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		<title>Hurricane and Disaster Preparedness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What a Woman&#8217;s Worth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May marks the beginning of graduation season. On college and university campuses across America, a new crop of young adults will grip their degrees, toss their hats in the air and hope to land a job. A poignant Washington Post article explains that within the first year of entering the real world, female grads will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=376&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waging War Over Wages and War</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current federal minimum wage is insufficient to keep hard-working men and women out of poverty. So when the new Democrat-controlled Congress announced plans to increase pay at the bottom of the scale from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour, America&#8217;s workers logically assumed they would be getting a raise. Now, it seems that what the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=375&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing is Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an expectant mother casts her eyes on an image of the thumb-sucking bairn nestled in her womb, it&#8217;s difficult to deny the truth &#8211; the bundle in her belly is a living, breathing baby. Knowing this, protectors of the preborn are pushing to make it easier for any woman considering an abortion to first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=374&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>United in Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are an eclectic lot. Although rich diversity is among the nation&#8217;s tremendous assets, it also contributes to factions that unnecessarily alienate and divide the citizenry. The National Day of Prayer is an ideal opportunity to set those differences aside and come together with a collective, unified voice. The 56th Annual National Day of Prayer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=373&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Justices Defend Free Speech?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A decision in two historical cases, FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life and McCain v. Wisconsin Right to Life, is expected to be handed down any day as the U. S. Supreme Court approaches the end of its term, which concludes June 30. The central question in these cases &#8211; which have been consolidated for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=372&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Give Them Some Skin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A high-five is in order for ethical scientists who continue to identify ways of advancing stem-cell research without destroying human embryos. The latest breakthrough was announced last week &#8211; ironically, on the same day that Congress voted to increase taxpayers&#8217; funding for experiments on embryonic stem cells. Hold that thought! There&#8217;s no reason to destroy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=371&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Religious Symbols Have a Champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Legion, which has a membership of 2.7 million wartime veterans, joined forces this month with two legal groups in a campaign to defend religious symbols on veterans&#8217; memorials. This is a Christian nation; and it will continue to be one unless people of faith relinquish the guarantees bestowed by the U.S. Constitution. Click [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=370&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Planned Parenthood an Inappropriate Field Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The library. The Boys and Girls Club. Planned Parenthood. What do these three entities have in common? They all were places children in a Manchester, N.H., YMCA program for at-risk middle-school students visited last week as part of a field trip to social service agencies in the city. Visiting an abortion mill is hardly an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=369&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Protects Students From Secularists&#8217; Harassment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas students will have greater freedom to express their religious views on school campuses under the Religious Viewpoint Anti-Discrimination Act, a measure signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry on June 8. Under the new law, religious beliefs expressed in homework, artwork and other assignments are to be judged by traditional academic standards. Students can&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=368&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-life Protesters Will Get Their Day in Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did police in a rural northeast Louisiana town violate pro-life protesters&#8217; rights when the cops ordered demonstrators to stand farther from a highway? A federal judge must answer that question, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in an opinion last week. The 5th Circuit overturned a district judge&#8217;s ruling in favor of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=367&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Utah Vacillates on Vouchers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of Utah are embroiled in a contentious fight over the future of vouchers to allow parents to use tax dollars to enroll their children in private schools. Observers have estimated that as much as $5 million will be spent in efforts to influence voters, who will determine the fate of school choice in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=366&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My apologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>On Second Thought</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 03:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of Pennsylvania is allowing a Christian college and a coalition of faith-based, non-profit service organizations to use government-funded job placement services after previously denying the request. Geneva College and the Association of Faith-Based Organizations (AFBO) had been denied access to the state&#8217;s job placement services, which are funded by the federal government. State [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=364&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Give Parents and Students What They Want</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educating their children has always been a passionate issue for parents. Knowledge and character are two of the most important qualities any contributing member of society must possess, but public education has failed miserably at producing graduates who&#8217;ve mastered them. Despite its good intentions, the No Child Left Behind mandate hasn&#8217;t fulfilled its mission, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=363&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bloodshed in Blacksburg: A Sign of the Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horror and disbelief bewildered the nation Monday when a gunman unleashed his rage upon innocent students and faculty at Virginia Tech, turning the picturesque campus into the scene of the deadliest school shooting in American history. Initial details as to what precipitated the massacre were sketchy and continue to unfold, but this much is known: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=362&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Cause for Celebration: SCOTUS Respects Life!