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		<title>Where is Christianity going in the US? And why?</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/where-is-christianity-going-in-the-us-and-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a thought-provoking essay on the matter, and I reckon it hits closer to the mark than is comfortable for most. (HT Joe Carter)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=642&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two interesting essays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. &#8220;Christianity and the Future of the Book&#8220;, by Alan Jacobs. (HT) Often, the medium matters more than we recognize (or know). 2. &#8220;Disestablishing Our Secular Schools&#8220;, by Charles L. Glenn. (HT) See also here. I&#8217;m not keen on government fingers being in Church-schools, but this is an interesting take on the question.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=639&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Non-standard Research Topic</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/a-non-standard-research-topic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you interpret these results?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=633&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsiders &amp; Insiders</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/outsiders-insiders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a post worth a look-see. It&#8217;s easy to assume and presume far too much.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=630&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Facepalm</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/facepalm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s not much more of a reaction warranted for this little bit of theological idiocy. For those of you unclear on the matter, Plagiarism = Bad News, as in no good news, as in no Gospel to be found here. Pelagius and his teachings have no place in the Church. Our friend Luther had more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=625&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cranks</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/cranks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cranks are easily dismissed, both in real life and online. Yet, surprisingly often, there is something to what they&#8217;re saying, something lurking amidst the (quite often amazingly varied and counter-to-the-facts) craziness, something worth hearing when it comes to their core focus. So try this on today: is there a crank in your life? Or one you encounter on a fairly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=456&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A nice post on the contraction of religious freedom in America</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/a-nice-post-on-the-contraction-of-religious-freedom-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a nice post on First Things on recent developments in this direction. Not all such constrictions of religious freedom are purposeful or even noticed. A well-under-the-radar (probably inadvertent) restriction on religious practice that affects Lutherans is found in institutional (usually correctional or mental health) settings where alcohol of all sorts is forbidden. As we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=598&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Depending on the ruling&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/depending-on-the-ruling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There could be significant implications to this court case, which will be argued before the Supreme Court on October 5. The case as described seems to be a poor choice for any definitive ruling on the ministerial exception to rest upon. 10/4 update: a related case (HT). 10/5 update: on a related book; also, Some. Related. Materials. 1/16/12 update: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=591&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pray for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/pray-for-pastor-youcef-nadarkhani/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This man may soon be executed for refusing to deny his Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray for him, that he would be kept faithful in this time of trial; for his family, as they wait in uncertainty and fear; for those who persecute him, that they too would come to confess and trust in Christ [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=587&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Statistics used well</title>
		<link>http://pastor.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/statistics-used-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Voelker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Peter Williams, &#8220;New Evidences the Gospels were Based on Eyewitness Accounts&#8221; (HT First Things).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31365&amp;post=576&amp;subd=pastor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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