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	<title>a believer's journal &#187; barack_obama</title>
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		<title>amen!</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2009/01/20/amen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Joseph Lowery&#039;s benediction for the inauguration of Barack Obama Click on the link above to hear again this powerful and inspiring prayer &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>obama&#8217;s choice of rick warren</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But Obama, I think, genuinely wants to do something new, something different, not to represent this constituency or that advocacy group, but to work hard at getting people talking with each other, not just at each other.]]></description>
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		<title>voting for obama is a mortal sin?</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/11/15/voting-for-obama-is-a-mortal-sin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement from The Rev. Susie B. Smith On The Controversy Surrounding St. Mary&#8217;s Catholic Church in Greenville]]></description>
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		<title>obama on his pastor</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/03/18/obama-on-his-pastor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been thinking about how best to respond to folks who ask about the flap over Barack Obama and his former pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. But Obama himself has provided the best response in a speech delivered today in Philadelphia. It is a remarkable speech, putting our nation&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the world doesn&#8217;t revolve around you</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2007/05/19/the-world-doesnt-revolve-around-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 02:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Barack Obama delivered the commencement address today at Southern New Hampshire University. He talked of three lessons he had learned about growing up, about becoming an adult and putting away childish things (1 Corinthians 13:11). The latter two of the three lessons are typical fare for a commencement speech: Challenge yourself. Take some risks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>not ready for a color-ful president?</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2007/05/09/not-ready-for-a-color-ful-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 02:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a sad commentary on the state of our nation that an intelligent, articulate, Harvard-educated, church-going, family-oriented, compassionate, bridge-building presidential candidate requires early protection by the Secret Service &#8230; because he happens to be black. Racism is still embedded in our nation&#8217;s psyche &#8212; broadly and deeply &#8212; so much so that a truly viable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>obama: the role of faith in political conversation</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/12/20/obama-the-role-of-faith-in-political-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/12/20/obama-the-role-of-faith-in-political-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tolerance and passionate faith are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I believe the opposite is true. Passionate believers, genuine believers, are more tolerant people, because they understand how tolerant God has been with them! It is refreshing to hear Sen. Barack Obama, a Christian and a member of the United Church of Christ, speak about [...]]]></description>
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