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pro-life advocates across America are rejoicing, and with good cause. In a 5-4 ruling announced Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the nationwide ban on partial-birth abortions. This victory is significant because the court&#8217;s decision moves the nation a step closer to respecting every life as sacred. The decision comes roughly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=361&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>United in Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are an eclectic lot. Although rich diversity is among the nation&#8217;s tremendous assets, it also contributes to factions that unnecessarily alienate and divide the citizenry. The National Day of Prayer is an ideal opportunity to set those differences aside and come together with a collective, unified voice. The 56th Annual National Day of Prayer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=360&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing is Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an expectant mother casts her eyes on an image of the thumb-sucking bairn nestled in her womb, it&#8217;s difficult to deny the truth &#8211; the bundle in her belly is a living, breathing baby. Knowing this, protectors of the preborn are pushing to make it easier for any woman considering an abortion to first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=359&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waging War Over Wages and War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I personally have an opinion regarding the whole &#8220;raise the wage&#8221;.  What happens is prices rise (as they will, mostly from greed), so &#8220;common sense&#8221; says raise the wage.  The wages rise&#8230;now people have money.  So let&#8217;s raise the prices again.  So now we&#8217;re back to the same place we are now&#8230;except people are paid [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=358&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What a Woman&#8217;s Worth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 14:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May marks the beginning of graduation season. On college and university campuses across America, a new crop of young adults will grip their degrees, toss their hats in the air and hope to land a job. A poignant Washington Post article explains that within the first year of entering the real world, female grads will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=357&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Pro-lifers: &#8216;Not With Our Money!&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 13:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pro-lifers across Maine converged at the state capitol last week to voice their opposition to a bill that would use their tax money to pay for abortions for poor women. The state already doles out $1 million every year to Planned Parenthood, so advocates for life are justified to declare that enough is enough. State [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=356&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Amends to Massacred Indians</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 13:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;massacre&#8221; evokes a vision of horrific violence being unleashed on unsuspecting, innocent people. For the moment, the victims of last month&#8217;s tragedy at Virginia Tech immediately come to mind. In a long-gone era, however, massacre described the demise of 150 Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians who were slain as they slept in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=355&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Restoring Rights is Righteous</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and his cabinet have approved a plan to restore voting privileges and other civil rights to felons who have finished their sentences. Voting is a vital aspect of being a citizen in a democratic nation. The Center for Moral Clarity applauds this plan, because it should go a long way to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=354&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It Shouldn&#8217;t Happen Here</title>
		<link>http://thelamp.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/it-shouldnt-happen-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hartford, Connecticut, is an unlikely setting for a sex-trafficking ring. If asked, most Americans would probably name some far away third-world country as a more likely place where adults and juveniles could be forced into prostitution through fraud and coercion. Reality check. The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that nine of the 10 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=353&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Mockery of Christianity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They called it a &#8220;drill,&#8221; but police in Burlington, N. J., accomplished little more than inciting fear and divisiveness recently when they portrayed &#8220;Christian terrorists&#8221; during a school-safety exercise. The activity purportedly was designed to prepare students, faculty and administrators for reacting to emergency situations on school property. So, here&#8217;s the scenario they concocted: two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=352&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Must Be Colorblind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a wise and compassionate &#8220;conditional pardon&#8221; in March, freeing a man sentenced to life imprisonment in 1990 for possession of a marijuana cigarette while he was on probation. No thoughtful person would disregard the seriousness of probation violations, but this case was about much more than a convicted felon&#8217;s lapse [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=351&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How do we earn our desk?</title>
		<link>http://thelamp.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/how-do-we-earn-our-desk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she took all of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=350&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hate-Crimes Fraud Exposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Congress once again ponders passage of H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a disturbing revelation has come to light. According to investigators, the alleged incident that prompted re-introduction of the bill in the 110th Congress never actually happened. The Feb. 23 death that gay activists are using to justify the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=349&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let ERA Rest in Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When fresh ideas are scarce, desperate folks resort to recycling old ones (&#8220;The Equal Rights Amendment: Wrong Then, Wrong Now&#8220;). The Equal Rights Amendment is one of those outdated concepts best left in the past, along with other discarded relics of the &#8217;70s &#8211; burned bras, platform shoes and peace medallions. Now that the United [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=348&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s HOPE for Ethical Research!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s good and bad news this week from the U.S. Senate, where debate on federal funding for human embryonic stem-cell research ended with the approval of two diametrically opposed bills: The HOPE Act and the infamous Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. The latter, which would advance medical experimentation at the expense of human life, was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=347&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Testament of Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Litter. Divisiveness. Endorsement of religion. These are the three reasons public school officials in New York gave for prohibiting a fourth grader from giving her classmates a flyer describing the positive impact Christianity has had on her life. Rather than sulk, however, the student and her parents filed a lawsuit challenging the school district&#8217;s decision. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=346&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Please pray</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a horror story is coming out of Virginia Tech, where a gunman has reportedly killed at least 31 people. Our only response to this kind of tragedy, as believers in Jesus Christ, is to pray. There is nothing more powerful. Please pray for the students, staff and faculty of Virginia Tech. Pray also for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=345&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pray for America and Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of Congress have issued a bipartisan appeal for non-stop prayer. The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation &#8211; a group of lawmakers who meet weekly for prayer &#8211; held a news conference last week and urged Americans to commit to pray for the nation and its leaders for five minutes a week. Founded in 2005, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=344&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Never too Late</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, President George W. Bush bestowed honors upon a group of Americans who earned their 15 minutes of fame nearly 60 years ago. Presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen is an appropriate tribute for this outstanding collection of pioneers. Equally important is the good faith effort toward improving race relations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=343&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Induced Abortion is Murder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in Boston are ignoring the rights of a 1-pound girl whose death will go unpunished. Last week, state attorneys said they will not charge an 18-year-old Dominican immigrant with homicide even though she induced an abortion by taking anti-ulcer pills. Prosecutors had been considering the more serious charge after Amber Abreu prematurely delivered a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=342&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Church Regulation Considered</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much should local governments regulate social service activities conducted by churches? Some municipalities are talking about implementing rules to restrict distribution of food by charitable groups, including churches. According to a recent article in USA Today (Cities set limits on serving food to homeless people), officials in Orlando, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Wilmington, N.C., [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=341&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What does God have to say?</title>
		<link>http://thelamp.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/what-does-god-have-to-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was at a local dealership getting my vehicle repaired.  While talking to the Service manager, I noticed a quote on his desk from Joel Osteen.  I was very disheartened by what I read as it is totally unBiblical (I am willing to debate this issue).  The quote on his desk calendar stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s God&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=340&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christians Are the Real Victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, U. S. Rep John Conyers, D-Mich., re-introduced the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act in Congress, but this irrational proposal must never reach the president&#8217;s desk. The Center for Moral Clarity is calling upon Christians coast to coast to vehemently oppose this legislation. Otherwise, be prepared to promptly relinquish your constitutional rights. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=339&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interspecies Cloning is Udderly Wrong</title>
		<link>http://thelamp.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/interspecies-cloning-is-udderly-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roughly a dozen years ago, an animal biologist at Michigan State University inserted his own DNA into a cow&#8217;s egg. Although Jose Cibelli&#8217;s foolish attempt to play God didn&#8217;t spawn a new life form, the failed sci-fi experiment did give birth to a controversial technique known today as interspecies cloning. Predictably, scientists have grown discontented [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=338&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Dubious Honor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Usually, being the first to accomplish a task or make a mark in a particular field is worthy of accolades. Not so in the case of U.S. Rep. Pete Stark. Last week, the California Democrat became the first congressman in American history to publicly acknowledge that he is an atheist. Secular groups applauded the news, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=337&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Half-Hearted Apology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than a decade, Japan has rejected claims from women seeking compensation from the government for being forced into prostitution during World War II. This week, however, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempted to make amends and offered an apology. Unfortunately, using the euphemism &#8220;comfort women&#8221; to describe mothers, sisters and daughters degraded by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=336&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Well Worth the Price</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it selling a baby, or buying a life? Legislators in Texas are debating that question as they consider an idea introduced by state Sen. Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican. Patrick is sponsoring legislation that would pay women $500 for choosing to place an unwanted child up for adoption rather than having an abortion. Offering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=335&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faith Responders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time magazine published an interesting article last week that&#8217;s worth reading. It&#8217;s titled, &#8220;Saving New Orleans with Faith?