-life-abortions-holy-worker&gt;Abortion's Holy Worker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/12-08-01-life-abortions-holy-worker</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 08.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dca20a6b-64c1-4b10-af2e-e6e9c7c57bd5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/08/01/calvary-baptist-cuts-invisible-ties-to-southern-baptist-convention/&gt; IRD Blog: Calvary Baptist Cuts (Invisible) Ties to Southern Baptist Convention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 08.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Alliance of Baptists</category><category>American Baptist Churches USA</category><category>Calvary Baptist Church</category><category>Cooperative Baptist Fellowship</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>Washington DC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b6baaef5-28f0-4e70-8223-678fc167b950</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/syrian-rebels-beg-for-help-from-us-israel&gt; Syrian Rebels Beg for Help from US, Israel &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/syrian-rebels-beg-for-help-from-us-israel</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 08.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Syria</category><category>Israel</category><category>Al-Qaeda</category><category>Jihad</category><category>Free Syria Army</category><category>Radical Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">345b23fa-9fec-46da-b23d-99a21934e062</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/08/the-reasons-for-ldquopartisanshiprdquo&gt; The Reason for Partisanship &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 08.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>public square</category><category>values</category><category>morality</category><category>politics</category><category>partisan</category><category>partisanship</category><category>Congress</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ea72c37c-74d9-499c-8ab9-fd7849e232ea</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://spectator.org/archives/2012/07/31/religiously-claiming-jefferson&gt; Religiously Claiming Jefferson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>David Barton</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Founding Fathers</category><category>Thomas Jefferson</category><category>Enlightenment</category><category>America</category><category>Deism</category><category>separation of church and state</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e57c0e3-3b65-4e1e-b546-a8cb1b91ea9b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/31/church-renewal-at-its-finest/ &gt; IRD Blog: Church Renewal at its Finest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 07.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ACNA</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Anglican Way Institute</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>catechesis</category><category>catechism</category><category>catechumenate</category><category>Dallas</category><category>education</category><category>family</category><category>Keith Ackerman</category><category>Lee Nelson</category><category>Ray Sutton</category><category>REC</category><category>Reformed Episcopal</category><category>spiritual formation</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fcafd612-d55b-4a56-89dd-d6d7faa20ee6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-07-31-me-fighting-anti-israeli-radicalization-on-american-campuses &gt; Fighting Anti-Israeli Radicalization on American Campuses &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (Originally Posted 07.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Benjamin Anthony</category><category>Islam</category><category>Radicalization</category><category>Universities</category><category>Saudi Arabia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">23bf42a6-0cbc-4fde-bdc6-f3f0c87232a6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/religious-coalition-for-reproductive-choice-launches-pro-obamacare-campaign&gt;Religious Abortion Coalition Launches Pro-Obamacare Campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 07.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</category><category>Harry Knox</category><category>Obamacare</category><category>United Church of Christ</category><category>United Methodist Church</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>Contraception</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Freedom of Conscience</category><category>HHS Mandate</category><guid isPermaLink="false">49042db3-8b53-4e97-ab48-e069b03a12f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-07-30-pub-the-churchs-welfare&gt;The Church’s Welfare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-07-30-pub-the-churchs-welfare</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"&gt;Kieran Raval&lt;/span&gt; (Originally Published 07.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8864b65e-0d32-41bc-b362-7bf022cd7f9f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/29/nae-steps-back-from-funding-by-pro-choice-group/&gt; Evangelicals Step Away from Funding by Pro-Choice Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>"World" magazine</category><category>contraceptives</category><category>Marvin Olasky</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">756ba79d-5d16-4717-9afa-22e0cf70f33e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/12-07-27-me-billy-graham-supports-chick-fil-a-marriage-position&gt;Billy Graham Supports Chick-Fil-A’s Marriage Position&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/12-07-27-me-billy-graham-supports-chick-fil-a-marriage-position</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 07.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1231b5d7-a5ae-49cb-b8ce-52c8acc486d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/christian-reformed-church-takes-action-on-climate-change&gt; Christian Reformed Church Takes Action on Climate Change &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/christian-reformed-church-takes-action-on-climate-change</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 07.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christian Reformed Church</category><category>CRCNA</category><category>Synod 2012</category><category>Climate Change</category><category>Environment</category><category>Stewardship</category><category>Calvin B DeWitt</category><category>Creation Care</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f28ac22-f2eb-41a0-a625-a8814c5929b7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-07-26-me-iranian-dissidents-ask-for-u.s.-help-at-mclean-event&gt;Iranian Dissidents Ask for U.S. Help at McLean Event&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-07-26-me-iranian-dissidents-ask-for-u.s.-help-at-mclean-event</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 07.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Iran</category><category>Kurds</category><category>National Security</category><category>Ryan Mauro</category><guid isPermaLink="false">033b7909-b92c-4521-bc54-f082ffef9312</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/12-07-26-env-recruiting-young-evangelicals-for-climate-activism&gt;Recruiting Young Evangelicals for Climate Activism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/12-07-26-env-recruiting-young-evangelicals-for-climate-activism</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 07.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">103b198e-a366-4890-bc5f-ff72e2125f1d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/communities/methodist/um-12-07-25-prohibition-for-today&gt;Prohibition for Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/communities/methodist/um-12-07-25-prohibition-for-today</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 07.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c14e063c-0f1d-4ddb-95cf-de7462195c6e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/brazilian-bishop-shakes-up-aldersgate-conference&gt; Brazilian Bishop Shakes Up Aldersgate Conference &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/brazilian-bishop-shakes-up-aldersgate-conference</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (Originally Published 07.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist</category><category>Aldersgate Renewal Conference</category><category>Charismatic</category><category>Joao Carlos Lopes</category><category>Brazil</category><category>Evangelism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c1cf1346-107b-4614-b64c-eacb46fff0e7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/23/churches-pacifism-and-gun-control/&gt; Churches, Pacifism, and Gun Control &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ben Witherington</category><category>evangelical</category><category>gun control</category><category>pacifism</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">01609162-ca31-4a09-a613-f7eaae6de045</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-07-23-sudan-anti-genocide-demonstration&gt;Sudan Advocates to Demonstrate against Ongoing Genocide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-07-23-sudan-anti-genocide-demonstration</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 07.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">da71f2a2-e31a-448f-aeca-c04c714e7e42</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/church-of-england-targets-israel &gt; Church of England Targets Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/church-of-england-targets-israel</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 07.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>World Council of Churches</category><category>WCC</category><category>Church of England</category><category>Archbishop of Canterbury</category><category>Rowan Williams</category><category>Holocaust</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">35f36cc1-5644-4f00-b15f-2f32da283463</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/20/the-colorado-shooting-a-tale-of-two-gospels/&gt; Colorado Shootings: A Tale of Two Gospels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 07.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Jim Winkler</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Bill Mefford</category><category>GBCS</category><category>UMC</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>Colorado</category><category>shootings</category><category>problem of evil</category><guid isPermaLink="false">06cf6b32-19ca-426e-894e-8c9bd168455d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/new-film-exposes-nashville-islamist-network &gt; New Film Exposes Nashville Islamist Network &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 07.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>William Long</category><category>Islamic</category><category>terrorism</category><category>radical</category><category>Losing Our Sons</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b48bce57-71e3-4669-be6c-e4117bff12d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/religious-freedom-and-sharia-law-in-the-united-states&gt; Religious Freedom and Sharia Law in the United States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/religious-freedom-and-sharia-law-in-the-united-states</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 07.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>sharia</category><category>jihad</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>Jewish</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Catholic</category><category>United States</category><category>law</category><category>jurisprudence</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c4160bb9-921d-4fcc-adc5-ee0da49885b2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/19/how-should-christians-respond-to-an-islamic-invasion/ &gt; How Should Christians Respond to an Islamic Invasion? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (Originally Posted 07.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nigeria</category><category>Pacifism</category><category>Muslims</category><category>Christians</category><category>Just War Theory</category><category>Self Defense</category><guid isPermaLink="false">28b66b29-9116-4d0d-a7ae-1916bf013bd2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/19/conquest-egalitarianism-and-mommy-porn/&gt; Conquest, Egalitarianism, and Mommy Porn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 07.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>pornography</category><category>Doug Wilson</category><category>Rachel Held Evans</category><category>Scot McKnight</category><category>marriage</category><category>egalitarianism</category><category>complementarianism</category><category>sex</category><category>equality</category><category>rape</category><category>morality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">33e3608a-8b00-4b81-8ed8-921a98d040af</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2012/07/5884&gt;Marriage, Religious Liberty, and the “Grand Bargain”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert George (Originally Posted 07.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert George</category><category>marriage</category><category>sex</category><category>sexuality</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>LGBT</category><category>marriage equality</category><category>liberty</category><category>same-sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e98ef3a1-9158-44a4-98d7-d42caa725ebc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/19/religion-and-american-foreign-policy/&gt;Religion and American Foreign Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Council on Foreign Relations</category><category>foreign policy</category><category>foreign affairs</category><category>international</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2afdfb71-4094-4d44-ac49-6daf81cbbf3a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-07-18-wheaton-hss-lawsuit&gt;IRD Commends Wheaton College Legal Challenge against Obamacare HHS Mandate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-07-18-wheaton-hss-lawsuit</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 07.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8c879352-6ccb-4a4e-b1db-e01c7a958e17</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/18/mlks-mentors-political-agenda-discredit-capitalism/ &gt; IRD Blog: MLK's Mentor's Political Agenda: Discredit Capitalism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Posted 07.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Activist</category><category>Big Business</category><category>Capitalism</category><category>free market</category><category>James Lawson</category><category>liberal</category><category>Martin Luther King Jr</category><category>Military-Industrial Complex</category><category>morality</category><category>Non-Violence</category><category>Plantation Capitalism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">89d4c41e-9cdd-4c11-87da-9db8de1f45f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/17/hanegraaff-and-burge-attack-christian-support-of-israel/ &gt; IRD Blog: Hanegraaff and Burge Attack Christian Support of Israel &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (07.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Hank Hanegraaff</category><category>Gary Burge</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>theology</category><category>dispensationalism</category><category>Zionism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5b311dfc-a296-40b2-b14e-9017e2466410</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/16/lamenting-and-defending-liberal-religion/&gt; Lamenting and Defending Liberal Religion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>liberalism</category><category>religion</category><category>Ross Douthat</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>decline</category><category>church</category><category>theology</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>Walter Meade</category><category>Philip Jenkins</category><guid isPermaLink="false">823944d2-530c-482e-89b9-6705e328b7cd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://bit.ly/O4Cx9s&gt; Elass: It's a Topsy-Turvy World in PCUSAville &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Posted 07.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>General Assembly</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a2e2663b-9514-48df-a6ba-e4bd55104bf2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/presbyterians-reject-same-sex-marriage&gt; Presbyterians Reject Same-Sex Marriage &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/presbyterians-reject-same-sex-marriage</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 07.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>General Assembly</category><category>Same Sex Marriage</category><category>LGBTQ</category><category>Pittsburgh Declaration</category><category>Presbyterian Mission Agency</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e89ce5a-1790-4484-a8f0-6a19700f68bf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/16/different-united-methodisms-in-charleston-wv/ &gt; Different United Methodisms in Charleston, WV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Aldersgate Renewal Movement</category><category>Bishop Joao Carlos Lopes</category><category>Charleston</category><category>Jerry Sandusky</category><category>John Wesley</category><category>Methodist Church of Brazil</category><category>Rev. Monte Brown</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>WV</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e173532-c814-43bb-bb2c-c1582d060fb3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/14/queering-the-pentecostals/ &gt; "Queering" the Pentecostals &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Polese (Originally Posted 07.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Queer</category><category>Pentecostal</category><category>Charismatic</category><category>LGBT</category><category>Protestants</category><category>Sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9e5dd082-3e4f-42b6-9fa9-fb30407b3d81</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/religious-freedom-under-gun_648235.html&gt;Religious Freedom Under the Gun &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 07.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>Obama</category><category>foreign policy</category><category>LGBT</category><category>homosexual</category><category>Hillary Clinton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">65a8d757-29c2-45d6-ac41-43d424c3075d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/13-07-12-rf-report-could-mali-become-the-next-afghanistan &gt;Report: Could Mali Become the Next Afghanistan? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (Originally Published 07.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mali</category><category>Tuareg</category><category>Rebellion</category><category>AQIM</category><category>Ansar Al Dine</category><category>Jihad</category><category>Islamists</category><category>Azawad</category><guid isPermaLink="false">971230db-1a51-444d-b633-a5b535bb5def</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://blog.acton.org/archives/34641-review-the-second-russian-revolution-1987-1991.html &gt;The Second Russian Revolution &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Johannes Jacobse (Originally Posted 07.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Johannes Jacobse</category><category>Russian Revolution</category><category>Communism</category><category>Mikhail Gorbachev</category><category>Boris Yeltsin</category><category>Orthodoxy</category><category>Eastern Orthodoxy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">16a4ec42-30f8-475a-8533-ed039ca54221</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/divestment-fails---for-now &gt; Divestment Fails – For Now &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/divestment-fails---for-now</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 07.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Divestment</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>General Assembly</category><category>Protestant</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Sayyid Syeed</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8bd09786-7cea-40b4-98cb-f2110e406901</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/the-truth-shall-set-you-free&gt; The Truth Shall Set You Free &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/the-truth-shall-set-you-free</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 07.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonell</category><category>China</category><category>Communism</category><category>gendercide</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>truth</category><category>Falun Gong</category><category>church</category><category>persecution</category><category>human rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbdb586-8f2e-41a9-9dba-12671e721b33</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/contraceptive-evangelicals &gt; Contraceptive Evangelicals? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/contraceptive-evangelicals</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 07.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>contraceptives</category><category>evangelicals</category><category>Marvin Olasky</category><category>Q conference</category><category>NAE</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><category>Presbyterian Church of America</category><category>PCA</category><category>Richard Cizik</category><category>Leith Anderson</category><category>NCC</category><category>sexuality</category><category>marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">12926496-f5ca-4950-af6d-7096f32bf45e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/claremonts-womanist-process-liberation-theologian &gt; Claremont’s Womanist Process Liberation Theologian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/claremonts-womanist-process-liberation-theologian</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Polese (Originally Published 07.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Julia Polese</category><category>process theology</category><category>womanist theology</category><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><category>Monica Coleman</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Emergent</category><category>Emergent Village</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3d19b199-c42c-44f2-b1b1-750dc96e8e26</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/ird-praises-indianapolis-statement-of-traditionalist-episcopal-bishops&gt; IRD Praises "Indianapolis Statement" of Traditionalist Episcopal Bishops &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/ird-praises-indianapolis-statement-of-traditionalist-episcopal-bishops</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Published 07.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>12</category><category>Indianapolis Statement</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3c7dda71-69c0-4a12-8d21-1a40169d1ee8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-dearborn-mob-video-and-national-security&gt; The Dearborn Mob Video and National Security &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/the-dearborn-mob-video-and-national-security</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 07.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>public square</category><category>evangelical</category><category>Dearborn</category><category>mob</category><category>persecution</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>national security</category><category>Islam</category><category>Islamism</category><category>Christianity</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fde3f259-d818-44ce-b5d7-24998ff95497</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/episcopal-church-avoids-anti-israel-divestment&gt; Episcopal Church Avoids Anti-Israel Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/episcopal-church-avoids-anti-israel-divestment</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 07.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>General Convention</category><category>ECUSA</category><category>Episcopal Church</category><category>TEC</category><category>divestment</category><category>divest</category><category>BDS</category><category>boycott</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Kairos</category><category>peace</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9abdca74-573f-424d-8b81-cc620cfe29c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/10/jihad-in-africa-a-continent-under-siege/&gt; Jihad in Africa: A Continent Under Siege &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Matthew Hamilton (Originally Posted 07.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Africa</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Islam</category><category>Jihad</category><category>Libya</category><category>Matthew Hamilton</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>persecution</category><category>Radical Islam</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b05a232a-dc5e-4c34-924a-436757df3e79</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/10/turns-out-70-of-pcusa-general-assembly-commissioners-arent-actually-presbyterian/ &gt; Turns out 70% of PCUSA General Assembly Commissioners Aren’t Actually Presbyterian &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 07.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>General Assembly</category><category>GA220</category><category>General Assembly 2012</category><category>Pittsburgh</category><category>Westminster Confession</category><category>Helvetic Confession</category><category>Heidelberg Confession</category><category>orthodoxy</category><category>theology</category><category>marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2f013070-4a6c-41a4-8cd1-a36379fe6bc6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/10/presidents-and-civil-religion/&gt; IRD Blog: Presidents and Civil Religion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Civil religion</category><category>mainline Protestantism</category><category>presidents</category><category>Robert Merry</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6688ee38-1368-4b0f-a004-ce08adb706c0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/09/presbyterian-environmentalists-preach-eco-justice/&gt; IRD Blog: Presbyterian Environmentalists Preach "Eco-Justice" &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Posted 07.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>East Liberty</category><category>Eco-Justice</category><category>Environment</category><category>General Assembly 2012</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian Church (USA)</category><category>Presbyterians for Earth Care</category><category>Randy Bush</category><guid isPermaLink="false">91a6e2a0-27bf-4e29-86ab-2ade29c8cf3b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/09/emergent-tony-jones-addresses-screwed-up-united-methodism/&gt; Emergent Tony Jones Addresses "Screwed Up" United Methodism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Diana Butler Bass</category><category>Emergent</category><category>Tony Jones</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8506cb13-b63e-449a-bdc8-cb5214536288</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/07/leaving-pittsburgh-and-the-presbyterians/&gt; Leaving Pittsburgh and the Presbyterians &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>General Assembly</category><category>Pittsburgh</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8a21661e-8f57-4507-a459-3ba6558f725e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/06/pcusa-rejects-redefining-marriage/&gt; PCUSA Rejects Redefiniton of Marriage &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Posted 07.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>LGBT</category><category>Same Sex Marriage</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Sexuality</category><category>General Assembly</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5cec83f7-6ed2-4fc2-9e9e-ac4d2a85d3d6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/06/presbyterians-further-reject-same-sex-unions-2/&gt; Presbyterians Further Reject Same-Sex Unions; New "Pittsburgh Declaration" Released &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>General Assembly</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Same Sex Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7b4dec28-1753-46ca-911a-5dbbe0367737</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/05/dreaming-of-a-post-christendom-america/&gt; Dreaming of a Post-Christendom America &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 07.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Anabaptist</category><category>Kurt Willems</category><category>Pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">645bb120-eb38-4529-85e0-ca279d072219</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/religiously-targeting-israel&gt; Religiously Targeting Israel &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/religiously-targeting-israel</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>PCUSA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b524bb6-00a5-47be-8438-573ce80280e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/religious-left-mourns-independence-day&gt; Religious Left Mourns Independence Day &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/religious-left-mourns-independence-day</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Left</category><category>Jonathan Merritt</category><category>America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7706979d-0015-4381-8b64-d2a4bd759122</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/05/one-of-my-darkest-experiences/&gt; IRD Blog: One of My Darkest Experiences &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 07.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>PCUSA</category><category>abortion</category><category>life</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a712ac5e-337f-4d89-a0a5-4cb2d7c00b26</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/presbyterian-pro-lgbtq-caucus-celebrates-15th-anniversary&gt; Presbyterian Pro-LGBTQ Caucus Celebrates 15th Anniversary &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/presbyterian-pro-lgbtq-caucus-celebrates-15th-anniversary</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian Stempert (Originally Published 07.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>LGBTQ</category><category>marriage</category><category>PCUSA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">323f1e2e-b35f-4d04-996e-e36543e81b85</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/02/few-bible-references-in-pcusas-marriage-committee-hearings/&gt; IRD Blog: Few Bible References in PCUSA Marriage Committee Hearings &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian Stempert (Originally Posted 07.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>PCUSA</category><category>Marriage</category><category>General Assembly</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e972916-8d6a-4aa5-81fb-0c86d4fe88a5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/07/02/pcusa-pastor-on-evangelism-knock-it-off/&gt; IRD Blog: PCUSA Pastor on Evangelism: “Knock it Off”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 07.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>evangelism</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>General Assembly</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e3cc7b4b-d2ee-435f-bd6e-bb227883e21e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-12-06-29-the-persecution-of-pakistans-christians&gt;The Persecution of Pakistan’s Christians&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-12-06-29-the-persecution-of-pakistans-christians</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith J.H. McDonnell (Originally Published 06.29.2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Persecuted Church</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>Human Rights</category><category>Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">41ddeb2b-241b-4788-b4b5-7fc37134f696</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/religiously-celebrating-obamacare-ruling&gt; Religiously Celebrating Obamacare Ruling &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/religiously-celebrating-obamacare-ruling</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>health care</category><category>socialism</category><category>religious left</category><guid isPermaLink="false">79389d4f-94b0-49a9-8ed5-7671b12a886f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/who-are-the-teavangelicals&gt; Who are the “Teavangelicals” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/who-are-the-teavangelicals</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian Stempert (Originally Published 06.