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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?
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBC Radio 2: Canada Live]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/03/canada_live/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Live-on-stage works are riches to encounter and explore]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBC Radio 2: Tonic]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/03/tonic/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New jazz offering creates a graceful ambience that is inviting]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBC Radio 2: Drive]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/03/drive/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Juno-winning artist peppers his program with new and exciting Canadian music ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBC Radio 2: Tempo]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/03/tempo/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Renowned opera singer showcases a wide array of composers from all eras]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBC Radio 2: Morning]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/03/morning/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Revamped show expands listeners' musical knowledge while exposing Canadian talent]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBC Radio 2: The Signal ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/03/cbc_radio_2_signal/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Program delights in treating listeners to an eclectic mix of music]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Having fun with dysfunction]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2009/03/fcn/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Filmmakers and their audiences are ready to look at themselves and their families more sincerely]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tell us about the things that matter ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2009/03/observersations_march_09/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ In a survey-weary world, it's still important to contribute to the ongoing conversation about your church’s future]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Generations]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/03/generations_march_09/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Turning middle-age is a chance to look inside oneself]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/03/generations_march_09/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Living in faith]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/03/march_09/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Truth is what moves us from a platitude to the profound]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/03/march_09/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reporting a fender-bender]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2009/03/fender_bender/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ You are an independent taxi driver. One morning, you back out of the driveway into the side of an illegally parked FedEx van. No one sees it happen. Your car is okay but the van is clearly damaged. You now risk losing your cab due to skyrocketing insurance rates. Do you report the mishap?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:46:12 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>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:00 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>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:00 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>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[When will you bring food?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2009/03/zimbabwe_food_crisis/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ With Zimbabwe lurching toward famine, the United Church responds with its biggest food-aid partnership ever
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2009/03/zimbabwe_food_crisis/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Good to a Fault ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/good_to_a_fault/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Acclaimed author shows that Christianity’s age-old issues are decidedly relevant]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/good_to_a_fault/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Origin of Species ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/origin_of_species/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Governor General’s Award-winner explores the evolutionary view of the world]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/origin_of_species/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:28 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The sky is falling]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2009/02/end_of_days/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Films about the end of days raise important questions about the fine line between humanity and inhumanity]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2009/02/end_of_days/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Generations]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/02/generations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ We live in one world, and we must show solidarity with the oppressed]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[At Issue]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/02/second/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A surprising number of new Canadians are open to a community of faith, and many are looking for ways to connect beyond their ethnic enclave]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The new militancy]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2009/02/atheism/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ To the most strident of atheists, religion is not simply a different way of seeing things; it is the enemy]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2009/02/atheism/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Is it hooky or healing?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2009/02/hooky/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A colleague has gone on short-term disability following the flare-up of an old back injury. You are both in the running for the same promotion, one that you feel you deserve and one that you need so you can make ends meet. One day you spot your colleague zipping down the ski hill. What do you do?
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2009/02/hooky/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:46:06 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>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:58 EST</pubDate>
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  <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>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <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>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[AIDS enters adulthood]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2009/02/aids/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Twenty-five years on, HIV/AIDS continues to wreak tragedy upon vast swaths of the developing world. The rest of us are getting used to it.
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2009/02/aids/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cockroach]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/cockroach/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Introspective novel leads readers down the dark alleyways of alienation]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/cockroach/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Through Black Spruce]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/black_spruce/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Giller Prize-winner uses humour to examine how we become who we are]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/black_spruce/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:44 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Shack]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/shack/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Best-selling book feels like fiction but resembles an unconventional Sunday school lesson]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2009/02/shack/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Wire]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/the_wire/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The bleak streets of Baltimore take on many roles in this award-winning police drama
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/the_wire/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:17 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Extras]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/extras/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Comedy series teaches us about friendship, the film industry and the antics of actors
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  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/extras/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Big Love]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/big_love/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A polygamist family navigates moral dilemmas, social codes and expectations for TV audiences
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  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/big_love/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Generation Kill]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/generation_kill/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Docudrama about the Iraq War shows the humanity of U.S. soldiers]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/generation_kill/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:51:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/curb_your_enthusiasm/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Seinfeld creator's minor annoyances become major issues in this hit HBO series]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2009/01/curb_your_enthusiasm/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:50:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Restless soul]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/01/restless_soul_jan2009/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Restless no more, a veteran columnist bids readers farewell and prepares to head in a new direction
]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Living in Faith]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/01/living_faith_jan2009/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The true test for President Obama will be bringing about a new world of peace and prosperity without disturbing the current standards of living ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2009/01/living_faith_jan2009/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:36:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday, Observer]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2009/01/observations_jan2009/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ As The Observer begins its 180th anniversary, we look back at the narratives that tell us who we are and where we come from]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:35:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strings attached]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2009/01/everyday_ethics_jan2009/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Your church gym helps keep local youngsters healthy and off the streets. It badly needs refurbishing, and your church has no money. A sporting goods merchant offers $10,000 but wants a small sign advertising his store displayed somewhere in the gym. Do you accept?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2009/01/everyday_ethics_jan2009/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:46:00 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>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Preacher president]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/01/obama_preacher/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Barack Obama brings outstanding speaking skills to the U.S. presidency. Those who study oratory hear the power of the pulpit in his cadence. ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/01/obama_preacher/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:19 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Out of the box]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2009/01/out_of_the_box/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A New Brunswick congregation proves that a little creative thinking can lead to new energy and hope]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:12 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Condition critical]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2009/01/canada_healthcare/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ As strains on the public health-care system mount, so does the clamour for more competition from the private sector]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2009/01/canada_healthcare/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:54:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Christmas conundrum]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2008/12/christmas_conundrum/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ You have recently remarried. Although you have custody of your children, they remain very close to their father. Christmas is looming, and you know he is alone. The kids desperately want him to be part of your celebrations. Your new partner is decidedly less enthusiastic. What do you do?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2008/12/christmas_conundrum/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:45:55 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Remembering Hugh McCullum]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/12/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Former Observer editor was a story in and of himself — a densely packed narrative with many twists and turns]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/12/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:35:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[At Issue]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/12/at_issue_dec08/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The United Church's Emerging Spirit Campaign begs some hard questions about money and faith]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/12/at_issue_dec08/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:35:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Midlife Matters]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[ Work is a blessing, it’s what keeps you alive. So why should I retire?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:35:41 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2008/12/scandalous_jesus/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Drawing a clear line between what Christians want from faith and what God wants from us]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:50:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[How Jesus Became Christian]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2008/12/jesus_christian/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New book about Jesus counters more standard portrayals ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:50:45 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jesus Made in America]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/books/2008/12/jesus_america/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Writer untangles the historical weave of a uniquely American Jesus]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:50:40 EST</pubDate>
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