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<title><![CDATA[Despite cast, Pope raises right arm in during blessing (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[View larger image  Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges faithful during his Angelus prayer in Romano Canavese, northern Italy, on Sunday, July 19, 2009. (AP / Antonio Calanni) (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521118354&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Missionaries 'make over' McComas home (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph McCOMAS &mdash; They traveled hundreds of miles from their homes to put in some plumbing and give a family a new bathroom, but they kept finding more that they... (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521119826&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope seems at ease with cast in greeting faithful (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ROMANO CANAVESE, Italy: Pope Benedict  XVI has appeared in public for the first time since surgery on a fractured wrist  and has raised his right arm with ease to greet the crowd.    The  faithful kis... (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3752152111721&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>pope seems ease cast greeting faithful</keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[Rabbis, imams visit U.S. for dialogue (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[');    A group of 28 imams and rabbis from 10 European countries arrived in New York and Washington this week for whirlwind visits to interfaith centers to break new ground on Muslim-Jewish relations ... (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521119399&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>rabbis imams visit u dialogue</keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[The Myth of Subliminal Messaging (source: About)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The idea of subliminal messages is a common piece of conspiracy theory arsenals.  Various groups have been accused of implanting messages into films, music, and images in order to control the viewer's subconscious.  The fact is many of the "studies" held u... (source: About)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521116253&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>the myth subliminal messaging</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Subjectiveness of Symbols (source: About)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I frequently find questions on the internet about what certain symbols mean, as if symbols have some inherent meaning.  Symbols often have common meanings within a particular context, but ascribing those meanings outside of that context gets you into very ... (source: About)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521118857&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>the subjectiveness symbols</keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[Harry Potter Gets Unlikely Positive Review...From the Vatican (source: About)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Harry Potter books and movies have garnered considerable criticism from various Christian groups, including the Catholic Church, which are concerned about magic being depicted in any positive light.  But the Associated Press reports (cited here in an A... (source: About)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521115571&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>harry potter gets unlikely positive review vatican</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[''Authorities hope court deal will end ultra-Orthodox protests'' (source: wwrn.org)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[("CNN", July 17, 2009)  Jerusalem, Israel - Jerusalem authorities said Friday they hoped a court ruling would end three nights of protests by Israel's ultra-Orthodox community. (source: wwrn.org)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521114775&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords> authorities hope court deal ultraorthodox protests </keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[''Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews pay visit to Hamas in Gaza'' (source: wwrn.org)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Philippe Naughton ("Times Online", July 17, 2009) Gaza Strip - A group representing an anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect have paid a brief visit to the Gaza Strip to express their support for Hamas. (source: wwrn.org)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=3752152111543&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[''An unlikely growth category: Amish fiction'' (source: wwrn.org)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By Marjorie Kehe ("The Christian Science Monitor", July 17, 2009) Denver, USA - The International Christian Retail Show just wrapped up in Denver this week and here's a somewhat surprising headline from that event: One of the hot genres for Christian publi... (source: wwrn.org)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521117766&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords> unlikely growth category amish fiction </keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Israel attack on Iran could hurt US' (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Amid reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is heading to Israel next week for talks on Teheran's nuclear program, a senior US defense official has told The Jerusalem Post that an Israeli strike ... (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521119493&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords> israel attack iran hurt </keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[Isra' and Mi'raj (source: About)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Early next week, Muslims around the world will observe Isra' and Mi'raj, or the Night Journey and Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad.  During a very difficult year in his life, Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad had a very comforting experience.  One... (source: About)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521113297&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>isra mi raj</keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Are the Uyghur Muslims of China? (source: About)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[BBC News reports on a tense calm amidst a government crackdown in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, following clashes between ethnic Uyghur Muslims and Han Chinese.  The government of China is responding by closing mosques for prayers, patrol... (source: About)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521112229&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>who uyghur muslims china</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Muslim Vegetarians? (source: About)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An Islam Forum reader, righteousaiman, brings up an interesting discussion in the Forum.  Should Muslims be vegetarians?  He argues:  I feel that the meat industry is against the teachings of Islam and the conscience. No, Islam does not prohibit eating mea... (source: About)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521111993&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>muslim vegetarians</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pak scholars call for surprise raids on seminaries (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Lahore, July 20 : A gathering of religious scholars, mostly from the Barelvi school of thought, have demanded surprise raids on all seminaries in Pakistan and a ban on their funding from abroad. (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521114851&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>pak scholars call surprise raids seminaries</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:30:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Masters golf team strikes gold (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Veteran golfer Roy Vandersluis HENRY BENJAMIN THE Australian Masters golf team has won gold at the Maccabiah Games with Roy Vandersluis also winning a silver medal for the second-best personal score. ... (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521111820&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feed widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>masters golf team strikes gold</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:54:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No future for Musharraf in politics, says Rashid (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Lahore, July 20 : Former President Pervez Musharraf should not join politics, as it would be a big mistake, said Awami Muslim League President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521113916&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>RSS widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>no future musharraf politics rashid</keywords>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:00:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rafsanjani to discuss Iran crisis with clerics (source: bignewsnetwork.com)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani will discuss the current political crisis with senior clerics in the religious city of Mashad in northeastern Iran, state media reported Sunday. (source: bignewsnetwork.com)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521114187&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>rafsanjani discuss iran crisis clerics</keywords>
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<title><![CDATA[July 17, 2009: Episcopal Convention Report (source: PBS.org)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[[media=458]  BOB ABERNETHY, Anchor: After decades of debate and division, the US Episcopal Church this week said overwhelmingly that gays and lesbians are eligible to become bishops or serve in any other ordained ministry of the church. At their General Co... (source: PBS.org)<img src="http://www.feedzilla.com/tools/t.asp?rd=37521521112865&cat=religion+and+spirituality&cat2=top+stories" width="1" height="1"> - <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>News widget</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<keywords>july episcopal convention report</keywords>
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