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>tea party</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e6c3898c-6e5a-46c5-afe9-d9538e27ca52</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/can-mideast-christians-survive&gt; Can Mideast Christians Survive? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/can-mideast-christians-survive</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mideast</category><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Muslim brotherhood</category><guid isPermaLink="false">902aba9d-26c5-40d5-98e3-f01b02f85bd7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/me-12-06-30-cmep-2012-conference&gt;U.S. Church Activists Discuss Middle East, Iran, and Anti-Israel Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/me-12-06-30-cmep-2012-conference</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Released 06.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><category>Israel</category><category>Ecumenical</category><category>Palestinian</category><category>CMEP</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f8a06f6e-ea94-492c-a438-a8757fedd6ce</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/28/praise-the-lord-and-pass-a-tomato/&gt; IRD Blog: Praise the Lord and Pass a Tomato! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 06.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Islam</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4d26f15e-969a-4a2f-a311-36b250dbe3a9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/islamist-critiques-the-free-world-needs-to-use&gt; The Anti-Islamist Texts the Free World Needs to Use&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/islamist-critiques-the-free-world-needs-to-use</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 06.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Zuhdi Jassser</category><category>Islam</category><category>jihad</category><category>Islamism</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Wahhabism</category><category>Sharia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5f4938e6-0662-4241-a49d-a7f230889a68</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/28/religiously-responding-to-the-courts-obamacare-ruling/&gt; IRD Blog: Religiously Responding to the Court’s Obamacare Ruling &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Health care</category><category>SCOTUS</category><category>HHS</category><guid isPermaLink="false">55c403d3-9a53-4517-8787-1405d4b0c5bc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-06-28-pcusa-general-assembly&gt;AMID CONTROVERSY, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Gathers in Pittsburgh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/press-12-06-28-pcusa-general-assembly</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Release 06-28-2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a3c6dfe8-a776-41e5-937c-33bad83135e6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/27/quack-christianity-at-the-wild-goose/&gt; IRD Blog: Quack Christianity at Wild Goose &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>wild goose</category><category>Shaia</category><category>liberal theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4eb32e98-04a9-4839-a656-3667c8142b7d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/social-justice-priorities-life-and-religious-liberty&gt; Social Justice Priorities: Life and Religious Liberty &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 06.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>crisis</category><category>life</category><category>abortion</category><category>contraception</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b2627f4-1712-4454-a7f4-9d7904df03a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/27/standing-with-besieged-mideast-christians/&gt; IRD Blog: Standing with Besieged Mideast Christians &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christians</category><category>Islam</category><category>Persecution</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6a910325-cf55-4642-abb5-d5d24e2c32c2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/q-panel-discusses-contraception-and-abortion&gt; Q Panel Discusses Contraception and Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/sanctity-of-life/q-panel-discusses-contraception-and-abortion</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 06.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><category>Leith Anderson</category><category>NAE</category><category>contraception</category><category>abortion</category><category>pro-life</category><category>pro-choice</category><category>chastity</category><category>marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4237d4ea-e3ea-40af-8fff-1d120179fc88</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/wild-goslings-honk-for-environmentalism&gt; Wild Goslings Honk for Environmentalism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/wild-goslings-honk-for-environmentalism</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 06.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Wild Goose Festival</category><category>North Carolina</category><category>Peter Illyn</category><category>Randy Woodley</category><category>Native American</category><category>myth</category><category>creation</category><category>environment</category><category>green</category><category>environmentalist</category><category>Acton Institute</category><category>economics</category><category>regulations</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a3da6ec1-ae3e-4e1a-911c-498222914c7e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/26/i-was-hungry-and-you-called-your-congressman/&gt; IRD Blog: I Was Hungry and You … Called Your Congressman &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 06.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>poverty</category><category>hunger</category><category>church</category><category>activism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">97abd221-e627-405b-a04e-a3a27119128d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/25/the-great-and-the-good-history-historians-and-leaders/&gt; IRD Blog: The Great and the Good: History, Historians, and Leaders &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>leadership</category><category>history</category><category>greatness</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6d6e46d7-f882-4e89-9476-8cab4bcddbfa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-26-pub-a-house-full-of-stories&gt; A House Full of Stories &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-26-pub-a-house-full-of-stories</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Published 06.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Spectator</category><category>Green Spring</category><category>History</category><category>Virginia</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Confederate</category><category>Arthur Schlessinger</category><category>Watergate</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4d25dcae-482a-401c-9842-6645bb8205aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-06-26-me-the-other-eric-holder-scandal&gt; The OTHER Eric Holder Scandal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/12-06-26-me-the-other-eric-holder-scandal</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 06.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>jihad</category><category>terrorism</category><category>United States</category><category>Eric Holder</category><category>domestic</category><category>Islam</category><category>Muslim</category><category>FBI</category><category>ISNA</category><category>Congress</category><category>Attorney General</category><category>MPAC</category><category>CAIR</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b6790472-5930-490f-8b66-de7b6468ab54</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-06-26-war-torture-awareness-month-sweeps-washington&gt; ‘Torture Awareness Month’ Sweeps Washington &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/war--peace/12-06-26-war-torture-awareness-month-sweeps-washington</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>religious left</category><category>torture</category><category>pacifism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">18201c4a-b3d4-4a65-9f89-590c15e09982</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-25-pub-southern-baptists-defend-marriage--religious-liberty&gt; Southern Baptists Defend Marriage &amp; Religious Liberty &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-25-pub-southern-baptists-defend-marriage--religious-liberty</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 06.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Southern Baptist Convention</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Homosexuality</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Civil Rights</category><category>Obamacare</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7c6ab36d-d4dc-42de-bf7a-2e8fd975a089</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom-highlights-religions-liberty &gt; "Fortnight for Freedom" Highlights Religious Liberty &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom-highlights-religions-liberty</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 06.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fortnight for Freedom</category><category>Archbishop Chaput</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>USCCB</category><category>HHS Mandate</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9273acf5-10bc-4701-a2ae-60ce34c0ab00</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/24/visiting-mfsa-a-methodist-centurion-and-beth-horon-church/ &gt; IRD Blog: MFSA, a Methodist Centenarian, and Beth Horon Church &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist Church</category><category>MFSA</category><category>Roanoke</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b11dc182-c44d-4c07-bf12-93df69db7ecf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/21/what-is-poverty-in-america/&gt; IRD Blog: What is "Poverty" in America? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Posted 06.21.2012)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Poverty</category><category>Budget</category><category>Nuns on a Bus</category><category>Faithful Budget</category><category>Morality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">31ee814b-d723-4d71-9ba5-eaa4b99f6eb7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-21-pub-2012-southern-baptist-convention-one-for-the-books&gt; 2012 Southern Baptist Convention: One for the Books &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-21-pub-2012-southern-baptist-convention-one-for-the-books</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 06.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Southern Baptist Convention</category><category>Fred Luter</category><category>Sinner's Prayer</category><category>Race</category><category>Reconciliation</category><category>Great Commission Baptists</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">19ae0c80-f15b-487a-bec3-8d36dcda84b7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/20/who-is-standing-up-for-earth-rights/&gt; IRD Blog: Who is Standing up for Earth Rights? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 06.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Nations</category><category>religious left</category><category>environmentalism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">83aff534-54e8-4d3b-80b9-1650a893ece9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/wild-goose-festival&gt;Evangelical Left Hopes Liberal “Wild Goose” Festival Takes Flight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/wild-goose-festival</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 06.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f54b3371-4b66-49a1-92a2-0dc4a1291cc6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/20/frank-schaeffer/&gt; IRD Blog: Frank Schaeffer: Conspiracy Theorist? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 06.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Frank Schaeffer</category><category>evangelicals</category><category>liberal politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8238b6a5-9809-4f6b-905f-ea117b1b6b1d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-06-20-mar-albert-mohler-discusses-marriage-on-focus-on-the-family-radio&gt; Albert Mohler Discusses Marriage on Focus on the Family Radio &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/marriage/12-06-20-mar-albert-mohler-discusses-marriage-on-focus-on-the-family-radio</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 06.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Homosexuality</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Focus on the Family</category><guid isPermaLink="false">29f80be5-002a-40d5-83d3-b3ce097cf1a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/20/thank-you-southern-baptists-4/&gt; IRD Blog: Thank You, Southern Baptists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Southern Baptists</category><category>mainline decline</category><category>Jonathan Merritt</category><guid isPermaLink="false">baaa179f-c62f-4ef6-b21d-34cc2574eff1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-06-20-rl-a-year-of-bombs-and-silence &gt; A Year of Bombs and Silence &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/12-06-20-rl-a-year-of-bombs-and-silence</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith J.H. McDonnell (Originally Published 06.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Persecution</category><category>Ethnic Cleansing</category><category>Genocide</category><category>National Congress Party</category><category>South Kordofan State</category><guid isPermaLink="false">835be1ac-8c50-46c3-b1ea-c71829a2356d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/12-06-19-env-global-warming-activist-sounds-alarm-in-united-methodist-claremont-seminary-commencement-address&gt; Global Warming Activist Sounds Alarm in United Methodist Claremont Seminary Commencem &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/environment/12-06-19-env-global-warming-activist-sounds-alarm-in-united-methodist-claremont-seminary-commencement-address</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 06.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bill McKibben</category><category>Claremont School of Theology</category><category>Fossil Fuel</category><category>Climate Change</category><category>United Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3ddc5736-7c7d-4e6a-a40e-6eb951a57f2b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/18/evangelicals-immigration-and-the-law-2/&gt; IRD Blog: Williamsburg Musings &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 06.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Williamsburg</category><category>subsidiarity</category><category>episcopal</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5c4f2137-cbef-479d-b563-9f2f9d606a06</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/18/evangelicals-immigration-and-the-law-2/&gt; IRD Blog: Evangelicals, Immigration, and the Law &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>immigration</category><category>NAE</category><guid isPermaLink="false">96740011-2217-4375-804f-dbaf7af0401d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-18-process-theologian-john-cobb-urges-secularizing-christianity &gt; Process Theologian John Cobb Urges "Secularizing Christianity" &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/faith-in-the-public-square/12-06-18-process-theologian-john-cobb-urges-secularizing-christianity</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 06.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>John Cobb</category><category>Process Theology</category><category>Emergent Village Theological Conversations</category><category>Secularizing Christianity</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4bef46f1-b81e-44b9-ae29-596871e5f5e6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/17/faith-of-our-own/&gt; IRD Blog: Young Evangelicals and Culture Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelicals</category><category>culture wars</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cb39e7e5-caec-4687-af87-adbfa550e21c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/five-members-of-congress-call-for-muslim-brotherhood-influence-investigations&gt; Five Members of Congress Call for Muslim Brotherhood Influence Investigations &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/middle-east/five-members-of-congress-call-for-muslim-brotherhood-influence-investigations</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 06.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Islam</category><category>domestic</category><category>Muslim</category><category>jihad</category><category>terrorism</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Congress</category><category>investigation</category><category>Michele Bachmann</category><category>Tom Ronney</category><category>Lynn Westmoreland</category><category>Trent Franks</category><category>Louie Gohmert</category><category>CAIR</category><category>ISNA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9eedebeb-27f8-4a6e-92f6-5bdf09e34b51</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/16/bonhoeffer-biographer-and-acton-president-tout-religious-economic-liberty/&gt; IRD Blog: Bonhoeffer Biographer and Acton President Tout Religious, Economic Liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bonhoeffer</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>Acton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">40106f7d-af88-47df-955e-188be1d5fc1d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/06/light-from-the-south/george-weigel &gt; Light From the South&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 06.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Geroge Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cb86e869-0e9c-4294-af62-7a6e18681f0c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/issues/immigration/12-06-15-im-will-the-immigration-circle-be-unbroken&gt; Will the Immigration Circle Be Unbroken?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/immigration/12-06-15-im-will-the-immigration-circle-be-unbroken</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 06.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>immigration</category><category>illegal</category><category>alien</category><category>migrant</category><category>worker</category><category>DREAM act</category><category>evangelical</category><category>border</category><category>Evangelical Immigration Table</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>CCDC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4ff8a5f8-1931-4e99-9339-9f4f7df904c0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://juicyecumenism.com/2012/06/15/jerry-ford-faith-and-free-markets/&gt; IRD Blog: Jerry Ford, Faith, Free Markets, and Michael Novak &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Catholic</category><category>America</category><category>free markets</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e8a6f12f-ab7a-4fcd-9096-9d7e3ee9ee4d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/sebelius-letter-religious-liberty&gt;IRD Commends Religious Leaders on Sebelius Letter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/media-center/press-releases/sebelius-letter-religious-liberty</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 06.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1d7d0fd8-5ccf-4f43-a884-2d6bf45dcf1f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/communities/methodist/um-12-06-14-wallis-campolo-to-teach-at-united-methodisms-wesley-seminary-&gt;Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo to Teach at United Methodism's Wesley Seminary&lt;/a&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/communities/methodist/um-12-06-14-wallis-campolo-to-teach-at-united-methodisms-wesley-seminary-</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Released 06.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c3206274-9fcc-4aa9-bd01-72ddc721aa52</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/788/&gt; IRD Blog: Code Pink Slings Mud – Dead Sea and Otherwise &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 06.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Code Pink</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0b5b0005-28be-48f8-b406-aea53653f8aa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/kudos-for-defending-religious-liberty-against-obamacare-mandate/&gt; IRD Blog: Kudos for Defending Religious Liberty &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Obamacare</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">145ab4a6-00d5-4b73-a0ac-0f0c08d1ee56</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/immigration/im-12-06-13-evangelicals-unite-to-mobilize-for-immigration-reform&gt;Evangelical Officials Unite to Mobilize for Immigration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/immigration/im-12-06-13-evangelicals-unite-to-mobilize-for-immigration-reform</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian M. Stempert (Originally Published 06.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Evangelical</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Bread for the World</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>NAE</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dca4aea4-b164-499d-91e8-94e5ee059cc0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-12-06-13-for-greater-glory&gt;Rebels With a Cause: For Greater Glory and the case for religious liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-12-06-13-for-greater-glory</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Lloyd Billingsley (Originally Published 06.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">488f5d08-13dc-464e-8aff-d5ca959bb6e3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-12-06-13-stand-up-for-religious-freedom-rally&gt;Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/issues/religious-liberty/rl-12-06-13-stand-up-for-religious-freedom-rally</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 06.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Liberty</category><category>HHS Mandate</category><category>Rick Plasterer</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8c540c50-7271-4a70-bb0f-b5636ceed447</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/cant-we-all-just-get-along-frank-viola-goes-beyond-evangelical/&gt;Can’t we all just get along? Frank Viola goes Beyond Evangelical&lt;/a&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Julia Polese (Originally Posted 06.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>evangelicals</category><category>emergents</category><category>partisanship</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9f14fcfd-1dd4-4d79-be37-01caf7a5459f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/experts/faith-mcdonnell/fm-12-06-12-faith-on-freedom---a-week-of-significant-moments&gt;Faith on Freedom: A Week of Significant Moments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/experts/faith-mcdonnell/fm-12-06-12-faith-on-freedom---a-week-of-significant-moments</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith J.H. McDonnell (Originally Published 06.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">01fbb4d7-180c-4b87-9f86-86c67fcb439d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/morality-charity-and-a-lesson-from-estonia /&gt; IRD Blog: Morality, Charity, and a Lesson from Estonia &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christian Stempert (Originally Posted 06.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>austerity</category><category>budget</category><category>Estonia</category><category>morality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">708107af-4533-48fb-b09c-1e456bb2775c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/anglicans-go-local-at-2012-assembly-6/&gt; Anglicans Go Local at 2012 Assembly &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 06.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ACNA</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>church bureaucracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b02731f-2360-41cc-b99f-c36f93311b36</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/the-united-nations-new-goal-eradicating-baby-boxes/&gt; IRD Blog: The UN Eradicating Baby Boxes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 06.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>pro-life</category><category>abortion</category><category>United Nations</category><guid isPermaLink="false">82f842ee-2e5a-4abf-96e9-09c7d656351b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/a-century-of-horrors /&gt; IRD Blog: Lessons from a Century of Horrors &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>"Methodism &amp; Politics in the Twentieth Century"</category><category>"WWII Behind Closed Doors"</category><category>BBC</category><category>Bishop Edgar Blake</category><category>Adolf Hitler</category><category>Bolshevik</category><category>Joseph Stalin</category><category>Laurence Rees</category><category>Methodist</category><category>PBS</category><category>WWII</category><guid isPermaLink="false">641139f3-f715-4538-b6c8-6cdb100c2b65</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2458&gt; Religious Left Pushes for Arms Trade Treaty &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2458</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 06.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>NAE</category><category>United Nations</category><category>international peace</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaad525-ad7a-41b4-a35f-ea9d98df5df0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2457&gt; Miroslav Volf Tries to Reconcile Religious Exclusivism with Political Pluralism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2457</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 06.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Gordon College</category><category>Miroslav Volf</category><category>Christian</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Muslim</category><category>Islam</category><category>relativism</category><category>postmodern</category><category>faith</category><category>Roger Williams</category><category>evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d049a174-6934-4093-bfb0-fe54bffe8d74</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2456 &gt; 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IRD Blog: St. Boniface and Wimpy Christians &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Origingally Posted 06.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>interfaith</category><category>theology</category><category>christians</category><category>church</category><category>saints</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4d6daa88-30e4-411b-9654-f9e1cd62ad8e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2454&gt;As Genocide Passes One-Year Mark in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, IRD Urges Pressure on U.S. Government&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2454</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 06.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b0c995d4-327b-4f37-8138-849f6f473b67</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2453&gt; 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IRD Blog: A Methodist Numbers Game &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 06.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodists</category><category>General Conference</category><category>African Delegates</category><category>liberalism</category><category>church politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3c26f257-6a2c-48d3-aa4b-ede35c36037e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/a-heresy-of-love/&gt; IRD blog: A Heresy of Love &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Shane Ayers (Originally Posted 06.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Shane Ayers</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>love</category><category>orthodoxy</category><category>heresy</category><category>LGBT</category><category>gay</category><category>lesbian</category><category>Christianity</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ac8c97c6-ab61-4503-a57a-17273a9c3513</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/objectified-men-and-same-sex-marriage/ &gt; IRD blog: Objectified Men and Same-sex Marriage &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>LGBT</category><category>gay</category><category>lesbian</category><category>man</category><category>Marc Barnes</category><category>Bad Catholic</category><category>soul</category><category>media</category><guid isPermaLink="false">74d34616-a96f-40a5-973b-632077aecb07</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2451&gt;IRD: Why Are So Many Churches Silent about Gender Selective Abortion?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2451</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec71393b-cfc0-434e-aec2-ed3d7c11cfe9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://bit.ly/Kv25xd&gt; 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George (Orignally Posted 05.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>Robert P. 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Weigel: Episcopalians Ponder Critter Prayers and Burials &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 05.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Episcopal Church–U.S.A.</category><category>pets</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d8793655-fdfa-46db-91db-f3b8f758215d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2441 &gt; Postmodern Theology Touches Down in DC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2441</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 05.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Washington</category><category>John Westerhoff</category><category>Samir Selmanovic</category><category>CYNKC</category><category>postmodern</category><category>Christian</category><category>emergent</category><category>Left</category><category>liberal</category><category>progressive</category><category>faith</category><category>theology</category><category>doctrine</category><category>church</category><category>ecclesiology</category><category>youth</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cfefd449-99be-42a9-af07-e8430a111748</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1601922 &gt; Crouse: Women's Health Should Not Be Politicized &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 05.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Crouse</category><category>HHS</category><category>abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">05d21a0b-7e9e-44af-87f0-4b42fd30fe86</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2440 &gt; Albert Mohler on the Church’s Response to the “Moral Revolution”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2440</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 05.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Southern Baptist Theological Seminary</category><category>Together for the Gospel</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><guid isPermaLink="false">36b24b06-c2a6-46c7-9aaa-f1dc2ed78c36</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2439&gt; Aging Emergents Struggle to Share Faith with their Children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2439</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 05.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>emergent</category><category>CYNKC</category><category>youth</category><category>children</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Washington</category><category>Calvary Baptist Church</category><category>postmodern</category><category>education</category><category>ministry</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Simple Way</category><category>Sunday School</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7495724a-a4d7-4aae-8de2-8c8c7168e08b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/300627/mandate-war-george-weigel &gt; The Mandate War &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted: 05.