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		<title>Grim reminder in Parker deaths</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2011/12/31/grim-reminder-in-parker-deaths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Moyers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morality & ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you observed two reoccurring events in the news?  First, there is murder followed by a suicide.  Is this the result of teaching and acceptance of evolution in our society?  If life is just a matter of chance and time, what difference does it make what I do?  If I am not responsible to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bible &amp; the Republic</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2010/08/28/the-bible-the-republic/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2010/08/28/the-bible-the-republic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One need not be Christian or Jewish to embrace America&#8217;s founding principles, but there is no denying that those principles are rooted in the Old and New Testaments. So it&#8217;s strange to see individuals or institutions that profess allegiance to the Bible but disallow its relevance to the way we govern ourselves. For those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Christmas still relevant?</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/12/16/is-christmas-still-relevant/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/12/16/is-christmas-still-relevant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Shepard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious liberty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Christmas comes, reactions abound. Since the fourth century AD, when Roman Emperor Constantine embraced Christianity, church service attendance in Western Civilization is greatest at Christmas and Easter. Prior to Constantine, Christianity was illegal and thus did not attract people who were not deeply committed. Ironically during this period of intense persecution the number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manhattan Declaration: I signed, will you?</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/12/06/manhattan-declaration-i-signed-will-you/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/12/06/manhattan-declaration-i-signed-will-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manhattan Declaration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious liberty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Americans from the major Christian faiths, seeing an imminent move by the civil power against God-given elements of a free and sustainable society, are putting their names to a resistance manifesto known as the Manhattan Declaration. Catholic, Orthodox, and Evangelical leaders developed the declaration in recent weeks and released it on Nov. 20. It spells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSM easier on jihadists than Christians</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/19/msm-easier-on-jihadists-than-christians/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/19/msm-easier-on-jihadists-than-christians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schmitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jihad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media critic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The despicable terrorist act that Major Hasan committed was no doubt awful. Our prayers go out to the families that have lost their loved ones. Outside of his heinous act what is also disturbing is the media’s treatment of the role that his religion played. Let’s be honest with each other and understand that his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That was the week that was</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/09/that-was-the-week-that-was/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/09/that-was-the-week-that-was/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Reeb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Civilization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was truly remarkable. Republicans swept three state elections; then an Islamic extremist holding the position of an Army psychiatrist murdered 13 persons and wounded 31 others at Fort Hood, Texas; the House of Representatives defied the will of the American people by passing a comprehensive health insurance bill; and free people celebrated the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The decline of Western civilization</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/02/the-decline-of-western-civilization-proceeds/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/11/02/the-decline-of-western-civilization-proceeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Reeb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The West has been warned with increasing frequency, most recently by Netherlands MP Geert Wilders, that radical Islam is making such great strides that Europe will become &#8220;Eurabia&#8221; in a few decades and that the United States is not far behind. In a speech he gave at Columbia University on October 21, Wilders spoke alarmingly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s spiritual core awakens</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/08/americas-spiritual-core-awakens/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/08/08/americas-spiritual-core-awakens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Hager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The secular progressive movement has been effective in limiting the spiritual component of issues from being more significant in popular discourse. In fact, spiritual aspects of issues have been ignored completely by the mainstream news and most political office holders. But the passion of the crowds and the grassroots nature of the opposition to President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When kindness is against the law</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/07/20/when-kindness-is-against-the-law/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/07/20/when-kindness-is-against-the-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Reeb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[T]he fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.