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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Jim Hodgson ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2010/03/jim_hodgson/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Shortly after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the United Church’s co-ordinator of Caribbean, Central America and Colombia partnerships talks about the church’s response]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:57:58 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[From rugged cross to flaming chalice]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/03/unitarian/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Many former United Church members drift toward Unitarian Universalism. So what’s the attraction?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:05:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Friend or spouse?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2010/02/everyday_ethics/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Your marriage has been under stress, and your husband has planned a second honeymoon for Valentine's. Just before your departure, your best friend calls. It is the first anniversary of her spouse's death, and she says she really needs company. What do you do?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:43:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reality cheque]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/02/tax_time/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Does the money you spend reflect the values you hold? At tax time, life’s balance sheet is revealed.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/02/tax_time/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hope for the heartland]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/02/rural_churches/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Rural Canada is in the midst of changes that will transform it forever. In many places, the local church is the glue that holds communities together. ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/02/rural_churches/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Infinite sanctuary]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/02/infinite_sanctuary/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ As our knowledge of the universe expands, will our understanding of God keep pace?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/02/infinite_sanctuary/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:35:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with John Shelby Spong]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/01/interview_john_spong/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ An American Episcopalian bishop, known for his radical interpretation of Christianity, talks about death, the afterlife and where to find God]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2010/01/interview_john_spong/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Rev. Stan Lucyk ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/12/stan_lucyk/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A retired United Church minister who has led pilgrimages to the Holy Land for 30 years  explains why Canadian Christians should make the journey]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/12/stan_lucyk/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:22:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Marie Wilson]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/11/interview_marie_wilson/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ One of three commissioners appointed to examine the legacy of the Indian residential school system talks about the monumental task ahead for the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/11/interview_marie_wilson/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The fence-sitters: How real is the hope?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/11/fence_sitters/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Conventional wisdom suggests that the folks who show up for church only at Christmas and Easter might be persuaded to come more often. But a new study says, don't hold your breath.
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/11/fence_sitters/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:13:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rescuing Darwin]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/11/rescuing_darwin/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Ever since the Origin of Species was first published 150 years ago, scientists and creationists have tried to spin the religious views of Charles Darwin their way. ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/11/rescuing_darwin/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:40:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The R word]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/regionalization/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Regionalized churches may be the way of the future. So why does the idea make everyone squeamish?
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/regionalization/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:36:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Three lies and a half-truth]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/three-lies/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ When it comes to understanding meditation, Christianity and neuroscience are closer than you might imagine
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  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/three-lies/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Meet Doreth Brown]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/doreth_brown/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Single. Mother of three. Determined to do more than just get by. ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/doreth_brown/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Mardi Tindal]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/mardi_tindal/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Mardi Tindal, the 40th moderator of The United Church of Canada, discusses the state of the United Church today ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/mardi_tindal/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Boycott bid defeated amid fierce lobbying]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/boycott_bid/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/10/boycott_bid/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Faithful to the cause]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/09/faithful/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ For almost 90 years, the Student Christian Movement has been a force for social justice. How much longer can it continue? ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/09/faithful/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hungry for the Word]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/09/preaching/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ How preaching lost its lustre, and how we can get it back]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/09/preaching/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mardi Tindal elected new United Church moderator (Friday, Aug. 14, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_new_moderator/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_new_moderator/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:34:37 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Church backs away from Israel boycott (Thursday, Aug.13, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_boycott/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_boycott/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:53:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Substitute anti-discrimination proposal preserves congregations’ authority to decide on same-sex marriage (Thursday, Aug.13, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_same_sex/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_same_sex/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:47:25 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commissioners asked to spread word of B.C. Conference apology over post-war sale of Japanese church (Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_japanese_apology/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_japanese_apology/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:56:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Moderator candidates share their visions for the church (Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/generalcouncil_moderators/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/generalcouncil_moderators/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:10:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Moderator candidates (Mock up)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/moderator_mockup/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/moderator_mockup/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:46:31 