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>abortion</category><category>HHS</category><category>mandate</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Roman Catholic</category><category>bishops</category><category>contraceptives</category><guid isPermaLink="false">94a24c35-3906-4494-a6f8-52c0a6e86b3c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/fashion-show-at-church/  &gt; IRD Blog: Fashion Show…in Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ed Young</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b0b33b5-76d9-4cb0-853a-b8cfd9ad2bf1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-bishop-elected-to-succeed-episcopal-churchs-first-openly-gay-bishop-75285/ &gt; New Bishop Elected to Succeed Episcopal Church's First Openly Gay Bishop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 05.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Episcopal Church</category><category>Rev. A. 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Secular Candidates Take Lead in Egypt’s Presidential Race&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2437</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 05.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ea0faa00-b61b-4419-9460-5d8accd63796</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2435&gt;IRD: Why Little Mention of Chen Guangcheng’s “Crime” of Exposing Chinese Forced Abortions?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2435</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">83e683a5-4277-44fa-ab93-5cf53d19cb4e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/brian-mclaren-emergent-sacramentalist/ &gt; IRD Blog: Brian McLaren, Emergent Sacramentalist?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bart Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Sacrament</category><guid isPermaLink="false">869de802-c627-471a-8aed-ce04a7d566f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=   http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2434 &gt; Chen Guangcheng: An Inconvenient Activist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 05.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Chen Guangcheng</category><category>China</category><category>abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a86d86c4-b355-4e18-b2bd-e628ed03c3f2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.religiontoday.com/newsletters-only/commentary-weekly/individualism-and-the-death-of-freedom.html &gt; Tonkowich: Individualism and the Death of Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 05.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Church and state</category><category>Religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">50db7e5c-4579-4945-aff4-ac4c9299698d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/by-rick-plaster/ &gt;  IRD Blog: Secularization and Religious Institutions &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Posted 05.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>church and state</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d6d525ce-f353-403d-9aff-7819fbb19af9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/um-liberals-tout-african-ally-at-general-conference-4/ &gt; IRD Blog: UM Liberals Tout African Ally at General Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 05.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Congo</category><guid isPermaLink="false">97a59d63-48f6-487e-9d10-0eb6b86fe9ef</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://memphissite.brickriver.com/events/detail/2994 &gt; Breaking: Mark Tooley to Appear at Collierville UMC &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist</category><category>Collier UMC</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d9d243b3-230a-4ed9-9920-88fb1a2c23ad</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/a-different-priestly-scandal.html &gt; Novak: A Different Priestly Scandal &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Posted 05.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">79d06499-709c-4e8c-8a72-3e0a6de9dfe3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2432  &gt; Religious Left Opposes Pressure against Iranian Nukes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2432</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 05.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Iran</category><category>nuclear weapons</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3de839a5-6c2b-4b13-9289-0a170aa4a5c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/05/charles-w-colson-rip/george-weigel &gt; 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The Coming Islamic State of Yemen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2430</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 05.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Yemen</category><category>Al-Qaeda</category><category>Ibrahim al-Asiri</category><guid isPermaLink="false">05108c2c-d97f-4d8b-8426-45256df0ca12</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2429 &gt; Regent University Event Challenges Sex Trafficking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2429</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 05.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Regent University</category><category>Annie Dollarhide</category><category>Sex Trafficking</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a7b6e7cc-c4b8-4f99-95e7-d3da316d9bd1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/05/the-constitution-doesnrsquot-settle-the-marriage-debate &gt; The Constitution Doesn’t Settle the Marriage Debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. 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The NYPD vs. the Hamas-Supporting “Moderate”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2423</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Posted 05.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Sheikh Reda Shata</category><category>Hamas</category><category>NYPD</category><category>Mohammed El-Mazin</category><guid isPermaLink="false">21138d6b-6277-445f-bd20-629cd6b4b310</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/national/methodists_avoiding_bds_presbyterians_likely_follow_suit &gt; Presbyterians Likely to Follow Methodists on BDS &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Divestment</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>United Methodists</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0822d04b-7d99-4d36-9e27-0cc7d87d2575</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2422&gt;NC Episcopal Church Officials Oppose Marriage Amendment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2422</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 05.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7bedd9d2-3ee8-48ab-8e9e-4a07c8f4576b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/why-the-united-methodist-church-canceled-votes-on-same-sex-marriage-and-gay-clergy/2012/05/07/gIQAjoDj8T_story.html&gt; Why the UMC Canceled Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Clergy Votes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Gay Marriage</category><category>Gay Clergy</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">39e784b5-eca1-4304-9c65-7f30eb7f32b8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/how-to-write-about-evangelicals-rejecting-the-religious-right/ &gt; IRD Blog: Writing about Evangelicals Rejecting the Religious Right&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 05.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>IRD Blog</category><category>Juicy Ecumenism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c3b5fae8-a3cd-423f-8cba-a00280d20748</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/united-methodist-church-affirms-homosexuality-incompatible-with-christian-t &gt; UMC Affirms Homosexuality ‘Incompatible with Christian Teaching’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>Common Witness Coalition</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>The Christian Post</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7ca55250-232f-4274-b57c-5baa9e26a23e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/gay-activists-stage-protest-at-umc-conference-after-failed-amendment-74411/ &gt; Gay Activists Protest after Faith UMC Amendment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>Common Witness Coalition</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>The Christian Post</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5abe2f59-f064-44a7-8a58-42271c9575e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://online.worldmag.com/2012/05/04/signs-and-wonders-05-04/  &gt; United Methodists Cast Down Divestment Vote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodists</category><category>Divestment</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">37f5e962-6390-4a3a-adee-1c77ea4c31b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2421 &gt; Renowned Methodist Theologian Discusses Islam and Christianity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2421</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 05.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>William Abraham</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5300d82c-18af-4e95-9a11-870bc98160d0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/05/us_leaves_chen_in_limbo.html &gt; 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Gay Christian Rights Protest Clouds Methodist Conference &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Gay Christians</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e091717e-f641-4f06-af34-8543e007225b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/double-standards-at-general-conference/ &gt; IRD Blog: Double Standards at General Conference &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 05.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Israel</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1e0f1f10-db06-490b-b069-d8e5488ec622</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2419  &gt; United Methodist Church Upholds Teaching on Marriage and Homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2419</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Israel</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b67e11b3-0d72-4f00-b381-1d9713fc6adc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/methodist-temper-tantrum/ &gt;IRD Blog: Methodist Temper Tantrums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>GBCS</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8e65a30d-74fb-4448-81e0-e14ea1c14e46</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/charles-colson-1931-2012_642197.html  &gt; Charles Colson, 1931-2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Fred Barnes (Originally Posted 05.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fred Barnes</category><category>Charles Colson</category><category>The McLaughlin Group</category><guid isPermaLink="false">30892501-7942-4c54-bfcb-79774e6ea7fa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2418 &gt; Methodist ‘Repentance’ for America’s Sins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2418</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 05.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Rev. 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Should Evangelicals Encourage Contraception for Singles?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 05.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sanctity of Life</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dc4a50d2-87ac-4b29-853e-98c06a3eca6a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/05/pugin-at-200/george-weigel &gt; Pugin at 200&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 05.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Pugin</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b988d43-dcdd-47c1-b949-541072c58e73</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2415 &gt; United Methodists Reject Anti-Israel Divestment at Tampa Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2415</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 05.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Press release</category><category>United Methodist Kairos Response</category><category>Divestment</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f2f50ed9-a54c-41c1-a229-f587706bbffc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/have-i-ever-told-you-about-my-united-methodist-fan-fiction/ &gt; IRD Blog: My United Methodist Fan Fiction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 05.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>GCORR</category><category>COSROW</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>IRD blog</category><guid isPermaLink="false">51024496-a51f-4d54-b1ed-e2166604f620</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2414 &gt; 'Church Within A Church' Gathers Outside General Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2414</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 05.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Church Within A Church</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Cathy Knight</category><category>LGBT</category><guid isPermaLink="false">96765e0d-f9d2-46c8-bea0-3a113f1a1016</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://vimeo.com/41395373&gt; Watch: George Weigel on People of Virtue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 05.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Virtue</category><category>history</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d37b1cb0-8ba6-4c50-a4a6-7a27d4a3d264</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2413 &gt; 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Pro-Divestment Group Seeks Rebound in Plenary after Committee Rejection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2411</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 05.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Divestment</category><category>Israel</category><category>United Methodist Kairos Response</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6a05e5d5-1b26-429b-8d99-e89e19ae21bf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1588270 &gt; Tooley: Methodist Vote on Homosexuality Is Imminent &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodists</category><category>Homosexuality</category><category>same sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">35ce0f80-cecb-4f30-a21c-83f7d1fa1326</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2410&gt;Religious Abortion Rights Coalition Recruits Obama Faith-Based Ally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2410</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">be7e7206-1b01-4aae-935a-2f8d83d699e4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/gbcs-puppetmasters/ &gt; IRD Blog: GBCS Puppetmasters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>IRD blog</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dadd77d9-3b7d-40ea-abf4-9f79d5efd471</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2408 &gt; 60 Minutes Steers Christians Against Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2408</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Israel</category><category>Ambassador Michael Oren</category><category>60 Minutes</category><guid isPermaLink="false">56f23e1b-c00d-4ec9-ba3e-d47e8312f57d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2407&gt;UM Immigration Activist Tells of “God Event” of Migration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2407</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 04.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3a50a0ca-2652-4e5b-b3fb-23cd286fe954</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= www.theird.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/religion-still-matters-in-french-elections/ &gt; IRD Blog: Religion Still Matters in French Elections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 04.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>France</category><category>Catholics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4c3b18ff-5e65-48e2-b603-d1adcf0fb094</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2406 &gt; Sudan’s Marginalized People Working Together &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2406</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 04.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Walid Phares</category><category>Rep. 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Ryan vs. Georgetown &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Paul Ryan</category><category>subsidiarity</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">383f9cbd-ea76-4203-8e48-ac8cb853a94f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/is-bethlehem-really-completely-surrounded-by-the-security-barrier/ &gt; IRD Blog: Is Bethlehem “Completely Surrounded” by a Wall? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Posted 04.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">49f223f8-2371-4136-aba9-21750281d189</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2404 &gt; Clergy Tell the U.S. Supreme Court: “Love thy Neighbor”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2404</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 04.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Interfaith Immigration Coalition</category><category>Immigration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2ad8e90e-bf0f-4258-a666-c69580709f62</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2403  &gt; Anti-Israel Activists Begin Lobbying UM General Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2403</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 04.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Israel</category><category>Divestment</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9e0c5ccf-ab51-405a-acfe-cdf992cfd6c1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.religionnews.com/faith/leaders-and-institutions/united-methodists-to-debate-allowing-gay-clergy-and-same-sex-marriage &gt; United Methodists to Debate Allowing Gay clergy and Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodists</category><category>Homosexuality</category><category>same sex marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9114b1ee-3306-440e-9ff3-858a4a29c60d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/of-rosa-delauro-and-other-disoriented-catholics/ &gt; Disoriented Catholics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Rosa DeLauro</category><category>US Conference of Catholic Bishops</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a50f3b39-6ebb-4197-8828-b116251e69c6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/25/religion-news-in-brief/ &gt;AP: Methodists Weigh Guy Issues at General Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">370e0be1-2d45-4837-a934-78661ab374af</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/religious-left-figure-implies-chuck-colson-is-in-hell-73854/  &gt; Schaeffer Calls Colson “Bigot”, Implies He Is in Hell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Franky Schaeffer</category><category>Chuck Colson</category><category>Christian Post</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b503a301-3581-4d24-b420-38df01b3957e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://theird.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/an-unsettling-calm/ &gt;IRD Blog: Methodism’s “Unsettling” Calm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Posted 04.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><category>GC12</category><category>blog</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6b732a1d-d9cf-49f0-931a-cc35398b360d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2401 &gt; South Carolina’s “Holy Islamville”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2401</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 04.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Islamville</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2351c059-ab20-42b7-b31d-8cdb5b743f0b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/24/mark-tooley-on-general-conference-2012/ &gt; Mark Tooley on General Conference 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist Thinker</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b4a010a4-316a-4af6-926e-49eb13a29def</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2400 &gt; Anti-Israel Divestment Activists Begin Push at United Methodist General Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2400</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 04.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Israel</category><category>United Methodist General Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ebba3972-ff54-43f5-82d1-869bf6f85693</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2399&gt; Press Release: 60 Minutes Targets Israel and Ignores Real Persecution of Christians in the Middle East&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2397</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Israel</category><category>CBS 60 Minutes</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a8833d09-4d19-4753-81cf-97d4ca57e466</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1583514&gt; Breaking: Homosexuality on UMC's Docket&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Orginally Posted 04.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>United Methodists</category><category>General Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8a2d09bd-1455-4285-9f3f-3579a4f29778</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLnZ_SgLc2k&gt; Watch: Finding Faith after War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Posted 04.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>Catholic</category><category>War</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9c441129-f076-45f9-b462-b6c1acd73fe9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2396 &gt; An Unintended Tribute to Chuck Colson from the Left&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2396</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Frank Schaeffer</category><category>Chuck Colson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b14af02-37b2-4178-a994-64056aa3ca6d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/296775/colson-s-life-and-legacy-nro-symposium?pg=1&gt;  IRD Board Members Remember Chuck Colson &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 04.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Chuck Colson</category><category>Janice Crouse</category><category>George Weigel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">20625a3a-f257-49b4-9c41-c307dc5fc6a3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1581976 &gt;'Hotly Contested' Divestment Proposal before Methodists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodists</category><category>Israel</category><category>Divestment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">591ef300-f690-4f76-b2a5-46555bd8b605</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2395 &gt; Baptist “Sexuality &amp; Covenant" Conference Marked by “Conversation”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2395</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 04.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Sexuality</category><category>Cooperative Baptist Fellowship</category><category>Cody Sanders</category><category>Melissa Browning</category><category>David Gushee</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ddc650a6-b7c3-4b7d-bcb0-846d4d2194c2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2392 &gt; A [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality &amp; Covenant: Day 1 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2392</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Publised 04.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Baptist</category><category>CBF</category><category>Cooperative Baptist Fellowship</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>sexuality</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>Jenell Williams Paris</category><category>Guy Sayles</category><category>Colleen Burroughs</category><guid isPermaLink="false">36dc5ee6-8114-4d42-ace6-4f6ae98440cf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2393&gt;Catholics Gather for National Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2393</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 04.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8b9e5b5f-17b2-4296-aa76-9095b9878258</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2390 &gt; What You Can Do for the Persecuted Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2390</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 04.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>congress</category><category>president</category><category>Anthrax</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a1f96ed8-8f6b-4ff6-97c0-372aac8e2856</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2387&gt;Media Advisory: AMID CONTROVERSY, The United Methodist Church Gathers in Tampa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2387</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3fe8b56-e504-4ccb-9afb-abfc8f1f3c08</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2385&gt;IRD: Will Baptist Group Follow Collapsing Mainline Churches in Sexuality Compromise?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2385</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b0165078-90ff-4b6a-9773-7c2b31d0811c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2384 &gt; Anti-Israel Christians Pray for Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2384</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Presbyterian Church</category><category>divestment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">391380af-5222-48ef-a982-861b963b5a49</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/04/philip-ii-china-and-the-great-catholic-what-if &gt;Philip II, China and the Great “What If”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>history</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2d39346b-1cd2-4379-adb2-90b6b7e10c44</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2383 &gt; Challenging America’s Bad Religion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2383</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.18.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Ross Douthat</category><category>Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bb3f9bec-21ae-4300-9d12-9e4cda87bb23</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2382 &gt; Is Religious Freedom No Longer "Cool"? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2382</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 04.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Ann Buwalda</category><category>Thomas Messner</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e7db06c2-7341-4017-895e-cedb01da3f7f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2381 &gt; Young Evangelicals in D.C. for "Q" Search for “Common Ground” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2381</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 04.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Q conference</category><category>Jonathan Merritt</category><category>Baptist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ebe42ada-f962-4475-b8af-680d89dd1e07</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopalians-return-to-property-for-worship-after-judge-rules-against-breakaway-group-73134/  &gt; Episcopalians Return to Property after “Breakaway” Ruling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Anglican</category><category>The Falls Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b0acb437-88db-42fc-8bdf-d1d852fa63cb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2380 &gt; A Pornographic Easter?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2380</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 04.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Kay Campbell</category><category>Red Letter Christians</category><category>Easter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">853fde17-e9b1-4010-9acb-1ca1aa64dd7c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/296053/framing-religious-liberty-issue-george-weigel &gt; Framing the Religious Liberty Issue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>pro-life</category><category>Bishop William E. Lori</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bb3714aa-760e-474a-b240-3fb2f24ff0cf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2378 &gt; Mohler Warns of Same Sex Marriage Impact on Churches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2378</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 04.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Baptists</category><category>Same Sex Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ca42e5fa-36c9-4041-a0d5-4e036ff298fd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2379&gt;Planned Parenthood Clergy Group Calls for “40 Days of Prayer” for Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2379</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d6272dae-f1a9-4eee-a6e1-dbb9eea7fdd5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2377 &gt; The Muslim Brotherhood Intelligence Failure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2377</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 04.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Muslim Brotherhood</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9921ad2b-f470-4f0d-b02d-74ffa06eb475</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15841#.T4b2Ttkn7JN &gt; Anglican Update&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f9b369c1-3e12-4e54-9457-d1fc6590f8a4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.thebarefootpreacher.blogspot.com/2012/04/chapter-2-great-war.html &gt; Methodism and Politics: Mexico and World War I &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Barefoot Preacher</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9928357b-6cce-4e8a-a28b-ce928dbf8b52</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://securefreedomradio.podbean.com/2012/04/09/robert-mcfarlane-barry-rubin-faith-mcdonnell-gordon-chang/ &gt; Obama Administration siding with Islamists?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 04.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9252ee95-a9bb-431c-89f7-0bc9981ef855</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2376 &gt; Q'ing Evangelicals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2376</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>American Spectator</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Gabe Lyons</category><category>David Brooks</category><category>Q Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f4daf01e-eb1f-4496-8c7c-c50e5ff8330f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2375 &gt; Southern Baptists Back Catholics on Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2375</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 04.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Stand Up For Religious Freedom</category><category>Catholics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2147bad9-7fa9-4b2c-b13a-54e2b586009f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2374 &gt; Religious Freedom and Healthcare Reform &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2374</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 04.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rick Plasterer</category><category>Helen Alvare</category><category>Religious Freedom Project</category><category>Michael McConnell</category><category>Obamacare</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a003177d-e55c-4d5d-83ce-1266da978012</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/04/jimmy-carter-biblical-scholar-and-theologian&gt; Jimmy Carter, Biblical Scholar and Theologian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jimmy Carter</category><category>Biblical scholar and Theologian</category><guid isPermaLink="false">27360d20-9047-46cb-965a-b68dadd5c04f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://muslimmatters.org/2012/04/09/princetons-robert-george-and-islam/ &gt; Princeton’s Robert George and Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 04.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. George</category><category>Islam</category><category>USCIRF</category><guid isPermaLink="false">36065c7c-9052-4099-b00c-ba632fee3cfc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2373 &gt; Easter bombings in Nigeria Confirm Religiously-Motivated Terror Campaign &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2373</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonell (Originally Published 04.