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  <title><![CDATA[Midlife Matters]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/05/midlife_matters/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Every generation needs to confront the reality of economic disparity.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Street survivors]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/05/street_survivors/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Still a bastion of colonial civility, balmy Victoria is also a haven for the homeless. Newly opened, church-supported Our Place is part of the city’s response. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:03:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A vacation or a chore?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2008/05/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ An old friend has suffered through a messy divorce, her mother's death and job loss. She talks of nothing but herself and is beginning to try your patience. Then she suggests that the two of you take a long-talked-about vacation together. What do you do?]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A natural selection]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/05/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Why a faith-based magazine feels it's important to sponsor a museum exhibit on Charles Darwin.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/05/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[At Issue]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/05/at_issue/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Can a national church still capture the essence of what it means to be Christian?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/05/at_issue/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/05/ritesofpassage/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Down paths of rediscovery

]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/05/ritesofpassage/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scorned on the silver screen]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/05/christian_films/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Why does Hollywood hold Christianity in such contempt?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/05/christian_films/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Your boomerang children]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/05/boomerang_children/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ When adult kids move back home, all the rules change. Here’s how to cope with a household of grown-ups.
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/05/boomerang_children/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hijacking religion]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/05/hijacking_religion/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Suicide terrorism is a weapon of choice for groups with economic and political aims. Too often, it’s sold as religion.
]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/05/hijacking_religion/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[On the worthy cause beat]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/2008/05/worthy_cause/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A veteran business reporter discovered that the philanthropic spirit is thriving in Canada today. ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/2008/05/worthy_cause/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reconciled to hard truths]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/05/hard_truths/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Rebuffing accusations of genocide, churches join Aboriginal groups and Ottawa in an effort to account for children who died in residential schools.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/05/hard_truths/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The evangelical vote]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/04/observations_christianamerica/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Christian Right is now a permanent force in U.S. politics.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/04/observations_christianamerica/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Helping kids cope with life’s letdowns ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/04/feature_helpingkidscope/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Sooner or later, children will face failure.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/04/feature_helpingkidscope/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:34:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/ritesofpassage_wonder/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Wonder at the upper edges of life]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/ritesofpassage_wonder/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Restless Soul]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/restlesssoul_survivingonfaith/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Surviving on faith]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/restlesssoul_survivingonfaith/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Living in Faith]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/livinginfaith_timeofterror/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A time of terror and amazement]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/livinginfaith_timeofterror/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[At Issue]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/atissue_gambling/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Gambling: You bet it’s fun]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/2008/04/atissue_gambling/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[An interview with Lloyd Axworthy]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/04/interview_lloydaxworthy/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Nobel Peace Prize nominee, former Liberal foreign affairs minister and lifelong United Church member talks to David Wilson.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/04/interview_lloydaxworthy/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:42:42 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[To dream, perchance to sleep]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/04/insomnia/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ For some, insomnia is a recurring nightmare. Others find it gives them a chance to reach deep into their souls.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/04/insomnia/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:13:30 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fewer givers, bigger gifts]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/04/fewergivers/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Social shifts are transforming the way we support worthy causes.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/04/fewergivers/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:49:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Eating ethically]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/2008/04/feature_eatingethically/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Is it possible to shrink our ecological footprint 
by changing the way we fill our bellies?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/2008/04/feature_eatingethically/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[From Liverpool to eternity]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/thebeatles/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New generation embraces the Beatles.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/thebeatles/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:43:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[For the Bible Tells Me So]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_forthebibletellsmeso/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Documentary explores sexuality and religion in America.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_forthebibletellsmeso/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ghosts of Cité Soleil]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_ghostsofcitesoleil/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Documentary focuses on two brothers caught in Haitian slum.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_ghostsofcitesoleil/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Refugees of the Blue Planet]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_refugeesoftheblueplanet/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New documentary shows the plight of refugees.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_refugeesoftheblueplanet/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:27:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protest with a new beat]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/protestmusic/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Once again, politically engaged musicians are singing for change. 
But this time it’s personal.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/protestmusic/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Route 66 (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_route66/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Classic drama explores the promise of the open road.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_route66/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rescue Me (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_rescueme/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Comedy series singles out heroes in personal crises.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_rescueme/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weeds (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_weeds/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Irreverent series offers poignant observations about family and community.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_weeds/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:15:37 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A twist of faith]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/arts_reviews_christianbooks/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Books that will challenge and maybe change]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/arts_reviews_christianbooks/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saving Grace (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_savinggrace/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ TV drama shows the real demons of contemporary life.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_savinggrace/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prime time? Not with a 10-foot pole]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/fcn_primetimekids/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Pop culture can too easily become your family's culture.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/fcn_primetimekids/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:24:25 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A little quibble with Little Mosque]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/review_littlemosque/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A review of TV's Little Mosque on the Prairie]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/review_littlemosque/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The evangelical vote]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/04/observations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/04/observations/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[An affair to consider]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2008/04/youth_leaders/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Everyday Ethics]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Your church’s youth group is booming thanks to two energetic adult volunteers. Both leaders are married, but one afternoon you see them leaving a motel together. The youth have spent a year fundraising for an exposure tour to Peru. They leave in a month. What do you do?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/ethics/everyday/2008/04/youth_leaders/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:58:33 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[An Easter people]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/03/an_easter_people/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New life is possible. But the path often winds through the valley of death.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/03/an_easter_people/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The new kid in the coffee aisle]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/03/the_new_kid_in_the_coffee_aisle/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A two-part series on coffee and global justice concludes with a look at the impact of fair trade on Canadian consumers.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/03/the_new_kid_in_the_coffee_aisle/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[An elephant in the room]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/03/observations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/03/observations/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[&#39;All they want is a home&#39;]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/03/all_they_want_is_a_home/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Think adoption and babies come to mind. What about the 8,500 other Canadian children over the age of three who need a family?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/03/all_they_want_is_a_home/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:42:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Coffee with a conscience]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/02/coffee_with_a_conscience/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ How the fairness gets into fair trade coffee.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2008/02/coffee_with_a_conscience/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:42:21 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Words and numbers]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/02/observations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/02/observations/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[When Mom or Dad moves into your home]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/02/when_mom_or_dad_moves_into_your_home/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Start laying the groundwork in advance.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2008/02/when_mom_or_dad_moves_into_your_home/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The gospel according to Al Gore]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/01/the_gospel_according_to_al_gore/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Al Gore's climate change campaign has more to do with old-time religion than you might imagine.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/01/the_gospel_according_to_al_gore/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Muslim house divided]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/01/a_muslim_house_divided/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Canadian Muslim organizations are anything but unified -- something the United Church must face.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/01/a_muslim_house_divided/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Environmental evangelism]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/01/observations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2008/01/observations/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Two faiths, one family]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/01/two_faiths_one_family/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Raising kids in an interfaith marriage has its challenges and rewards.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2008/01/two_faiths_one_family/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Christmas as others see it]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2007/12/christmas_as_others_see_it/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Rose Tekel is one of five non-Christian Canadians who describe how Christmas appears to them.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title><![CDATA[What would Jesus drive?]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/living/2007/12/what_would_jesus_drive/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Living]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ U.S. evangelicals have jumped on the Earth-friendly bandwagon and transformed the political landscape.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title><![CDATA[From Harare to Hamilton]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/12/from_harare_to_hamilton/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Once a high-ranking official in Zimbabwe, refugee Chris Mazhandu hopes to become a United Church minister and a force for change back home.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/justice/2007/12/from_harare_to_hamilton/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Not silent but Holy]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/columns/observations/2007/12/observations/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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