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Debate begins on controversial Middle East peace proposals (Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_middleeast/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_middleeast/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:27:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Truth and reconciliation take centre-stage on day two of General Council (Monday, Aug.10, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_truth/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_truth/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:19:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[General Council hits a bump as business gets under way in Kelowna, B.C. (Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_opening/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_opening/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:54:09 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[And then there were eight: two more moderator nominees (Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_moderator_nominees/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council_moderator_nominees/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:49:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[40th General Council Coverage]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/general_council/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:34:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Smoke from B.C. fires and controversy over boycott proposal loom over start of General Council (Friday, Aug.7, 2009)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/40gc_forestfires/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/08/40gc_forestfires/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:05:33 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reader survey: I love my minister . . .]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/minister2/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/minister2/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A few hundred facts about you]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/reader_survey/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Our 2009 readership survey results paint a surprising picture of the United Church today]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/reader_survey/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:52:10 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reader survey: The problem with ministers today is . . . ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/problem_ministers/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/problem_ministers/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reader survey: The ideal minister is . . .]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/ideal_minister/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/ideal_minister/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reader survey: If I were moderator, my priorities would be . . . ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/facts_priorities/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/facts_priorities/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Nora Sanders]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/nora_sanders/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ United Church General Secretary Nora Sanders speaks about the church’s problems, priorities and possibilities]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/07/nora_sanders/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Mark Toulouse ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/06/mark_toulouse/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The first American principal of the United Church’s Emmanuel College talks about theological education in Canada and the United States]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/06/mark_toulouse/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Seven myths about John Calvin]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/06/john_calvin/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The 500th anniversary of the theologian's birth is a good time to set the record straight]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/06/john_calvin/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[‘I’m not religious. I’m spiritual.’]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/06/not_religious/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Spirituality is on the rise, yet religion is on the wane. Are we living in a paradox, or in the midst of seismic cultural change?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/06/not_religious/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Windows on the Divine]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/05/divine/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Art can take us into the realm of the infinite. Poet and singer Leonard Cohen is just one Canadian artist opening the way.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/05/divine/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[On a wing and a prayer]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2009/05/wing/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Faith-based tourism is becoming an industry unto itself. Some of the travel options are downright kooky, while others have the potential to bring a fractious world closer together.
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2009/05/wing/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Into the city with Jesus]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/04/moderators_message_april09/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ In his last week, Jesus rode into Jerusalem amid waving palms while Caesar’s army approached from the other direction. A clash of values was inevitable and still resounds today.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/04/moderators_message_april09/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Decoding the Bible]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/decoding_bible/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Does Christianity need churches?
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/decoding_bible/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:55 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interview with Rev. Rob Oliphant ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/rob_oliphant/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Rev. Rob Oliphant picked a tumultuous time to begin his first term as an MP. He spoke to Drew Halfnight about the transition from pulpit to Parliament.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/rob_oliphant/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[In the footsteps of Paul]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/stpaul/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Retracing the apostle’s ancient journeys illuminates timeless spiritual truths]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/stpaul/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[One day]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/one_day/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Six writers describe what they would do today if they knew they had run out of tomorrows]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/03/one_day/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[True unbelievers]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/02/atheists/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Organized atheism is on the rise and growing more vocal. Can believers and non-believers co-exist respectfully? ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/02/atheists/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:16 EST</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title><![CDATA[More than roses]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/02/couples/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Flowers are nice, but it’s emotional presence that makes couples’ hearts grow fonder]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/02/couples/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:08 EST</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title><![CDATA[The memory wall]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/02/alzheimers/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Alzheimer’s may have stolen Reg Jewell's memories, but his loved ones are certain the Divine has not forgotten him]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/02/alzheimers/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:18:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Divine chemistry]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/01/faith_brain/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Neuroscience can tell us a lot about what happens in our brains when we experience God. But it still isn’t able to tell us why. ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/01/faith_brain/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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