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Jubilee Campaign</category><category>Boko Haram</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2c74f214-4e13-4f15-bf88-66c1ee138ded</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2372  &gt; Divestment Revisionist &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2372</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Katharine Jefferts Schori</category><category>Presbyterian Church (USA)</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9ecaa813-2f72-4e9d-aab5-0123569d48a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2371  &gt; Israel: The Only Safe Place for Christians in the Middle East&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2371</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 04.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Israel</category><category>Ambassador Michael Oren</category><guid isPermaLink="false">806c24f3-d666-4b26-a7dd-30c0add39ceb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2370 &gt; Religious Left Calls for Iranian Dialogue &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2370</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 04.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Ecumenical Advocacy Days</category><category>Trita Parsi</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">646031ac-2650-4851-89a8-ba5b6059c5fc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://marktapson.blogspot.com/2012/04/occupy-movement-turns-on-its-religious.html &gt; Occupy Movement Turns on Its Religious Supporters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0235460d-5dce-4739-a71f-486a6e58381b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/sf/page/28632/comment-sf &gt; An Acceptable Bigotry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 04.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Stand Firm</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4771482a-d8f8-4437-8023-f3051b866cc8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.worldmag.com/articles/19325 &gt; Law and Orders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion and Democracy (Originally Posted 04.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Emily Belz</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Briarwood Presbyterian Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3ad31f72-87fe-4f66-b5fd-6fa958a5d61b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://goodnewsmag.org/2012/04/05/christ-as-a-leadership-crisis/ &gt; Christ As A Leadership Crisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion and Democracy (Originally Posted 04.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Will Willimon</category><category>United Methodist</category><category>Easter</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4d65eefa-3a2d-4f75-a9bc-4cfef942ead1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/historian-pushes-for-female-bishops-questions-if-god-is-girl-72739/ &gt; Historian Pushes for Female Bishops, Questions God’s Sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 04.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Bettany Hughes</category><category>Radio Times</category><guid isPermaLink="false">81c858b8-21c0-471c-baa0-370482c10059</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2368  &gt; Religious Freedom But Why Now?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2368</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Rick Plasterer (Originally Published 04.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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Benedict XVI in Cuba&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 04.05.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Cuba</category><category>Benedict XVI</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9b61b53e-85b7-45c8-8e91-9cb800165915</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2364 &gt; Unitarian Universalist “Sexologist” Criticizes Traditional Christian Sexual Ethics &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2364</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 04.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Debra Haffner</category><category>Obamacare</category><category>contraception</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9d32aa46-4b6d-4991-ac7b-5f2205943231</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://thebarefootpreacher.blogspot.com/2012/03/chapter-1-new-century-for-methodism-in.html&gt; “Barefoot Preacher” Reviews Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 04.04.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics</category><category>Matthew Quinn</category><category>William McKinley</category><guid isPermaLink="false">13cb2ff8-a093-4762-bcbd-72de1daa817d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2363&gt;Is Vanderbilt Anti-Discrimination Policy Actually Anti-Religion and Anti-Free Speech?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2363</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 04.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7ba6f603-869c-4747-bc3c-8a0461e6ec87</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/x1940324271/First-Presbyterian-Church-seeks-new-path&gt; First Presbyterian Church Seeks New Path&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 04.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>First Presbyterian Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aeeb692e-f697-4bd6-acc8-102a4b9b17bc</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2362&gt; There Are More Toulouse-Like Attacks to Come in Europe&lt;a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2362</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 04.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Islam</category><category>Toulouse</category><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Sarkozy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e797837b-9e20-42b2-9620-7e6632a571ea</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2012/03/30/evangelicals_forgot_how_to_evangelize.html&gt; Evangelicals Forgot How to Evangelize&lt;a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 04.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Evangelicals</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e33edef-8b9d-4a17-a710-e00b2e6716c2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2360&gt;Leftist Bishop Rejects Anti-Israel Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2360</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 03.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f70784c9-f7aa-456e-b7b1-ac880e53c1fe</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2359&gt;Clooney Shines a Light on Sudan — But Terror Continues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2359</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith J.H. McDonnell (Originally Published 03.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">75f605a5-73c8-410a-aaec-98a82a7d740e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1567206 &gt; Methodist pro-ObamaCare hospitality &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist</category><category>health care</category><category>lobbying</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a5653a25-3ee9-4d3a-854b-7139e5f015f0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2358 &gt;The Radical Religious Left Endorses the Global March on Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Published 03.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Jeremiah Wright</category><guid isPermaLink="false">09893e22-0409-4da4-a236-10bf220b9dfb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2357 &gt; Taking Action for the Persecuted Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2357</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 03.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Religious Freedom</category><category>Sudan Resources for Advocacy for the Persecuted Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e810f70e-07a2-44f8-bc00-41208fb72c64</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2356&gt;IRD Hails New Appointments to Global Religious Freedom Watchdog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2356</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">820856cf-ec4e-462c-adb5-b67a697871c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2355 &gt; Interfaith Group Joins the NYPD Pile-On &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2355</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 03.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Shoulder to Shoulder</category><category>ISNA</category><category>The Third Jihad</category><guid isPermaLink="false">237c9a0d-21c9-4225-82dc-b6e179ddde8d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/7909 &gt; The Differences the Pill Has Made&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Contraception</category><category>health care</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5c733885-88ca-4315-9607-74ee57840a4a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2354  &gt; Religiously Defending Obamacare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2354</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 03.29.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Obamacare</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Bob Edgar</category><category>Barrett Duke</category><guid isPermaLink="false">820ace33-817e-4e68-9998-b33018748ae9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://layman.org/news.aspx?article=30016 &gt; PCUSA Leaders Support Federal Budget Manifesto &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Faithful Budget</category><guid isPermaLink="false">827ff3bb-dc86-4f4b-8c49-53f4a63a7c11</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2353 &gt; Liberal Religious Activists Rally in Nation’s Capital &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2353</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 03.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Ecumenical Advocacy Days</category><category>Dr. Gary Dorrien</category><category>Union Theological Seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8ba2f8d4-bbd0-4100-8d10-4910d82298e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?%2Fsf%2Fpage%2F28586#.T3IfXTcVusE.facebook &gt; Jesus Seminar: A Bag of Hammers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 03.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Jesus Seminar</category><category>David Fischler</category><category>Stand Firm</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3c933da7-b817-425d-98e3-4ee26802db75</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://newsok.com/edmond-presbyterian-church-may-part-from-the-presbyterian-church-usa-denomination/article/3659128 &gt; OK Congregation May Leave PCUSA &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 03.28.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>PCUSA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2efc76c2-a626-4d00-9f25-0ca4ca997187</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://catholicexchange.com/how-not-to-become-a-catholic-part-3/ &gt; How Not to Become a Catholic?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 03.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Catholicism</category><category>Sin of Schism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">11dfe3e9-46d6-4b27-8b09-1ca0f889452e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2352 &gt; Jesus Seminar Dismayed at Widespread Evangelical Belief, Asserts Christ was Illiterate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2352</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 03.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Jesus Seminar</category><category>Joanne Dewey</category><category>Bernard Brandon Scott</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9126e29b-3440-4550-b77d-1e3fd5d8eed1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2351 &gt; Jimmy Carter Interviewed by Albert Mohler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2351</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 03.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jimmy Carter</category><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3e178d41-a795-43c0-a0d0-44ff8fb808e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2350 &gt; Constantine Defender Peter Leithart Addresses Southern Baptist Union University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2350</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 03.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Peter Leithart</category><category>Southern Baptist Union University</category><category>Defending Constantine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9018e3f4-f3cb-46b2-bb91-a3fbea1d0d59</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.telegram.com/article/20120325/NEWS/103259849/-1/NEWS05 &gt; Health Plan Key Issue at Catholic Men's Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Published 03.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ec381d28-3a0c-48b9-85a0-fec2d118552d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2349 &gt; God’s Federal Budget Priorities?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2349</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 03.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Congressman Paul Ryan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a74ddc4-a972-4ce6-9c64-3544f0d29e1a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.themoralliberal.com/2012/03/24/just-war-and-the-american-revolution-introduction/ &gt; Just War and the American Revolution &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Just War</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>John Keown</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b0ea25c3-cd8e-40ab-a948-9a421a88b610</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2348 &gt; Robert P. George Appointed to USCIRF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2348</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 03.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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 Learning to Love Our Muslim Neighbors &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2346</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 03.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion and Research</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Russell Moore</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fc4cd475-32bd-492e-92ce-6470f8e30f94</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2345 &gt; First-Person: The Wrath of the Left&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2345</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 03.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>The Family Foundation</category><category>Kentucky</category><category>The Fairness Campaign</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0131a488-5580-44dc-a18a-db262ebd60d8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/19007 &gt;  The Colson Center Sources IRD to Counter Atheist Rally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Posted 03.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Colson Center</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>atheism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6d4a22d8-db97-4896-93f2-5aaaba0f3c5f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2344 &gt; Jesus Seminar Takes on Constantine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2344</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 03.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Jesus Seminar</category><category>Constantine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e179d534-e7bf-4b27-b672-52370bf854fb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2343 &gt; Christians Call for 72 Days for Freedom, Counter-Trafficking Advocacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2343</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 03.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>72 Days for Freedom</category><category>sex trafficking</category><category>human trafficking</category><category>Passion Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">daf84ee6-0f2b-4864-b4cd-79f033b7e2eb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://global.christianpost.com/news/egyptian-copts-fear-increased-persecution-amid-pope-shenouda-iiis-death-71674/ &gt; Fear Grows Amid Death of Pope Shenouda III&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr&amp;#160; (Originally Posted 03.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Pop Shenouda II</category><category>Egypt</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d6125a61-71d9-4027-9bc0-4649bf7a9dad</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2342 &gt; Southern Baptists and Neo-Anabaptists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2342</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 03.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Southern Baptists</category><category>Anabaptists</category><category>Claiborne</category><category>Campolo</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3b214515-eb87-4ad4-bf8d-c0478171a307</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2341&gt;Religious Left Kneels in Prayer for Obamacare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2341</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2f15dfd6-fc4c-4dd0-8db4-834465af7bda</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2340 &gt; UM Lobbyist Condemns Virginia Governor on Gun Control&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2340</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 03.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Jim Winkler</category><category>gun control</category><category>Governor Bob McDonnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c1831acd-47fb-4f39-8210-61716a670fae</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://j.mp/FROHNz &gt; New Hampshire to Pick Another Gay Bishop? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 03.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Gene Robison</category><category>New Hampshire</category><category>Anglican Action</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8b5deef5-9c92-4b70-8290-cd35c51cbcb6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2338 &gt; Christ at the Checkpoint Rebukes Israel, Demands Empathy for Islamists &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2338</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Published 03.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>Christ at the Checkpoint</category><category>Gary Burge</category><category>Israel Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6c406255-e85f-4e88-b022-b81790ecbcb2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.umportal.org/main/article.asp?id=8694 &gt; Review: Tracking the Rise and Fall of Methodism in America &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thomas S. Kidd (Originally Posted 03.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Thomas S. Kidd</category><category>Methodists</category><category>civil rights</category><category>book</category><category>review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">40290f8c-f892-4305-9eab-5ea0317db2f6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/293743/after-united-religious-freedom-george-weigel &gt; After ‘United for Religious Freedom’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>contraception</category><category>gay marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5e1f8bbc-1bdc-4d87-b28a-f15ca0c57837</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/nominees-announced-to-succeed-episcopal-churchs-first-openly-gay-bishop-71583/ &gt;Nominees Announced to Succeed Episcopal Church's First Openly Gay Bishop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 03.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Gene Robinson</category><category>Anglican</category><category>sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e77260ca-7291-4446-bfc7-3a1526adb4e7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/palestinian-christians-dwindling-facing-unique-dilemma-expert-warns-71581/ &gt;Tooley: Palestinian Christians Dwindling, Facing Unique Dilemma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christ at the Checkpoint</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c0540384-902c-414d-bbda-9d4510265fad</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a  href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2336 &gt; Obama Mobilizes Religious Left Over ObamaCare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2336</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 03.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Obamacare</category><category>contraception</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">640504ca-03af-47fb-8ca4-e15cb0acd623</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a  href= http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/catholic-bishops-birth-control-debate-about-religious-freedom-not-access-to-contraceptives/2012/03/14/gIQADyKYCS_blog.html &gt; IRD Board Member Quoted in Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Tom Farr (Originally Posted 03.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tom Farr</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>contraception</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ed6f75e4-70eb-4716-8d24-d76ca45b46da</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2335&gt;IRD: March to Stop Sudan’s “Weapons of Mass Starvation”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2335</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">9469ccaf-4582-467b-b857-eeea7e273c01</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2334 &gt; Liberal Religion Scholar Hopes for a “Religion-less Christianity”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2334</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 03.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Diana Bass</category><category>liberalism</category><category>religion</category><category>Christianity</category><category>NPR</category><category>postmodern</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>spiritual</category><category>faith</category><category>reformation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">086b5e1e-b55c-48e3-ada0-c3cb9385da46</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/293529/no-compromise-george-weigel &gt; No Compromise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>U.S. Catholic Bishops</category><category>President Obama</category><category>HHS</category><guid isPermaLink="false">57ff0f5c-36a0-4213-b09e-2f9239e9b5a6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.cornwallalliance.org/blog/item/save-the-planet-reject-the-childcizik-launches-family-planning-campaign/ &gt; Save the Planet, Reject the Child?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Cal Beisner (Originally Posted 03.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Richard Cizik</category><category>environment</category><category>Cal Beisner</category><category>contraception</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d0e228fa-5552-4d25-9dba-c49916d9ed34</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/03/religious-freedom-itrsquos-not-just-pakistan-and-china &gt; Religious Freedom: It’s Not Just Pakistan and China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Published 03.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Shahbaz Bhatti</category><category>Pakistan</category><category>China</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6c74f7b3-7bb6-4954-bb75-174a7af20d84</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.macon.com/2012/03/14/1943254/qa-with-john-stumbo.html &gt; John Stumbo Talks Methodism and Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Helen Rhea Stumbo (Originally Published 03.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Helen Rhea Stumbo</category><category>Methodism</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">78af616a-982c-4dd6-8ab6-dfce39dfce4b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://christiannewsbuzz.com/2012/03/politics-possible-cause-united-methodist-other-denominations-suffering-declining-membership/&gt; Politics to Blame for Methodist Membership Dip?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">35c8e1f6-cb1c-4951-affc-254b0e22b086</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2333 &gt; Wishful Thinking about Khamenei’s Anti-Nuke Fatwa &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2333</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan Mauro (Originally Published 03.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ryan Mauro</category><category>Ali Khamenei</category><category>IAEA</category><category>President Ahmadinejad</category><guid isPermaLink="false">23723cec-683d-42b8-9987-6bfbc648b2ca</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1554666  &gt; Methodists Debate Theology, Politics, and Church Membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Africa</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9e48e049-475e-4764-9d79-1554797e34e5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.eurasiareview.com/13032012-nigeria-deadly-diversity-oped/ &gt; Nigeria’s Deadly Diversity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 03.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>Nigeria</category><category>Boko Haram</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d1ddc7f3-b349-4b5a-9630-47660bf6f378</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2332 &gt; Pentecostal Groups Cast Critical Eye towards Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2332</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 03.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Pentecostal Studies</category><category>Sami Awad</category><category>Converge 21</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">73476894-d758-447e-aa46-cfa6e4b17f00</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2331 &gt; The Church of England and Same Sex Marriage &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2331</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 03.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Lord Carey</category><category>sexuality</category><category>Michael Nazir-Ali</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dde51f50-7433-4ec3-87bf-7e05438df22a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2329&gt; UM Seminary Professor Discusses Obama’s Reelection &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2329</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 03.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Shaun Casey</category><category>Wesley Theological Seminary</category><category>Barack Obama</category><category>Center for American Progress</category><category>evangelical</category><category>vote</category><category>presidential election</category><category>2008</category><category>2012</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">21b1387f-78c7-4c8c-b663-5711c8d5eaaf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://notesfromthepastorsoffice.com/2012/03/08/the-dying-umc-in-the-usa-whats-the-real-story/ &gt; Blogger Challenges IRD on Methodist Membership Decline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion and Democracy (Originally Posted 03.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f3c6c536-8499-4047-bc89-f3b48549b7d7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2328 &gt; In Memory of Congressman Donald M. Payne&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2328</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 03.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Congressman Donald Pay</category><category>Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fed98a50-264d-4225-a101-0e6ca5a68f03</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/292932/obama-s-contraception-spin-machine-george-weigel &gt; Obama’s Contraception Spin Machine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>contraception</category><category>President Obama</category><guid isPermaLink="false">49f25dba-16e1-4df9-b144-075c92493fcd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2327 &gt; Brueggemann, Volf Speak on Justice at Evangelical Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2323</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 03.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Walter Brueggemann</category><category>Miroslav Volf</category><category>Justice Conference</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7a337d7d-9dc7-4614-84e7-721c212215de</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2326&gt;United Methodist U.S. Membership Slide Accelerates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2326</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 03.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3559b51c-f120-4b90-8f6a-1ef93cd06055</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/7762?CFID=45688089&amp;CFTOKEN=78994514 &gt; God Save the Queen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Queen Elizabeth</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">acbbf7dd-f025-4e67-a491-364cc47a5f1b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gO9yDhMt5JKKG3CWs6e6-9umPkXg?docId=a694a522548040a79e329268fde1d875  &gt; Sudan Advocate Rep. Donald Payne Dies at 77 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 03.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Representative Donald Payne</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f42d6657-ebf5-479b-ab35-faf78acaa28c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.standingforgod.com/2012/03/mart-green-is-at-it-again/ &gt; Is Mart Green Behind the Pro-Palestine Push among Pentecostals?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 03.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Israel</category><category>Mart Green</category><category>Jim Fletcher</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b23a2fe1-df6d-45e7-a88a-4be0ff0b10d9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2324 &gt; C3 Conference Discusses Cultural Engagement &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2324</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 03.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Andy Crouch</category><category>C3</category><category>Nashville</category><category>St. George</category><category>George Carey</category><category>Makoto Fujimura</category><category>James K. 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&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 03.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Father Richard John Neuhaus</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e3834e3d-b465-4452-bc7a-17ba5710f413</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2319 &gt; Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey Calls Legislation for Same-Sex Marriage ‘Cultural and Theological Vandalism’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2319</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Joel Boersma (Originally Published 03.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Joel Boersma</category><category>Lord Carey</category><category>Coalition for Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">dc45ea6c-45c9-4680-872c-bd9022328ba6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/march/is-mercury-pro-life-issue.html &gt; Is Mercury Pollution's Effect on Newborns a Pro-Life Issue? 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Religiously Disputing Big Government &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2312</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Archbishop Lord Carey</category><category>National Association of Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b31ae9e-ac3e-4391-8fe4-c59beff4a358</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1543230 &gt; Virginia AG Intervenes for Breakaway Anglicans in Property Battle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell and Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 02.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Episcopal</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6b09f6be-a1a3-40f0-a511-5d7aff943000</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1543230 &gt; Book Takes Readers through Methodists' Extensive History &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>Methodism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">80fc6a16-4670-4e84-995d-fc2ff570fb74</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2309&gt; Southern Baptists Help Kill Casino Gambling in Kentucky &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2309</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Walker (Originally Published 02.