- St. Paul In the face of domination of the world by the Roman Empire, the most energetic of the Christian apostles asserted that moral virtue was still lawful. Of course, Paul knew that virtues were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Ad hate-a-man&#8221; argumentation</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/05/18/ad-hate-a-man-argumentation-dominates-public-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/05/18/ad-hate-a-man-argumentation-dominates-public-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 01:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Reeb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leftists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://backboneamerica.net/?p=2279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing is more vital to a healthy body politic than reasoned debate. But that hardly means it is very welcome, as the side with the least defensible argument has the most to lose. The fallacious argument known as &#8220;to the man,&#8221; or &#8220;ad hominem,&#8221; is the most common weapon resorted to when an advocate can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Aussie &amp; the atheist</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/26/the-aussie-the-atheist/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/26/the-aussie-the-atheist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://backboneamerica.net/?p=2087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What some people won&#8217;t say about themselves with bumper stickers or tee shirts. I saw a charming one and an infuriating one this week. &#8220;Good grammar costs nothing,&#8221; said the Asian girl&#8217;s shirt in line behind me to board a flight. Such exhibitionists either want or deserve remarks from strangers, so I asked her what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter 2009: Sardis &amp; America</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/12/easter-2009-sardis-america/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/12/easter-2009-sardis-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Delta Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://backboneamerica.net/?p=1913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He is risen! Hallelujah! In reading the letter of Jesus Christ to Sardis (Rev 3:1) , I came across this: &#8220;I see right through your work. You have a reputation for vigor and zest, but you&#8217;re dead, stone-dead!&#8221; The meaning for us today is clear! Even though some of these massive &#8220;Community Churches&#8221; may have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mere Christianity</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/10/mere-christianity/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/04/10/mere-christianity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Backbone Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Slated on Backbone Radio, Apr. 12 Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver&#8230; 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs&#8230; and streaming live at 710knus.com. We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you Easter. It&#8217;s the holiest day of the year for Christians, and an important day for everyone in the world because of Jesus&#8217; unequalled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author chronicles Ugandan evangelism</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/03/20/author-chronicles-ugandan-evangelism/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/03/20/author-chronicles-ugandan-evangelism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Huntwork</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years I&#8217;ve gotten to know a native Ugandan missionary named Mike Wangolo. He is the leader of a team of Africans called Afri-Tendo who make periodic trips to the United States to witness to Americans through native songs and dances. During his travels he has become a close and valued friend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaker Carroll&#8217;s startling religiosity</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/01/07/speaker-carrolls-startling-religiosity/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2009/01/07/speaker-carrolls-startling-religiosity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislature]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://backboneamerica.net/2009/01/07/speaker-carrolls-startling-religiosity/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In ministry&#8221;? &#8220;Saving lost souls&#8221;? Come again, Mr. Speaker? State Rep. Terrance Carroll (D-Denver), who officially became Speaker of the Colorado House today, is quoted to startling effect by Rocky Mountain News columnist Bill Johnson about the continuity of these new responsibilities with his previous life as a Christian minister. &#8220;It&#8217;s all the same thing,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The multiple gifts of Christmas</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/12/22/the-multiple-gifts-of-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/12/22/the-multiple-gifts-of-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Reeb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the season of giving. Nothing except the birth of the Savior (itself a gift) is more distinctive about Christmas than this. Besides fanning out through multiple department stories over many days and hours in search of something wonderful to present family or friends for this unique holiday, we give the gift of ourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In defense of social conservatives</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/12/09/in-defense-of-social-conservatives/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/12/09/in-defense-of-social-conservatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hillman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2008 aftermath]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For rank-and-file Republicans, our party&#8217;s mission is to advance freedom through limited government, strong national security, personal responsibility and traditional family values. Although many Republicans generally adhere to all four of those elements, some do not; yet they remain allied because they are so strongly committed to many of those principles. Despite inner-party squabbles, most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to annoy an atheist</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/12/06/how-to-annoy-an-atheist/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/12/06/how-to-annoy-an-atheist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Andrews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s amazingly easily. Just say you want to, and he&#8217;ll do the rest. Really, some of these no-godders are caricatures of themselves. This week, in possession of some tickets I couldn&#8217;t use, I fired off a note to a couple of hundred people in our Backbone Americans group on Facebook. The subject line was &#8220;Annoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glass way more than half full</title>
		<link>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/11/28/glass-way-more-than-half-full/</link>
		<comments>http://backboneamerica.net/2008/11/28/glass-way-more-than-half-full/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krista Kafer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving season, no one has more reason to be grateful than us. Though the media, politicians, Hollywood and a growing number of cap-in-hand special interest groups would like you to believe otherwise, Americans enjoy an unrivaled degree of prosperity. Even the 12.5 percent of Americans identified by the census bureau as poor are well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving honors founders&#8217; faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hillman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone born in the last 50 years, &#8220;separation of church and state&#8221; is inculcated secular orthodoxy. I well remember the family discussion during which my dad informed me that the phrase appears nowhere in the Constitution, and I recall spending the next two hours searching my history books in futility to prove him wrong. [...]]]></description>
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