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Andrew Walker</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Russell Moore</category><category>Baptist</category><category>gambling</category><category>Kentucky</category><category>convention</category><category>casino</category><category>southern</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">99852d47-8043-45bb-b365-0b2bd50dc315</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1542250  &gt; 'Checkpoint' Will Likely Be Anti-Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christ at the checkpoint</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">83070732-4f89-4418-a337-079063889302</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/feb/23/uva-center-host-2012-election-panel-ar-1711441/  &gt;Fred Barnes to Participate in 2012 Election Panel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Fred Barnes (Originally Posted 02.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fred Barnes</category><category>Elections 2012</category><category>Faith</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f220548a-d4a6-4a5c-84e7-1d158f6a7235</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=118129&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=smcnewsmobile &gt; Obama Administration Silent on China's Refusal of Ambassador&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Obama administration</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>China</category><category>EWTN</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8249c13f-1074-4045-8a0d-855ffbc333ad</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2308  &gt; Union Seminary President Complains on MSNBC about Male-Led Catholic Church &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2308</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 02.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Union Theological Seminary</category><category>Serene Jones</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b44fd714-7c44-4fd8-8917-1578b43b6cfc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=118129&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=smcnewsmobile  &gt; Obama Administration Silent on China's Refusal of Ambassador &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>China</category><category>EWTN</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5a5690ad-0130-482f-acde-b49438e2f672</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2307 &gt;Pacifist Radical Shane Claiborne Addresses Indiana United Methodist Clergy&lt;a/&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2307</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 02.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Pacificism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d58b5a2e-ffbe-4296-8996-1d791af679e0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/lent-united-methodist-church-calls-for-alcohol-free-season--70074/&gt; United Methodists Issue Last Call for 'Alcohol Free' Lent &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.23.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Lent</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">407873e2-8e0a-4038-9ba6-9a36f0dc255d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2305 &gt; The Timelessly Enigmatic George Washington&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2305</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>George Washington</category><category>Hillsdale College</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e229fde2-5593-492c-8366-16bb29e6171c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2304 &gt; Emergent Guru Brian McLaren Speaks at Claremont Seminary &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2304</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Joel Boersma (Originally Published 02.22.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Joel Boersma</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Claremont Seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">928afcac-3b0e-47b2-a4fa-522d7ac46e2d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://charismanews.com/world/32855-religious-groups-demand-saudis-release-christian-prisoners &gt; Religious Groups Demand Saudis Release Christian Prisoners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 02.21.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Saudi Arabia</category><category>Ethiopia</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0a559fcf-c6dd-4153-b3f3-29e808b4cf6d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/291455/catholic-betrayal-religious-freedom-george-weigel &gt; The Catholic Betrayal of Religious Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christ at the Checkpoint</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">69b944ce-3c81-4a20-9f28-c62ef3e84579</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2301 &gt; Christ at an Israeli Checkpoint &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2301</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christ at the Checkpoint</category><category>Israel</category><category>Palestine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cac46d8d-998f-45a8-bfd1-97ae69e88de6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.jeanhardisty.com/essay_exportingrightwingchristianity.html#footnote-ref14 &gt; Writer Accuses IRD of ‘Exporting Right-Wing Christianity’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion and Democracy (Originally Published 02.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jean Hardisty</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">76010ce2-6fac-47ba-8655-700e54ab50f3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2300&gt;MEDIA ADVISORY: IRD to Join With ICC, Ethiopian Community Demanding Saudis Release Ethiopian Christian Prisoners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2300</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">47bca559-5942-436f-89b4-7a5762437214</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2299 &gt; Old Hollywood versus New Hollywood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2299</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Hollywood</category><category>Cecil B. 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Methodist Building Chapel Newly Renovated as a “Light on the Hill”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2298</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 02.17.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Bishop Deborah Kiesey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">37d1744e-eb7d-4568-a8b9-412be4d55c09</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2297 &gt; Syria: For Three Sins, Yea Even for Four &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2297</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Published 02.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Syria</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">219787d7-ca0e-4297-94af-58e5e8ac49a4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2296 &gt; Episcopal Church Bishop Launches Pro-Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy Campaign &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2296</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 02.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Gene Robinson</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">54c0829e-5aaf-4f23-aa45-41a4e357552b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/02/hhs-and-soft-totalitarianism &gt; HHS and Soft Totalitarianism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>abortion</category><category>Catholics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b916a80-965d-4325-b582-1b80a649610d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2295&gt; Green Evangelicals ‘Masquerade’ New EPA Rule as ‘Pro-Life’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2295</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Evangelical Environmental Network</category><category>Mitchell Hescox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1f5d7610-cc95-409a-87bf-ed890a03d7ba</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/291105/divide-and-conquer-george-weigel?pg=1 &gt; Divide and Conquer?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.15.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>National Review Online</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0571b28e-d7b0-4807-ad16-c37dfbf0a30a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-book-explores-role-of-methodism-in-american-politics-69454/ &gt; New Book Explores Role of Methodism in American Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>Christian Post</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e2ab0243-b597-4add-81a4-7947816eff7b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://blog.acton.org/archives/29264-a-receding-voice-a-century-of-methodist-political-pronouncements.html &gt; A Receding Voice: A Century of Methodist Political Pronouncements&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>Acton Institute</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b9ffb3ac-99b2-4a62-8cab-fd8fa7685001</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/290842/libertine-police-state-george-weigel  &gt; The Libertine Police State&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.14.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>sex</category><category>politics</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2dfaad34-3460-4b12-b6a4-45629667f10c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2294 &gt; Beja Cultural Day Brings Visibility to Khartoum Oppression in Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2294</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 02.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Beja Cultural Day</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b951227a-a5ec-4769-bc98-d511224964f7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/290871/catholic-bishops-don-t-revise-rescind-george-weigel&gt; Catholic Bishops: Don’t Revise, Rescind &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">de682098-692e-4393-8b16-3f209429d7a5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2292 &gt; Christian Organizations Battle Human Trafficking in 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2292</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 02.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Human Trafficking</category><category>Sex and Money documentary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">63592778-03d3-4d3c-8715-982f83b9cc24</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2293&gt;New Book Chronicles Political Engagement of America’s Largest Mainline Denomination&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2293</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.13.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2ba69ae6-c520-473a-8e59-d3422dce547d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2291 &gt; Environmentalism “Masquerades as Pro-Life”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2291</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 02.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Evangelical Environmental Network</category><category>Michael Hescox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6355bfe3-e052-41df-b3d4-2646fb5cb828</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/americas-needs-virtuous-citizens-to-survive-weigel-says &gt; Weigel: America Needs Virtuous Citizens to Survive &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6284c1af-bdad-4131-9b54-ec483dd6cd61</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2290 &gt; Religiously Supporting Obama's Mandate &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2290</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Rick Warren</category><category>abortion</category><category>Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</category><guid isPermaLink="false">25768c19-ceef-481a-bc0f-5280c2c74cc5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/02/vatican-iii-where &gt; Vatican III? Where?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 02.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Vatican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6f48bdb5-0598-4e2e-ad48-50538aa3d905</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/7/i-do-does-matter/ &gt; CROUSE: ‘I Do’ Does Matter &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 02.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Washington Examiner</category><category>Marriage</category><guid isPermaLink="false">54c3e75d-ec83-4724-8064-35d1cf868895</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://enoughproject.org/blogs/beja-cultural-day-highlights-plight-and-resilience-eastern-sudan-community &gt; Beja Cultural Day Draws Attention to Sorrow and Joy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion &amp;amp; Democracy (Originally Posted 02.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Beja Cultural Day</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Enough Project</category><guid isPermaLink="false">123a319b-1a88-4286-927e-aff381bd4cd6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2289  &gt;IRD President Mark Tooley Signs Pro-Life Letter &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2289</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Evangelical Environmental Network</category><category>pro-life</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2971e512-931c-4b76-bd74-252928e4f53d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2288&gt;Churches Backing Obamacare Contraception/Abortifacient Mandate?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2288</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">94f9ca0a-3715-414b-9be5-d4bf0def900c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2286  &gt; Megachurch Pastor Delineates Between Occupy Movement and Kingdom Calling  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2286</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Joel Boersma (Originally Published 02.08.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Greg Boyd</category><category>Joel Boersma</category><category>Occupy Movement</category><guid isPermaLink="false">de9753aa-7ca1-46d4-8541-83d721054530</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2285 &gt; Ex-Evangelical Franky Schaeffer Explains How “Belief is Useless”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2285</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 02.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Franky Schaeffer</category><category>Greek Orthodox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">752a41ab-5600-48a6-9b8d-0ffc95542144</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15541#.TzCZX-zaiSo &gt; VIRGINIA: Financial Uncertainty Surrounds TEC Parish Takeovers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion and Democracy (Originally Posted 02.07.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">77909434-c06d-49be-b077-c3497986c29a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/the_president_at_the_prayer.html &gt; The President at the Prayer Breakfast &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 02.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b90e28d0-3ee8-45cc-a3b2-9c058e0e73b3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/us-free-speech-faces-islamic-blasphemy-law-pressure-analyst-says/&gt; US Free Speech Faces Islamic Blasphemy Law Pressure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 02.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>Blasphemy Codes</category><category>Hillsdale College</category><guid isPermaLink="false">678013ec-1ce0-4b60-81f3-6b61eafe2f10</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2284&gt; Occupiers Counter National Prayer Breakfast &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2284</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 02.03.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Occupy</category><category>McPherson Square</category><category>Freedom Plaza</category><category>J. 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Occupiers Not As Diverse as Prayer Breakfast Crowd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ca098a31-14dd-46c6-9af0-77630afbcb1a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.examiner.com/christianity-politics-in-national/occupiers-to-crash-dc-prayer-breakfast &gt; Occupiers to Crash DC Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.02.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Examiner</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6af35d92-029d-4852-bc41-71b4ac60f417</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christianpost.com/news/lgbt-occupy-dc-group-set-to-protest-national-prayer-breakfast-68431/ &gt; LGBT, Occupy DC Groups Set to Protest National Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 02.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bd5ec299-701f-499e-add9-d30c033c7eb1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://actforsudan.org/2012/01/31/mitt-romney-releases-statement-on-sudan/ &gt; Presidential Candidate Affirms Act for Sudan Efforts &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Act for Sudan (Originally Posted 02.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Act for Sudan</category><category>Mitt Romney</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8be99edc-01f5-4c06-ad20-85d867e2df3c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2282&gt;Occupiers Pray against National Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2282</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 02.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">002df114-c6d4-4801-8c03-70521c22fdc7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2281 &gt; Praying Against the National Prayer Breakfast &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2281</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 02.01.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ff7b56b1-89b0-41c1-9dd9-16053824d2c8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2278 &gt; Occupiers Launch Alternative to National Prayer Breakfast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2278</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 01.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>National Prayer Breakfast</category><category>Occupy Faith DC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0ef62022-cc2c-441e-9269-694a4e9d295e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2279 &gt; Anti-Israel Christians Ponder Divestment &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2279</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Sabeel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4d7ffd65-d3ae-4366-8b4f-536ee9ba21b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2277  &gt; Culture War and the Global Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2277</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Africa</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e31aa484-d604-4378-91d5-326d38be097c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2276&gt; Bishop of London Warns against “Rootless Evangelicalism” to U.S. Traditional Anglicans &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2276</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 01.31.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Allison</category><category>Lawrence</category><category>Nazir-Ali</category><category>Kwashi</category><category>Chartres</category><category>bishop</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Charleston</category><category>theology</category><category>church</category><category>revival</category><category>global</category><guid isPermaLink="false">437e32c0-0daf-4433-8d93-e3aa40797313</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2275 &gt; Church Council Sees No Evil in Cuba &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2275</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 01.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>NCC</category><category>Michael Kinnamon</category><category>Grayde Parsons</category><category>Cuba</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f68cede4-7d4d-4c0d-b9ec-b443567c26b7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2274&gt;MEDIA ADVISORY -- IRD Event Calls Attention to the Beja of Eastern Sudan: Another African People Group Targeted by Islamist Sudan Regime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2274</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fa35cfdd-1176-4b3a-a277-0f1864b71746</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2272  &gt; Presbyterian Congressman Calls for Religious Freedom Focus &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2272</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 01.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Frank Wolf</category><category>Heritage Foundation</category><category>Prisoner of Conscience: On Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0a972113-8175-473f-a177-2d079a48319e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/02/seekers-or-finders/george-weigel &gt; Seekers or Finders?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 01.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>First Things</category><guid isPermaLink="false">319cf9a0-3dc2-49e7-a562-dac6095652f4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.worldmag.com/podcast/episode.cfm?eid=1351 &gt; Mark Tooley on Methodism and Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.30.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics</category><category>interview</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2605024f-5af4-426d-9771-cfc1ad4ab35d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2271  &gt; Bush Speechwriter Addresses Christians in Politics at Calvin College&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2271</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Joel Boersma (Originally Published 01.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Joel Boersma</category><category>Richard Land</category><category>Baptist</category><category>abortion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2149c3f3-c0a4-4083-a868-50e0f06477bb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2270 &gt; Bush Speechwriter Addresses Christians in Politics at Calvin College&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2270</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 01.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Michael Gerson</category><category>Calvin College</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3e553b0a-469f-4122-8517-52eaaab589de</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2269  &gt; Running to the Free World &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2269</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 01.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Yu Jie</category><category>Liu Xiabo</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">93e0bf72-517b-4564-8d77-788b371aa108</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2268  &gt; Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century Book Reception&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2268</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Insitute on Religion and Democracy (Originally Published 01.27.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century</category><category>party</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7129946e-6042-47aa-bab3-35dc063ff098</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2265&gt;IRD Commends NAE on Marriage and Conscience Protection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2265</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01.26.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a6bb08dd-1ad2-43a3-8f5f-a8e5922edaee</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2263 &gt; Presbyterian Lobbyist: MLK Slain for Economic Activism &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2263</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 01.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Presbyterian Church USA</category><category>OWS</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e813a5b9-8103-4c0d-b9d5-1695e845e813</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/01/child-sacrifice-in-21st-century-america/george-weigel &gt; Child Sacrifice in 21st Century America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 01.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>sanctity of life</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">20b1a3aa-67cb-479e-9757-8e89ba40fb06</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2262 &gt; Equatorial Sudanese Diaspora Celebrates, Reflects on First Year of Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2262</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jimmy Mullah (Originally Published 01.25.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jimmy Mulla</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>Equatoria</category><guid isPermaLink="false">17d32664-4520-4ade-9487-7ebbe7900be4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2261 &gt; United Methodist Evangelical Leader Preaches Pro-Life in DC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2261</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 01.24.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rev. 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Talk on Islam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2257</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 01.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Wesley Theological Seminary</category><category>Islam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">301706a6-61ab-41a4-903c-86557b636263</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.lifenews.com/2012/01/19/liberal-environmentalists-co-opting-the-term-pro-life/ &gt; Liberal Environmentalists Co-Opting the Term “Pro-Life”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 01.20.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>abortion</category><category>March for Life</category><category>Pro-Life</category><category>Environmental Network</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7f50a888-e357-4dea-9232-5217cce9bc0c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiya8q8JvXI&amp;feature=related &gt; Is Secularism Neutral?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. 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(Part 2)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 01.19.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Amendment 10-A</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fd960628-2114-4abe-ab7e-8d1338294b6b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2255  &gt; A Rhetorically Restrained Rev. 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George (Originally Posted 01.16.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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Oprah Interrogates Joel Osteen on Homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2247</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 01.12.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Oprah</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Joel Osteen</category><category>Lakewood Church</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a0ab307f-4c28-4d71-9e6d-95d52e0eb88d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.bristolhouseltd.com/saras-new-year-blog/ &gt; Bristol House Dubs Methodism &amp; Politics a "Blockbuster"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodism and Politics</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Bristol House</category><category>Sara Anderson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4fe809f6-e17e-40a4-a1d8-206009654052</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2244&gt;IRD: Episcopal Property Ruling a Pyrrhic Victory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2244</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 01.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">291a33a0-90c4-4bf7-9451-c981374b236f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2239 &gt; Can the Gospel Survive the “Social Justice” Fad? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2239</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Giere (Originally Published 01.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Giere</category><category>Dr. Tim Keller</category><category>Social Justice</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Generous Justice</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3ff0f4da-17cf-4b34-a3e2-24fd2c6a9a81</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2237 &gt; Jim Wallis Condemns DRC Trafficking and Conflict Minerals Trade &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2237</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 01.11.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Human trafficking</category><category>sex trafficking</category><category>Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Brookings Institution</category><category>Dodd-Frank Act</category><category>conflict minerals</category><category>National Press Club</category><category>Democratic Republic of Congo</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c13ea879-4d96-4ed6-8135-9afe07177064</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_hV3Yf-kKQ  &gt; 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The American Conservative Reacts to Mark Tooley, War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 01.10.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>The American Conservative</category><category>War and Peace</category><category>Iraq</category><category>American Spectator</category><guid isPermaLink="false">546d9237-f89c-441b-a69a-ef4955f0c8dc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2235 &gt; Global Warming Faithful Preach the Climate Apocalypse &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2235</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Kyoto Treaty</category><category>Environment</category><category>Church World Service</category><category>United Nations</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a50f7c76-1d5a-441e-86c8-8372b9916ece</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2234 &gt; South Sudan President Salva Kiir Makes First Official Visit to Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2234</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 01.09.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Salva Kiir Mayaardit</category><category>Shimon Peres</category><category>Benjamin Netanyahu</category><category>Israel</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>human rights</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>Christian Solidarity International</category><category>Jimmy Mulla</category><category>SPLM</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fb35d94f-9202-4fcb-9f61-b47a95b7a4f9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2233  &gt; Christian Ethics and the Iraq War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2233</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 01.06.12)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>War and Peace</category><category>Shaun Casey</category><category>Stanley Hauerwas</category><category>Iraq</category><category>Vietnam</category><category>Wesley Theological Seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">72496df5-9488-4912-8155-b3926fe81a1a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2232 &gt; 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Democracy (Originally Published 12.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Egypt</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>9/11</category><category>September 11</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Ahmadinejad</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>sexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6ba6fb6f-1a57-4777-92af-b3827c8e1c90</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.progressivechristianalliance.org/Blog/uncategorized/the-dangers-of-imagination-the-conservative-response-to-christmas-undocumented/ &gt; A Progressive Responds to Conservatives on Christmas, Undocumented &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;David Henson (Originally Posted 12.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Immigration</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Andrew Breitbart</category><category>David R. 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Skye Jethani</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>George Soros</category><category>Christmas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e46676e-61f4-4a96-9f8f-4ba921393377</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/286638/christmas-remembrance-paul-marshall &gt; Christmas Remembrance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 12.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Yucef Nardarkhani</category><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>Iran</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>Asia Bibi</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2b1e4771-78ad-4edc-9ca1-48736573852f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2210 &gt;Was Baby Jesus an Illegal Immigrant?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2210</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>American Spectator</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Christmas</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8b96cb27-95d0-4826-8a3b-4ca1b3f27d09</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2209 &gt; Protesting the Butchers of Sudan’s DC Lobbyist &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2209</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 12.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Bart Fisher</category><category>Omar Al-Bashir</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>genocide</category><category>National Islamic Front</category><category>National Congress Party</category><category>Frank Wolf</category><category>Kadugli</category><category>Satellite Sentinel Project</category><guid isPermaLink="false">09f68319-17fc-45c8-b932-bad3107b7899</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.christianpost.com/news/wis-episcopal-diocese-wins-property-dispute-against-breakaway-church-65518/ &gt; Episcopal Diocese Wins Property Dispute Against Breakaway Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Posted 12.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Michael Gryboski</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>religion</category><category>democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f4285432-adf7-400a-ab16-b29e82e49367</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2208&gt; New Study: Global Christianity Undergoes a “Momentous Shift”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2208</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 12.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Christianity</category><category>Pew Forum</category><category>Islam</category><category>religion</category><category>Africa</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ce725194-2e59-43a1-8cee-218126249651</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.crosswalk.com/news/kim-jong-il-and-the-great-lie.html &gt;  Kim Jong Il and the Great Lie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Posted 12.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Kim Jong-Il</category><category>North Korea</category><category>Kim Ill Sung</category><guid isPermaLink="false">bcd3671b-2747-4491-960b-bf1fec46adb2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/has-christmas-become-too-secular/secularism-cannot-change-the-truth-of-christs-birth  &gt; Secularism Cannot Change the Truth of Christ's Birth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 12.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Christmas</category><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Secularism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d9f67eca-98c1-4e86-ba9a-26832d19660d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/12/christmas-the-infinite-and-the-finite  &gt; Christmas, the Infinite, and the Finite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 12.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Christmas</category><category>Book review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b7b90fc3-216e-4053-964c-0e81b724c9e2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1500802  &gt; NCC 'Dinosaur' on the Wrong Side&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 12.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>Cuba</category><category>NCC</category><category>democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">71b7715a-2459-4f16-a075-52fd023a6a97</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2207 &gt; Three Notable Deaths in One Week&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2207</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 12.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Kim Jong-il</category><category>Christopher Hitchens</category><category>Vaclav Havel</category><category>communism</category><category>democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0a4f709b-04f0-4983-8648-46aa4b647896</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2206&gt;Will Kim Jong-Il Death Herald More or Less Repression for North Korea’s Christians?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2206</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 12.20.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8f18ca12-1871-4ae4-b430-46f31ab291e2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2205  &gt; Noisy Religious Left Silent on Islamist Egypt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2205</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Published 12.20.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>American Baptists</category><category>Tahrir Square</category><category>Nina Shea</category><category>A. Ray Morey</category><guid isPermaLink="false">61cb1f46-bfb8-4d48-8abe-90d3bd3dabb5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.ionainstitute.ie/index.php?id=1848&gt; Weigel: Renewal of Church Needs Renewal of Faith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 12.19.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>reformation</category><category>religion</category><category>democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4fc2bcb9-6e43-4bc1-a34b-a96c5429f284</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/us/politics/newt-gingrich-represents-new-political-era-for-catholics.html?_r=1 &gt; Gingrich Represents New Political Era for Catholics?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel and Michael Novak (Originally Posted 12.19.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Newt Gingrich</category><category>Republican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">80282bae-60f7-48f9-9193-1e2ef07fae27</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2204&gt;Sudan’s Anglicans Un-invite U.S. Episcopal Church and Recognize New Anglican Church in North America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2204</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 12.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">69a02acc-a413-4f21-87c0-bb53b4117601</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/18979&gt; USCIRF Renewed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 12.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>USCIRF</category><category>Sen. Dick Durbin</category><category>Rep. Frank Wolf</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e5a4fbbc-495c-42a9-b06f-9973fc6b48a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2203&gt; Occupying Churches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2203</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Occupy</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Jep Streit</category><category>Anglican</category><category>war and peace</category><category>Katherine Jefferts Schori</category><category>Jim Winkler</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3f399c28-4e49-4e47-bd86-161a08099d22</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2202  &gt;  Military Ethicist Addresses Duke Audience&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2202</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 12.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><category>Milites Christi</category><category>war and peace</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7333a5e5-a480-4270-b145-2e40b6256d86</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2201&gt;Good News: U.S. Senate Action Averts Shutdown of U.S. Religious Freedom Commission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2201</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 12.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a1bc9dca-8520-4986-b4b7-07d7f6619077</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2200&gt;New York City’s Growing Churches Face Eviction &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2200</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 12.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>New York City</category><category>eviction</category><category>Bronx Household of Faith</category><category>Barna Group</category><category>Alliance Defense Fund</category><category>Caleb Cardy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c03f05a0-4a3c-4147-a580-b796332789ca</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2199&gt; Dining Off the Devil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2199</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 12.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Omar al Bashir</category><category>Religious freedom</category><category>Representative Frank Wolf</category><category>Sudan</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>Abyei</category><guid isPermaLink="false">af168cf3-5ddc-49a9-8321-a42cff668cbe</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/12/the-cardinal-down-under/george-weigel&gt; The Cardinal Down Under&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 12.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7ba5ec44-3dcf-4259-831f-414729611ebd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2198&gt; One Good Book for Christmas &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2198</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>book review</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Baptist</category><category>Prohibition</category><guid isPermaLink="false">60d24b2f-6087-4477-8e9b-d2fcec967d9c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2197 &gt; Defrocked United Methodist Jimmy Creech Speaks at Duke&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2197</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 12.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Jimmy Creech</category><category>LGBTQ</category><category>Soulforce</category><category>sexuality</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c94a7724-2e6f-4e37-8a8b-298b605b4146</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/December/US-Muslim-Summit-Way-to-Outlaw-Islams-Critics-/ &gt; US, Muslim Summit Way to Outlaw Islam's Critics?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 12.13.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>Islam</category><category>OIC</category><guid isPermaLink="false">048397ab-88f6-473d-8cbf-7455db474568</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/george-weigel-english-bishops-using-wrong-strategy-in-marriage-battle/ &gt; Right Battle, Wrong Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 12.13.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>gay marriage</category><category>Europe</category><guid isPermaLink="false">61731265-8c6d-4ef1-8e7a-10c17b319084</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2196 &gt; Episcopal, Anglican Communion Chiefs Sympathize with Occupy Movement &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2196</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 12.12.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Katherine Jefferts Schori</category><category>Archbishop Rowan Williams</category><category>Occupy movement</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7b2ba389-8d13-43f2-92e6-f961b26ed54c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2195 &gt; Church Council Gives Hugs to Cuba &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2195</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 12.12.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>communism</category><category>NCC</category><category>Rev. 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Stanley Jones</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ff920f21-6a78-4c14-a8e6-3c33a480aedf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/sexually_exploited_female_movie_stars.html &gt; Sexually Exploited Female Movie Stars? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 12.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>public square</category><category>research</category><category>Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c63d3037-8fa3-49e2-a779-1ea7aaf20c84</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/7229?CFID=31498784&amp;CFTOKEN=15313840 &gt; Coercing Consciences&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 12.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>sexuality</category><category>Methodist</category><category>RCRC</category><category>LGBTQ</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0e5a7bad-dcea-4f50-a4d5-eabc7f57b7be</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2189 &gt;Wesley Seminary Professor Bends Scripture to LGBT Agenda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2189</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 12.06.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>sexuality</category><category>Methodist</category><category>RCRC</category><category>LGBTQ</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f1a8cc42-d4c9-4b78-8432-89cabbc3c0c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2188&gt; Dick Durbin May Block Religious Freedom Commissions Renewal to Fund Pork Project &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2188</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 12.06.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonell</category><category>USCIRF</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>religious liberty</category><category>pork</category><category>pet project</category><category>democrat</category><category>Dick Durban</category><category>Richard Durbin</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa7f275d-3253-4bae-8c08-3f9cd5b5d72b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2181&gt; Religious Freedom is in Danger! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2181</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 12.05.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>USCIRF</category><category>U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom</category><category>Dick Durbin</category><category>Harry Reed</category><category>Mitch McConnell</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>religion</category><category>democracy</category><category>Catholic</category><category>protestant</category><category>Anglican</category><guid isPermaLink="false">71e117f0-b97f-42ea-8026-3dbc77bfb37d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2187 &gt; Why You Should Care about Human Trafficking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2183</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Posted 12.05.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Sex trafficking</category><category>human trafficking</category><category>E. 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George (Originally Posted 11.30.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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Eugene Cho</category><category>Thanksgiving</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>immigration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c1bebd6f-592c-4025-a0e0-b58d60270f4d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2171 &gt; Evangelical Spokesmen Unite Against Alabama Immigration Law &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2171</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:37:34 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>immigration</category><category>Rev. 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Dr. Daniel Vestal</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Children’s Defense Fund</category><category>Tony Campolo</category><category>Marian Wright Edelman</category><guid isPermaLink="false">619d45f6-e9cb-4f19-9a73-9d051648442e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2166 &gt; Vigils Denounce Potential Federal Budget Limits &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2166</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:18:33 GMT</pubDate><category>Bart Gingerich</category><category>Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs</category><category>Rotunda 11</category><category>GBCS</category><category>Richard Cizik</category><category>Michael Kinnamon</category><category>NAE</category><category>UCC</category><category>NCC</category><category>Faithful Budget Campaign</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b0b313c0-eac0-4b7b-80f4-085fe0e5adc8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2165 &gt; Renewing America’s Churches Association for Church Renewal</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2165</link><description>&lt;p&gt;John Bardosky (Originally Published 11.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:08:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Bishop John Bradosky</category><category>ELCA</category><category>Lutheran</category><category>Baptists</category><category>Mark Chavez</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9afbe289-7e3a-4bed-878f-d18592239866</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://mateenelass.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/justice-and-the-freedom-of-religion/ &gt; Justice and the Freedom of Religion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 11.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:08:19 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>Islam</category><category>Yusef Nardarkhani</category><guid isPermaLink="false">272a2c6a-039e-4972-b6dc-62084cebf9d2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2164 &gt; Duke Hosts Discussion on Soldiers and the Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2164</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:48:58 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Duke University</category><category>Stanley Haurwas</category><category>Warren Kinghorn</category><category>Logan Mehl-Laituri</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8771c0b0-3dcd-4636-bc2b-bb688138ff98</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2163 &gt; “Human Circles” Attempt to “Protect” the Poor &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2163</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 11.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:42:16 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Richard Land</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><category>Human Circles</category><category>Sojourners</category><guid isPermaLink="false">94d9058b-5289-43a2-aaaf-3c17357df8ff</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2162&gt;Jimmy Carter Convenes Liberal Baptists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2162</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Released 11.18.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:44:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b1069c1f-c612-4517-bc05-c41258a0dcb3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2160 &gt; Sudan’s Recurring Nightmare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2160</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 11.18.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:18:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Sudan</category><category>George Clooney</category><category>Republic of South Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7bcb841b-a4fa-43a6-83c9-daf28906b15e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2159 &gt; Targeting Evangelicals for ‘Palestine’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2159</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.18.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:06:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Stephen Sizer</category><category>Bill Hybels</category><category>World Vision</category><category>Naim Ateek</category><category>Sabeel</category><category>Palestine</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">14b54d8e-0ac2-40ab-a07d-2c01c1500c73</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2158&gt;Jimmy Carter Convenes Liberal Baptists in Atlanta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2158</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 11.17.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:04:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6c52b861-504e-4e05-997f-ee106cca151e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2152 &gt; Church Groups Push for Divided Jerusalem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2152</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 11.17.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Middle East</category><category>Christians for Middle East Peace</category><category>Lutheran</category><guid isPermaLink="false">27b9b961-0d00-42a2-b9b4-072947a9478f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2156 &gt; Social Gospel Proclaimed at United Methodism’s Lake Junaluska&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2156</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.17.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:01:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><category>and Bread for the World</category><category>Lake Junaluska</category><category>GBCS</category><category>Common Cause</category><category>David Beckmann</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1e5b2fe4-393e-4f51-bb6c-1a05f1a6bb55</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2151&gt; What a Great Idea!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2151</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 11.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Thomas Farr</category><category>Georgetown University</category><category>Noah Feldman</category><category>Michael McConnell</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e2c8a65-3b03-48f1-bd72-2bcaeb214107</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/7159?CFID=37556620&amp;CFTOKEN=26883185 &gt; Remembering Bill Doherty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 11.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:04:22 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Bill Doherty</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Catholic University of America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b9c0dfc7-71d5-4f04-8bb2-5ce02a11e659</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2148 &gt; Spiritual Decay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2148</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 11.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:18:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Mariann Budde</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Anglican</category><category>John Bryson Chane</category><guid isPermaLink="false">484e2e19-a985-47b3-8e39-e49cf7019c04</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2147  &gt; Colby and Hoover on Film &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2147</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:06:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>CIA</category><category>J. 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&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2143</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 11.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:51:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Gene Robinson</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Center for American Progress</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9255cdf3-206a-4081-95a5-436a1baa6630</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2142 &gt; National Council of Churches Chief Resigns Amid Budget Woes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2142</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 11.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:21:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Kathryn Mary Lohre</category><category>Michael Kinnamon</category><category>Bob Edgar</category><category>NCC</category><category>resigned</category><category>Peg Chamberlin</category><category>Dian Eck</category><guid isPermaLink="false">468d5e72-3e9a-4c42-9fde-1ef72aa44805</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2141 &gt; Al Mohler Challenges Joel Osteen over Mormonism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2141</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:27:57 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Joel Osteen</category><category>Mormonism</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Baptist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">50c654fa-9e29-43f2-944f-218dde973409</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2140 &gt; Protesting Prayer in Detroit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2140</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Luke Moon (Originally Published 11.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:21:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Luke Moon</category><category>The Call</category><category>Bishop Ben Gilbert</category><category>People for the American Way</category><category>Bishop Edgar Vann</category><guid isPermaLink="false">52bbb6bc-61b4-4f52-b6f3-0a241cd66109</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2139&gt; Evangelicals Opposing Nukes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2139</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>NAE</category><category>nuclear weapons</category><category>Leith Anderson</category><category>Tyler Wigg-Stevenson</category><category>2 Futures Project</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5d8cd913-2cb9-455c-96c7-8423620cc591</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2139&gt; Evangelicals Opposing Nukes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2139</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:46:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>NAE</category><category>nuclear weapons</category><category>Leith Anderson</category><category>Tyler Wigg-Stevenson</category><category>2 Futures Project</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b82c446d-8e49-4882-b56d-15a32c7f07e6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2138&gt;Sudan's Islamist/Arabist Regime Renewing Attacks on Refugees, South&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2138</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 11.10.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:29:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ffbab18a-9c32-4298-b53f-0f2a085b0fdc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/11/must-the-roman-curia-be-italian &gt; Must the Roman Curia be Italian? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 11.10.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:26:50 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Andrea Ricardi</category><category>pope</category><guid isPermaLink="false">95a2f3e1-966d-4658-9146-fe5c54bf75b3</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2137 &gt; NAE Backs Nuclear Disarmament&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2137</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.10.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:40:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>NAE</category><category>war and peace</category><category>2 Futures Project</category><category>Leith Anderson</category><category>nuclear weapons</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b26c82ec-9cf3-4ba1-8b02-7f4453eefaed</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.ncccusa.org/news/111109kinnamon.html &gt; Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon to Leave NCC Leadership Role &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Posted 11.10.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:38:22 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Kinnamon</category><category>NCC</category><category>Peg Chamberlin</category><category>Kathryn Lohre</category><guid isPermaLink="false">60727318-f04b-4227-8c4d-00ad76909573</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/8/foxs-glee-wrong-to-promote-teen-sex/ &gt; Fox Show Wrong to Promote Teen Sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 11.09.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Sexuality</category><category>Glee</category><category>sex</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5202f99c-1da5-4da4-932c-48f99b30fce4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2136 &gt; Wise or Utopian? National Association of Evangelicals Addresses Nukes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2136</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 11.09.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:33:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Press Release</category><category>NAE</category><category>Nuclear weapons</category><guid isPermaLink="false">91656f34-2a58-44de-9d90-579edf8790e1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2134 &gt; Left Warns Obama of ‘Holy Hell’ over Tar Sands Pipeline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2134</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.08.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:50:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Rose Marie Berger</category><category>environment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3abf035a-0d90-4b0a-a87a-8e6ebe54dcab</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2133&gt; Acting for Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2133</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 11.08.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:46:19 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Church Alliance for a New Sudan</category><category>Act for Sudan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">57cc9b55-3fa6-45bb-9c38-ff266bcf6a09</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2011/11/07/god-the-shakedown-artist-for-the-welfare-state/  &gt; God: The Shakedown Artist for the Welfare State?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 11.08.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Cato Institute</category><category>government</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4eab5b29-bd03-4f0d-929d-e939ca4bb75c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/hidden-persuaders_604174.html &gt; Hidden Persuaders &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Fred Barnes (Originally Posted 11.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:21:44 GMT</pubDate><category>Fred Barnes</category><category>abortion</category><category>pro-life</category><category>AUL</category><guid isPermaLink="false">371d2351-be85-4de0-9c52-0aa8e4c5f03a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2132 &gt; United Methodist Minister Celebrates “National Coming Out Day” &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2132</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 11.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:44:44 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>sexuality</category><category>Methodist Jimmy Creech</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c5042eec-7fb8-4ae2-bca2-69aba91e4097</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2131&gt; Evangelicals Prepare for 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2131</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 11.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>George Soros</category><category>Evangelical</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e5367af8-add4-4abd-ad9f-92a33dd8c90c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2130 &gt; South African Bishop Praises OWS at Capitol Hill Methodist Building &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2130</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 11.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:15:15 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Peter Storey</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">86dfed17-400c-4a94-9ac7-681ffa47b595</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2129&gt;Trading a Friar for an Archbishop – Rowan Williams gets behind the Robin Hood Tax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2129</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Published 11.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:15:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5c6709f0-1b33-46b4-8ebf-81923ddd7db7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2128 &gt; United Methodist Bishop Will Willimon Talks Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2128</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 11.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:16:47 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Bishop Will Willimon</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Duke University</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2a916200-6698-44ee-928d-1ecdce572e54</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2127 &gt; Michael Gerson and Darryl Hart Discuss a "Prudent" Role for Evangelicals in Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 11.3.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:19:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Gerson</category><category>Darryl Hart</category><category>faith and politics</category><category>Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a9b46b48-188e-4e89-8b4c-ee96af7271f7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.crosswalk.com/news/not-the-lord-s-army.html?ps=0&gt;Not the Lord's Army&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Butler (Originally Posted 11.3.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Lord's Resistance Army</category><category>human rights</category><category>Limbaugh</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b06d87f3-78e6-449f-bbdb-548e2f398b6e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2126&gt;Democrats Hire National Association of Evangelicals Board Member for Religious Outreach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 11.3.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:42:31 GMT</pubDate><category>NAE</category><category>DNC</category><category>Harkins</category><guid isPermaLink="false">440b537c-2226-4d96-89f2-f301cc2cdffa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/11/breaking-bad-liturgical-habits/george-weigel &gt; Breaking Bad Liturgical Habits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 11.02.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:27:21 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Episcopal</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8bbfe8b0-e4ee-49bb-9944-e64aabf06695</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2125 &gt; Anti-Israel Sabeel Challenges the “Politics of Empire”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2125</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 11.02.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:15:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Sabeel</category><category>Israel</category><category>Ecumenical</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Rev. 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Dr. Derrick Harkins</category><category>Luke Moon</category><category>NAE</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Obamacare</category><guid isPermaLink="false">91d43ebe-0450-4ba0-8f3f-8b47e4c77e76</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/30/the-role-of-religion-in-the-2012-election/in-public-debate-humility-and-clarity &gt; In Public Debate, Humility and Clarity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Posted 10.31.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:06:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>American Enterprise Institute</category><category>politics</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fce5a3ce-0a0e-42d6-b721-de9bb1dfa094</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2123 &gt; Brian McLaren Calls for Redistribution of Wealth &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2123</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 10.31.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:48:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Greenbelt Festival</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>emergent church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cf46ec57-06a5-4dce-b624-cdcfe505c06b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-occupy-religion-20111029,0,11561.story &gt; Unmasking the Occupy Movement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.31.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>Occupy Movement</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>IRD</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e93427a1-f341-44bd-ab02-5bfa966a3039</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/document.doc?id=144 &gt; IRD President Joins Christian Leaders in Rebutting Harsh Anti-Israel Stance of David Gushee and Glen Stassen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 10.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category>David Gushee</category><category>Glenn Stassen</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Israel</category><category>Just Peacemaking Initiative</category><category>Fuller Seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ebd61e8f-cfbb-40e3-b924-1a50b93b767b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2122 &gt; Evangelical Left Blocks George W. Bush Canadian Event &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2122</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:03:03 GMT</pubDate><category>George W. 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</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2119</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 10.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Arthur Brooks</category><category>Occupy Wall Street</category><category>Christian Community Development Association</category><guid isPermaLink="false">36a6a8f6-122d-4e4d-bf92-8a023d18bb59</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2120 &gt; Faith-Based Organizations Walk against Human Trafficking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2120</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 10.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:50:17 GMT</pubDate><category>DC Stop Modern Slavery</category><category>Global Centurion</category><category>John Jacks</category><category>Matt Chubb</category><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Bridge to Freedom Foundation</category><category>Laura Lederer</category><category>Lou CdeBaca</category><category>Cassandra Clifford</category><category>human trafficking</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9620f5c1-1ff0-466d-a5d0-ebeb06c0ea77</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href =  www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2116   &gt; Coptic Christians Rally for Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2116</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 10.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>human rights</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Tahrir Square</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5312546e-5da2-4345-ba5f-9d7162ba7970</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2118 &gt; Novak: IRD Was the Mouse That Roared  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2118</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Published 10.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Don’t confuse statism with the common good</category><category>Michael Novak</category><category>Diane Knippers Memorial Lecture</category><category>NCC</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>communism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4bd4db68-94cf-4c55-b256-7dc1c6243bdd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2117 &gt; Recovering the Lost Meaning of Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2117</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Published 10.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:49:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Gene Simmons</category><category>Manhattan Declaration</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9a6e21a8-8101-432b-a7a6-8cff5a5d2e89</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1465170 &gt; Muslim 'Hecklers' Appealing Guilty Verdict &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 10.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:11:58 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>CAIR</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>Israel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">870dfcbf-fd6e-49b9-bc4f-92798edb1df6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/7043?CFID=31498784&amp;CFTOKEN=15313840 &gt; The Emerging Crisis in Ukraine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 10.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:35:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Yulia Tomoshenko</category><category>Ukraine</category><category>George Weigel</category><category>Orthodox</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc224ea-56ec-4951-ac27-1dd063e8df2c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2115&gt;Episcopal Church Drops Below Two Million Members&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2115</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 10.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:37:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">884067ee-4051-4d3e-add1-1079cb6c61e8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2116  &gt; Coptic Christians Rally for Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2116</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 10.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Tahrir Square</category><category>human rights</category><category>religious freedom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e2f62414-fbf5-4116-9230-66474fcd694c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2114&gt; G92 Immigration Summit Touts Looser Policies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2114</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 10.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:47:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Will Willimon</category><category>Richard Land</category><category>G92 Summit Cedarville University</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Immigration</category><category>Shane Claiborne</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Carl Ruby</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2f4b2aa5-4056-4047-ad7c-a7016296aa3e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2113&gt; Coptic Christians Demonstrate for Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2113</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 10.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:47:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Fred Grandy</category><category>Ibrahim Ahmed</category><category>Luke Moon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">eb429013-1038-45cb-9d98-a4f6206a3752</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href = http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2112 &gt; United Methodists Urge Anti-Israel Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2112</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alex Elmore (Originally Published 10.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:03:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Rev. 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The Passing of Hillary's 1960s Mentor &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2089</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:55:59 GMT</pubDate><category>Tooley</category><category>Carl Oglesby</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Goldwater</category><category>American Spectator</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a711ce6a-c9d1-4894-b4f8-b2a7fddf9e23</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/presbyterian-ordination-of-homosexual-man-could-worsen-global-split/ &gt; Presbyterian Ordination of Gay Man to Worsen Split?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Gary Green (Originally Posted 10.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:27:31 GMT</pubDate><category>PCUSA</category><category>Gary Green</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e385f2a8-dc27-4625-b04c-b33e2f1d1f10</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2088 &gt; Jim Wallis Argues “Life Experience” Should Inform Biblical View of Politics”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2088</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 10.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:55:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>The King’s College</category><category>Richard Land</category><category>Marvin Olasky</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3611fc59-94fe-47aa-a43d-d124117555c4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://blog.beliefnet.com/news/2011/10/what-is-chrislam-and-does-anybody-really-preach-it.php#ixzz1a7LDt6ag &gt; What is “Chrislam” and does anybody really preach it? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Posted 10.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:38:29 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>Rick Warren</category><category>Chrislam</category><guid isPermaLink="false">abc38ccb-3388-4985-ad1c-6448c8e4b12b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2087&gt;Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to Begin Homosexual Ordinations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2087</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 10.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:55:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ccf1dcb1-72a0-4ffb-89af-bdff04878f95</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2086 &gt; Franky Schaeffer Derides Christianity as “Stupid”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2086</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 10.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:39:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Franky Schaeffer</category><category>Francis Schaeffer</category><category>Sex</category><category>Mom and God</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f7b6ed41-20b2-4457-9bb0-8a4fd1fbdbbe</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://foundationforevangelism.org/2011/10/ed-robb-named-2011-distinguished-evangelist-of-the-united-methodist-church &gt; Ed Robb Named 2011 Distinguished Evangelist of The United Methodist Church &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ed Robb (Originally Posted 10.06.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Methodist</category><category>Ed Robb</category><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">81e78f51-d240-4cf4-976c-5bdcef977ca0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/tim-tebow-and-christophobia/ &gt; Tim Tebow and Christophobia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 10.06.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:17:17 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Tim Tebow</category><category>catholic</category><category>Christian</category><category>sports</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3544d6f0-bf9b-4fc8-b973-1b1360defaff</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2085 &gt; Brian McLaren Warns U.K. Audience of U.S.-Initiated Nuclear War &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2085</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 10.06.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:43:45 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Brian McLaren</category><category>Greenbelt Festival</category><category>Middle East</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0368dfe7-d4db-4160-a5a6-304d4a5dcc88</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/278983/rebuilding-cuba-george-weigel &gt; Rebuilding Cuba&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 10.05.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:26:46 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Cuba</category><category>National Review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">62cf172f-69c5-4c64-8235-6013d2d3fc26</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2084 &gt; Don’t Confuse the Common Good with Statism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2084</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Novak (Originally Published 10.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Michael Novak</category><category>Diane Knippers Memorial Lecture</category><category>Don’t Confuse the Common Good with Statism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f597ef83-8b46-45e1-8d2c-31a38f645cd8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/278929/iran-feels-pressure-over-nadarkhani-paul-marshall &gt;  Iran Feels Pressure over Nadarkhani &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 10.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:33:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>Youcef Nadarkhani</category><category>religious liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">01c5f25b-1a81-489f-a090-595689c3e5f0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/10/4055 &gt; GOP Candidates Talk about Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 10.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. George</category><category>Ron Paul</category><category>Palmetto Freedom Forum</category><category>abortion</category><category>sanctity of life</category><guid isPermaLink="false">404c0f7c-6308-492b-99bd-7362391d87bc</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2083  &gt; Churches Debate Troy Davis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2083</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 10.03.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:05:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Troy Davis</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Southern Baptist</category><category>Catholic</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9032e16e-6cd7-43a2-ad97-2687684c5c68</guid></item><item><title> &lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2082  &gt; Stories from Two Iranian Prisons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2082</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.30.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:25:25 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Youcef Nadarkhani</category><category>Iran</category><category>Shane Bauer</category><category>Josh Fattal</category><category>Sarah Shroud</category><category>Lisa Daftari</category><guid isPermaLink="false">59803e0a-e0bf-4075-a4b5-722a6b49d321</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2081 &gt; Dr. Robert Benne: Lutheran Power Is in Christ, not Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2081</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 09.30.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:23:30 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert Benne</category><category>Lutheran</category><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>ECLA</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">89d71fd9-b465-4e23-89e8-c34da0c66bda</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://inthefightpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/09/brain-trust-janice-shaw-crouse.html  &gt; Are More Christians Okay with Pre-Marital Sex?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Janice Crouse (Originally Posted 09.30.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:42:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Sex</category><category>Marriage</category><category>Evangelicals</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0d42aa54-07b0-4383-a568-503931091517</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2080&gt;IRD Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Michael Novak Lecture Monday, October 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2080</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:05:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">551d1c27-bf19-466f-8c68-57f314a00bad</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2079&gt;Defrocked United Methodist Touts “Broader Perspective” of Sexuality at Foundry Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2079</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 09.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:09:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a5f5884-515b-4e0f-a523-e3ad8e59eb38</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/6890?CFID=40741516&amp;CFTOKEN=64258922 &gt; 9/11, Benedict XVI and Regensburg &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted: 09.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:12:16 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Pope</category><category>Benedict XVI</category><category>Islam</category><category>9/11</category><category>terrorism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a94d8aa7-a06b-43b1-a84a-898154ca703c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2078&gt;IRD Praises Reauthorization of U.S. Religious Freedom Commission&lt;a/&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2078</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:48:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a963edec-4ab5-4388-b060-31dddb8a678f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2076&gt; Money In, Money Out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2076</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 09.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>NCC</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>funding</category><category>donations</category><category>Money In</category><category>Money Out</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><category>Congress</category><category>spending</category><category>budget</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e8bd059e-6bf2-4f93-94df-a15e64415418</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2075&gt; Congressman Blasts Media for Sudan Apathy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2075</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:05:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>Sudan</category><category>NCP</category><category>National Congress Party</category><category>NIF</category><category>National Islamic Front</category><category>Islam</category><category>genocide</category><category>Khartoum</category><category>media</category><category>news</category><category>Frank Wolf</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d45a3915-1249-46ad-8c85-dc7a76c25cba</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2073&gt;After Mexico breakup, PCUSA looks for new partners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2073</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 09.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:21:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14810983-1568-4f1a-a2c0-0bb67a268122</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2072&gt;Former Ugandan Bishop Campaigns for Acceptance of Alternative Sexualities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2072</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alex Elmore and Jeff Walton (Originally Published 09.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:09:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">bc23a135-890c-4efa-b9f3-8130c28beb1a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://blogs.courier-journal.com/faith/2011/09/26/perry-bachmann-and-christian-zionism/&gt;Perry, Bachman, and Christian Zionism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Peter Smith (Originally Posted 09.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:44:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Palestine</category><category>Israel</category><category>Christian</category><category>Zionism</category><category>state</category><category>church</category><category>apocalypse</category><category>politics</category><guid isPermaLink="false">773d5ba3-ed45-4e22-a09a-de46dbccc71e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2060&gt;Amid Palestinian Statehood Bid, Evangelical Left Threatens Divine Wrath on Israel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2060</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:56:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7d54da43-7c43-42fe-92a6-2763223ba11b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2059 &gt; Prayer Book Society Meets at Truro &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2059</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 09.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:24:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Prayer Book Society</category><category>Gavin Dunbar</category><category>1979</category><category>1928</category><category>1662</category><category>Jason Patterson</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>worship</category><category>tradition</category><category>congregation</category><category>prayer</category><category>theology</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8cb497d4-fcff-475d-b24b-21c9b6521846</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://blog.acton.org/archives/26293-national-council-of-churches-balancing-the-budget-on-the-backs-of-the-poor.html   &gt; Balancing the Budget on the Backs of the Poor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion &amp;amp; Democracy (Originally Posted 09.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Institute on Religion and Democracy</category><category>IRD</category><category>NCC</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><category>Mark Hanson</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e93160d7-5e09-4fed-9e2c-7a433f8a2387</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2058  &gt; Bishops Take Different Paths in Recalling 9/11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2058</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 09.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:04:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Bishop Katharine Jefferts Shori</category><category>Archbishop Robert Duncan</category><category>Anglican</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>September 11</category><guid isPermaLink="false">02771473-a895-41b8-a1e8-0209e99e7971</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2057&gt; NCC Nears Financial Collapse? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2057</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 09.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:55:42 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>National Council of Churches</category><category>NCC</category><category>Peg Chamberlin</category><category>Ann Tiemeyer</category><category>Michael Kinnamon</category><category>Mark Hanson</category><category>Kathryn Lohre</category><category>Children’s Defense Fund</category><category>Greek Orthodox Church</category><guid isPermaLink="false">17b0b3c1-bec1-4f4e-a8ee-594766f60bce</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2056  &gt; Ashton Kutcher Backs Strip Clubs  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2056</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 09.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:15:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Sex trafficking</category><category>human trafficking</category><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Ashton Kutcher</category><category>A21 Campaign</category><category>Salvation Army</category><category>David Letterman</category><guid isPermaLink="false">585d9525-6f4f-4b97-91c9-187f50f9eeb7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2055 &gt; Rick Perry, Evangelical &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2055</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:54:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Liberty University</category><category>Rick Perry</category><category>Evangelical</category><guid isPermaLink="false">94cb51da-f1b0-42db-8629-94a3694db18e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2054 &gt; End of the Mainline &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2054</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 09.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:39:20 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Bishop Walter Righter</category><category>Bishop Barry Stopfel</category><category>John Shelby Spong</category><category>Bishop Joe Sprague</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ddb28d5f-bb8b-4ed4-8857-bcc445c8739f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/6857?CFID=31498784&amp;CFTOKEN=15313840&gt; Father Barron’s ‘Catholicism’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Published 09.21.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:07:31 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Catholicism</category><category>film</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c4f853a8-4a1d-4b8b-b37c-6f802f472d97</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.examiner.com/christianity-politics-in-national/washington-talks-economic-consequences-if-abbas-pushes-statehood-with-u-n &gt; D.C. Ponders Economic Effect of Palestinian Statehood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.20.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:19:45 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Washington Examiner</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">baf8388e-b154-4235-9f56-b98ab01e5516</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIuZGZLyIww &gt; Faith McDonnell Calls for Unity in Sudan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Posted 09.19.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:34:37 GMT</pubDate><category>Sudan</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>United Nations</category><category>Religious Liberty</category><guid isPermaLink="false">baf5eeb4-f1d4-4584-b51d-5aa1cc17645c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2053 &gt; The Religious Left’s Commemoration of 9-11 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2053</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.19.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:43:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Pax Christi USA</category><category>September 11</category><category>Southern Baptist Theological Seminary</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><guid isPermaLink="false">9fe53e03-65ca-4334-b07e-d2b813d6d7a1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christiantoday.com/article/american.christians.at.odds.over.national.debt/28644.htm  &gt; Jim Wallis Clings to “Moral Budget” Views &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Christians for a Sustainable Economy (Originally Published 09.19.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:14:15 GMT</pubDate><category>CASE</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christians for a Sustainable Economy</category><category>Eric Teetsel</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4f95bcfc-3f15-4c1a-aaaf-c450be26e8dd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2052&gt; Don’t Talk Stinky to Me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2052</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 09.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:19:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian Fellowship</category><category>John Crosby</category><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>Peter Barnes</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1e315b5c-eadd-4f5d-9059-55975623c72e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2051 &gt; 'Chaste Marriage' for Today &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2051</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim Tonkowich (Originally Published 09.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Jim Tonkowich</category><category>Casti Connubii</category><category>Fellow</category><category>Pius XI</category><guid isPermaLink="false">be9971bc-b99b-4b64-8ed3-1da36bfd212a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2050&gt; Presbyterians Attacking Israel Again &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2050</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:06:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>JCPA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Mission Responsibility Through Investment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ebd918d3-d0e5-4444-91a8-5e449692d2da</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2049 &gt; Everything You Know is About to Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2049</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.16.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:30:28 GMT</pubDate><category>Narnia</category><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Telmarines</category><category>Pevensie</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1237717e-d74d-4998-8662-726df65e6648</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2048&gt; Presbyterians Set to Tangle Again over Israel Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2048</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 09.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:23:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Israel</category><category>divestment</category><guid isPermaLink="false">a2870c4d-1cc4-4e5e-b3ea-0a1c06e78f1c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2047&gt; Southern Baptists Examine 9/11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2047</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 09.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:17:15 GMT</pubDate><category>Southern Baptist Theological Seminary</category><category>Albert Mohler</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Russell Moore</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6acc84de-9104-453c-b3c9-390b171c78a8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/09/social_issues_are_not_going_away_in_2012.html &gt; Social Issues are Not Going Away in 2012&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 09.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:36:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>CFWA</category><category>Election 2102</category><category>social issues</category><category>Anthony Weiner</category><guid isPermaLink="false">5b45382e-edee-4a7b-aeee-0677de336d91</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2046&gt; Duke Responds to 9/11 with Interfaith Panel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2046</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 09.15.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:15:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Methodist</category><category>Duke Divinity School</category><category>Richard B. Hays</category><category>Sumi Kim</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1b1bce26-4a92-433b-8a4d-42d1086597a6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2045&gt;Presbyterians, United Methodists Again Tout Anti-Israel Divestment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2045</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:41:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8b9a40f2-53ff-4941-ad16-4bfadd16c113</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2044 &gt; Did 9/11 Change America Religiously? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2044</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:05:11 GMT</pubDate><category>William Willimon</category><category>Christianity Today</category><category>Matt Redman</category><category>September 11</category><category>9/11</category><category>IRD</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">772a765e-eb0c-4493-966b-6776c0c696f7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2043 &gt; At Ground Zero, Jim Wallis Touts “New Generation” of Evangelicals &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2043</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 09.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:29:02 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Wallis</category><category>Ground Zero</category><category>September 11</category><category>World Evangelical Alliance</category><category>Gushee</category><category>IRD</category><category>religion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c780d5d9-fc3c-4bf3-b183-352c1002d7b0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/09/russian-orthodoxy-and-leninrsquos-tomb &gt; Russian Orthodoxy and Lenin’s Tomb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 09.14.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:23:28 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Russian orthodox</category><category>communism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">18d87efc-c63b-416b-bc55-ba78daf49cdd</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2042 &gt; For Religious Left on 9/11, “Reflection” Means “Pacifism”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2042</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 09.13.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:22:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Pax Christi</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Bishop William Willimon</category><category>Catholic University of America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d772c88d-c6e1-44c7-b054-52e1797f315d</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://faculty.isi.org/blog/post/view/id/673 &gt; Unplugged: Robert P. George &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 09.13.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:50:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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In Remembrance of 9/11 UMC Bishop Preaches Trust God, not War &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2041</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 09.12.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:27:33 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Imam Yahya Hendi</category><category>Bishop Forrest Stith</category><category>GBCS</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Weekly Standard</category><category>Billy Graham</category><category>National Cathedral</category><category>Call to Compassion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b414575f-4ab3-4507-8ada-fa2f48390b78</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/276895/911-makes-american-paul-marshall&gt; 9/11 Makes an American&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 09.12.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate><category>9/11</category><category>terrorism</category><category>America</category><category>courage</category><category>Pentagon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">af57bc95-5102-4cba-9f7b-1eee05280c20</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2040  &gt; 9/11 at the Cathedral &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2040</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.12.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:36:30 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Weekly Standard</category><category>Billy Graham</category><category>National Cathedral</category><category>Call to Compassion</category><guid isPermaLink="false">40ce865c-7fec-46a4-8fbc-1e54854289a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/09/facing_the_challenges_of_college_today.html&gt; Facing the Challenges of College Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 09.12.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:49:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Christian colleges</category><category>education</category><category>faith in the public square</category><guid isPermaLink="false">e21bed95-6d8e-4cd3-accd-08f06aa5d76b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2039 &gt; Trying to Hold it All Together&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2039</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Alan Wisdom (Originally Published 09.09.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:38:03 GMT</pubDate><category>Alan Wisdom</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Presbyterian</category><category>Amendment 10-A</category><guid isPermaLink="false">23d1d769-8b2f-4e47-9346-1095db3a88ac</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2038 &gt;  A 9/11 Homage to Political Correctness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2038</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 09.09.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:08:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>President Obama</category><category>National Cathedral</category><category>Front Page Magazine</category><category>A Call to Compassion</category><category>Frank Page</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ef9af60a-91a4-40fd-96d6-4b252de71a4c</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2037 &gt; Sudan’s Jihad on Children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2037</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 09.08.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:12:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Jihad</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Kauda</category><category>religious freedom</category><category>IRD</category><category>Kadugli</category><category>NCP</category><category>Ahmed Haroun</category><guid isPermaLink="false">368aa845-4cc8-43da-8952-c00712297666</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2036 &gt; Pedaphiles, Traffickers Trolling Internet for Youth &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originially Published 09.08.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:46:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>trafficking</category><category>internet</category><guid isPermaLink="false">62c892bc-525f-4147-9430-265db9e1ec64</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2035&gt;IRD: Iranian Homosexual Executions Reveal Dangers of Islamic Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2035</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 09.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:40:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3ccf00b2-a603-4c4e-ae75-4b569e3e0900</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2011-09/bloomberg-faith-groups-face-over-911-prayers&gt; Bloomberg, Faith Groups Face off over 9/11 Prayers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 09.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:55:18 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Michael Bloomberg</category><category>Richard Land</category><category>September 11</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fc4f632d-3cf8-47eb-b0dd-eeb5b31f96e6</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/276279/robert-p-george-american-exceptionalism-robert-costa &gt; On American Exceptionalism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 09.07.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:52:53 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. 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Rob Wiengartner</category><category>Rev. 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Liberals Denounce United Methodist Sexual Teaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2021</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 08.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:38:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Amy Delong</category><category>Garlinda Burton</category><category>Methodist Federation for Social Action</category><category>Reconciling Ministries Network</category><guid isPermaLink="false">67811c95-2c7d-4ea9-b5eb-8a4747d23493</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2020  &gt; A Weekend in Islesboro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2020</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 08.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:28:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>David Runnion Bareford</category><category>Association of Church Renewal</category><category>democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d520ba7b-518f-42bf-bc13-796d6b076ed4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2019 &gt; Hubert Humphrey's Centennial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2019</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:33:30 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Hubert Humphrey</category><category>Adlai Stevenson</category><category>politics</category><category>Methodist</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c6d69131-4fbe-44f9-8c88-99de16d50648</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2018&gt; Harvard Divinity School Dean Denies “Big Myth” of Clash between West and Islam &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2018</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 08.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:17:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>William A. 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Church of England Bishops Fault Lack of Virtue for London Riots &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2012</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 08.23.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:15:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Rowan Williams</category><category>John Sentamu</category><category>Religion</category><category>Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2eba9edd-e284-4c92-8acf-cd37a4e98771</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2011&gt;Alabama Bishops Litigate Over Immigration Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2011</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 08.22.11&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:24:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">43f04b96-da3c-4f9b-90e8-cb9c280dd53f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/08/martyrdom-in-pakistan/george-weigel &gt; Martyrdom in Pakistan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Published 08.22.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:27:29 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Institute on Religion</category><category>democracy</category><category>Mohammad Ali Jinnah</category><category>Shahbaz Bhatti</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ef6f7420-1a47-4323-b6e1-9a6b7a27ea99</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2010 &gt; UMW Bible Speaker Touts Social Justice Over Repentance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2010</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 08.19.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:16:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Dr. Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>United Methodist Women</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f945171e-c6dc-4b5a-829c-3110e4e334a7</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2009 &gt; Religious Left Frets Over Rick Perry’s Prayers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2009</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 08.18.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:20:59 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Rick Perry</category><category>Religious Left Frets over Rick Perry’s Prayers</category><category>American Family Association</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6dcc9137-ae77-489c-b770-70199c00ec5e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2008&gt; New Study Shows Persecution of Christians Rising Worldwide &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2008</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 08.17.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:38:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>New Study Shows Persecution of Christians Increasing Worldwide</category><category>Pew Research</category><guid isPermaLink="false">b97debef-8ca6-4aa1-9634-83af08405494</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2007&gt; 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Religious Left Dreams of a De-Nuked America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2003</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.11.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:49:56 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Tyler Wigg-Stevenson</category><category>Religious Left Dreams of a De-Nuked America</category><guid isPermaLink="false">39ae240a-1487-46d8-86f2-e76c30612bf9</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2002&gt; GBCS Takes Liberal Hardline &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2002</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 08.10.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>General Board of Church and Society</category><category>Medicaid IRD</category><guid isPermaLink="false">58be9838-d47a-4db5-808b-a941bc2ba28b</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=  http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=2001&gt; 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Church Lobbyists Bewail Debt Deal, Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1996</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Jeff Walton (Originally Published 08.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:34:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Jeff Walton</category><category>Bread for the World</category><category>Amelia Kegan</category><category>Leslie Woods</category><guid isPermaLink="false">cd68a146-3912-469d-8cd4-20e1a7d71201</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= https://mateenelass.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/an-evangelical-declaration/  &gt; An Evangelical Declaration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 08.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:36:37 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>homosexuality</category><guid isPermaLink="false">2e7d361b-2769-4363-ac41-a40828a025fa</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1995&gt; Chautauqua Hosts Religious Left&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1995</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 08.04.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:53:12 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Chautauqua</category><category>Episcopal</category><category>Schori</category><category>Robinson</category><category>Campolo</category><category>emergent</category><category>liberalism</category><category>government</category><category>politics</category><category>religion</category><category>Christianity</category><category>July</category><category>patriotism</category><category>nationalism</category><guid isPermaLink="false">631c231b-ea4d-4bcf-ab78-d0032d18bc9e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/08/the-first-and-last-european &gt; The First and Last ‘European’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 08.03.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:55:19 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Catholic</category><category>Spain</category><category>The first and last European</category><guid isPermaLink="false">f648cf38-652d-49ae-93ee-2092cc46c088</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1994&gt; The Politics of Prayer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1994</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 08.03.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Rick Perry</category><category>Freedom From Religion Foundation</category><guid isPermaLink="false">7f34b0c8-31fe-4f56-8d26-4d1bfc6d65cf</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1403826&gt; Politician’s Ridicule Signals Cultural Shift &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 08.03.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:16:38 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Al Franken</category><category>Focus on the Family</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa6e9c62-6057-4a81-894e-fbc26ea621b5</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1990&gt; Is Endless Government Debt Irreligious? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1990</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.03.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:06:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Christians for a Sustainable Economy</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Jim Winkler</category><category>Is Endless Government Debt Irreligious?</category><category>American Spectator</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c653319f-32f2-4446-9a64-5ae6885d7b89</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1989&gt;New Faith Coalition: Protecting Big Government Is Not Protecting the Poor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1989</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 08.02.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:00:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">bd3da4cf-e3b7-4858-8b00-7dd02fbb7c8a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/273021/erin-go-bonkers-george-weigel?page=1 &gt; Erin Go Bonkers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 08.02.11)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:19:05 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>Erin Go Bonkers</category><category>National Review</category><category>Institute on Religion &amp; Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">0d34b3d4-6b50-4af4-aebc-24b7261f8cd0</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1988 &gt; The Religious Left’s Photo-Op Martyrdom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1988</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Published 08.02.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:05:56 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Jim Winkler</category><category>United Church of Christ</category><category>The Religious Left’s Photo-Op Martyrdom</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ca901856-9718-4285-b7a2-e28e644a44d4</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://mateenelass.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/those-pesky-punctuation-marks/  &gt; Those Pesky Punctuation Marks!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mateen Elass (Originally Posted 08.01.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mateen Elass</category><category>PCUSA</category><category>Westminster Confession</category><guid isPermaLink="false">d34353be-c118-477b-821f-c3268f14bb3f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1987&gt; Iran To Help Sudan Kill Black Africans  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1987</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 08.01.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:41:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>SPLM</category><category>Sudan</category><category>Omar al Bashir</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>South Kordofan</category><guid isPermaLink="false">aa656655-03a2-444a-b85c-94bc9a6b4dec</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/michele-bachmann-biblical-submission-and-servant-leadership/2011/07/29/gIQAEAYwgI_story.html  &gt;Michele Bachmann: Biblical Submission and Servant Leadership  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Janice Shaw Crouse (Originally Posted 08.01.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:38:40 GMT</pubDate><category>Janice Shaw Crouse</category><category>Conservative Women for America</category><category>Michelle Bachmann</category><category>Michele Bachmann: Biblical Submission and Servant Leadership</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ab001a29-27f6-4d3e-bcc5-cf35632c4b41</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1986  &gt; Joy and Sorrow in Sudan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1986</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 07.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:12:33 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Nuba Mountains</category><category>South Sudan</category><category>David Aikman</category><guid isPermaLink="false">4e90e781-4d92-4cce-a726-9553bb6d3c85</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1985&gt; United Methodist Higher Education: Forming the Soul or Making Activists?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1985</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 07.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:05:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Methodist</category><category>UMC</category><category>college</category><category>university</category><category>school</category><category>education</category><category>academy</category><category>IAMSCU</category><category>NASCUMC</category><category>poverty</category><category>ideology</category><category>GBHEM</category><guid isPermaLink="false">75d21ba4-efff-4dd5-98a4-976212753b99</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/18411 &gt; Religious Leaders Charge into the Debt Ceiling Debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally Posted 07.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:23:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>debt ceiling</category><category>World magazine</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Sojourners</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3153cd50-86d3-41c1-a9ca-18589da0c99a</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1984&gt; When Church Impedes on State&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1984</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Tooley (Originally&amp;#160;Published 07.29.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>immigration</category><category>Alabama</category><category>illegal immigrant</category><category>Willimon</category><guid isPermaLink="false">8fa24f96-9f07-411d-a7a2-36e314d3cbd8</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href=http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1983&gt;Religious Left Officials Seek Arrest in Defense of Big Government&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1983</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(Originally Released 07.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:56:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">158db36f-db2a-4b83-9518-9287f8e95276</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/272944/john-stott-scholar-and-pastor-paul-marshall &gt; John Stott, Scholar and Pastor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Marshall (Originally Posted 07.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:48:32 GMT</pubDate><category>Paul Marshall</category><category>John Stott</category><category>obituary</category><category>National Review</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c8f81162-897f-4d9f-a5b9-ce4dc7b6ca2f</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1982&gt; Falun Gong Rally for Freedom in China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1982</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Faith McDonnell (Originally Published 07.28.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:33:09 GMT</pubDate><category>Faith McDonnell</category><category>Falun Gong</category><category>Li Hongzhi</category><category>Falun Gong Rally for Freedom in China</category><category>Front Page Magazine</category><guid isPermaLink="false">3c2df110-83c9-4583-af53-91106c04d1a1</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/07/why-hasnrsquot-francis-ford-been-beatified &gt; Why Hasn’t Francis Ford Been Beatified? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;George Weigel (Originally Posted 07.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:46:14 GMT</pubDate><category>George Weigel</category><category>IRD</category><category>Religion</category><category>Democracy</category><category>Why Hasn’t Francis Ford Been Beatified?</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c2fc6779-2393-4497-bd60-8b1d773d86b2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1981&gt; Methodist Intellectuals Unclear on Focus of Methodist Schools &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1981</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 07.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>IAMSCU</category><category>NASCUMC</category><category>GBHEM</category><category>Wesley</category><category>university</category><category>college</category><category>school</category><category>heritage</category><category>Methodist</category><category>seminary</category><guid isPermaLink="false">fd5eb4d7-dead-4986-9280-8dbaadddbddb</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1980&gt; Senator Al Franken Mocks "Focus on the Family" Pro-Marriage Testimony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1980</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph (Originally Published 07.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Senator Al Franken</category><category>Senator Dianne Feinstein</category><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Senator Al Franken Mocks "Focus on the Family" Pro-Marriage Testimony</category><category>DOMA</category><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa8d712-e4ce-4e5b-932a-5141a43547af</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272527/can-marriage-be-saved-nro-symposium?page=1 &gt; Can Marriage Be Saved? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Robert P. George (Originally Posted 07.27.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:36:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Robert P. George</category><category>IRD</category><category>Religion</category><category>Democracy</category><category>Can marriage be saved?</category><guid isPermaLink="false">c78ea3ca-6411-4567-95b1-6e71708664b2</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/07/chaputrsquos-unconvincing-critics &gt; Chaput’s Unconvincing Critics &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;William Saunders (Originally Posted 07.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:02:44 GMT</pubDate><category>Archbishop Charles Chaput</category><category>William Saunders</category><category>Mark Tooley</category><category>Institute on Religion &amp; Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1af4b067-914c-4a7a-b762-c63eaed30052</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-chuck-currie/blogs-faith-and-norway-te_b_908607.html &gt; Irresponsible, Rev. Currie &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=538</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Institute on Religion &amp;amp; Democracy (Originally Posted 07.26.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:42:42 GMT</pubDate><category>Anders Behring Breivik</category><category>Rev. Chuck Currie</category><category>Islamophobia</category><category>Oslo</category><category>Institute on Religion &amp; Democracy</category><guid isPermaLink="false">310ee36c-7251-400a-95b0-aaa7ac5ec626</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1979&gt; Wallis, Pastors, and Soros Funding: The Agenda to Yoke the Nation’s Pulpits &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1979</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ben Johnson (Originally Published 07.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:38:25 GMT</pubDate><category>Ben Johnson</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Circle of Protection</category><category>ECLA</category><category>NAE</category><guid isPermaLink="false">ae48b732-ac80-4eaa-ac83-15fa14037258</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1978 &gt; Is Jim Wallis Right to Deride Private Charity?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1978</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Kristin Rudolph and Barton Gingerich (Originally Published 07.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:42:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Kristin Rudolph</category><category>Barton Gingerich</category><category>Jim Wallis</category><category>Sojourners</category><category>Is Jim Wallis Right to Deride Private Charity?</category><guid isPermaLink="false">caf6adb6-e554-49f8-a155-70b5fdb2f367</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1977&gt; Capitol Hill, Copts Unite Against Muslim Brotherhood Threat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; </title><link>http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1977</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Mikhail Bell (Originally Published 07.25.11)&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:38:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Mikhail Bell</category><category>Coptic Christians</category><category>Coptic Solidarity</category><category>Capitol Hill</category><category>Copts Unite Against Muslim Brotherhood Threat</category><category>Walid Phares</category><category>Michael Ledeen</category><category>Rep. Sue Myrick</category><category>religion</category><category>democracy</category><category>IRD</category><category>Rep. Frank Wolf</category><category>Albio Sires</category><guid isPermaLink="false">63ef720d-2192-47d2-835a-a0d55c83ad7e</guid></item><item><title>&lt;a href= http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1976&gt;Why Was 