&#8221; The crux of the piece is the important role faith-based organizations are playing in the region&#8217;s continuing recovery from hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The city has become a poster child of sorts for what can be accomplished [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=334&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mint Sends God to the Sideline</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A coin program launched this month by the U.S. Mint has Christians on edge. The new $1 coin was meant to honor the men who have served as presidents of the United States. The tribute, however, is overshadowed by the relocation of four important words: In God We Trust. Departing from a tradition that began [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=333&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Nation Under God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During four days, April 26 &#8211; 29, Christians will gather in Virginia to rededicate America to God. The 400-year-old covenant was formed by the Jamestown colonists, who planted the cross of Jesus as they birthed this great nation. The Assembly 2007 is the quadracentennial celebration of America&#8217;s founding and the amazing legacy of faith and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=332&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faith Is a Qualification</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The biblical philosophy for rearing kids is simple. &#8220;Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it,&#8221; instructs Proverbs 22:6. Unfortunately, America&#8217;s youngest pupils are being subliminally taught that God&#8217;s influence ought to be confined within the walls of a church sanctuary; and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=331&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Frank&#8217; Disagreement Over Online Gambling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., informed several news outlets last week that he plans to introduce legislation to roll back the federal ban on Internet gambling. Outrageous! Last year, Congress passed and President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, a prohibition on Internet gaming Web sites. This law outlaws financial gaming transactions, effectively [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=330&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exorcizing Religious Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice has launched the First Freedom Project, a program designed to protect religious rights in America. CMC applauds the effort to reduce threats against the free exercise of religion.There are two religious-liberty provisions in the First Amendment: no establishment and free exercise. Establishment-clause battles over &#8220;under God&#8221; in the Pledge of Allegiance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=329&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Joyful Noise Unto the Lord</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the difference between a baseball game and BattleCry, a passionate worship service for teens? Baseball fans attending a game in San Francisco can make as much noise as they want from the opening pitch to the last out of the game. When it comes to the joyful noise of teens worshiping, however, city officials [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=328&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Different Bill, Same Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During February, the Center for Moral Clarity raised awareness among values voters regarding the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H.R. 254 the &#8220;hate-crimes bill” and the potential persecution of Christians posed by its provisions. It must be true that misery loves company, because this objectionable legislation may soon have a companion: the Local Law [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=327&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Stem-Cell Research Takes a Hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest news about the research potential of adult stem cells is disappointing, but it doesn&#8217;t diminish the moral objections for the alternative sacrificing life through human embryonic stem-cell research. Click here to urge Congress to fund ethical medical research. A scientific panel is questioning the 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=326&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Teacher&#8217;s Pet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alaska has a new property tax law, but the ACLU doesn&#8217;t like it. In one more ridiculous lawsuit, the adversaries of religious liberty are challenging a state tax exemption given to some religious educators. The state won&#8217;t be defending the Religious Educator Housing Tax Exemption on its own, though. The Anchorage Baptist Temple has stepped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=325&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good-Bye to a Family-Friendly Jurist</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martha B. Sosman, one of the three Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court judges who supported biblical marriage in the landmark 4-3 decision legalizing gay marriage in the state, died suddenly last week at the age of 56. Sosman will be fondly remembered and missed by Bible-believing Christians across the nation. Sosman, who battled cancer for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=324&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not a Penny Without a Penance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House scored a major moral victory last week in the U.S. Court of Appeals, which upheld a Bush administration policy of denying federal funding to nonprofit AIDS groups that won&#8217;t renounce prostitution and sex trafficking. To the chagrin of liberals, the court ruled that AIDS groups&#8217; free speech rights would not be violated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=323&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2000 years ago, a voice crying in the wilderness, said aloud that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.  John the Baptist claimed no divinity in himself.  He said that One&#8211;Jesus Christ of Nazareth&#8211;will come who&#8217;s sandle strap he is not worthy to loose.  Jesus Christ came&#8211;his first coming&#8211;and brought us the Truth (John 14:6).  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=322&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Much Ado About Nothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within an hour of the Discovery Channel&#8217;s airing of&#8220;The Last Tomb of Jesus &#8221; Sunday evening, film critics, scientists and syndicated columnists bombarded the Internet with an array of skeptical and cynical analyses of the documentary. The movie, produced by Oscar-winning director James Cameron, may have provided plenty of fodder for conversation around the office [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=321&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not a Penny Without a Penance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House scored a major moral victory last week in the U.S. Court of Appeals, which upheld a Bush administration policy of denying federal funding to nonprofit AIDS groups that won&#8217;t renounce prostitution and sex trafficking. To the chagrin of liberals, the court ruled that AIDS groups&#8217; free speech rights would not be violated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=320&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Different Bill, Same Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During February, the Center for Moral Clarity raised awareness among values voters regarding the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H.R. 254 the &#8220;hate-crimes bill” and the potential persecution of Christians posed by its provisions. It must be true that misery loves company, because this objectionable legislation may soon have a companion: the Local Law [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=319&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Stem-Cell Research Takes a Hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest news about the research potential of adult stem cells is disappointing, but it doesn&#8217;t diminish the moral objections for the alternative sacrificing life through human embryonic stem-cell research. Click here to urge Congress to fund ethical medical research. A scientific panel is questioning the 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=318&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back Away from the Vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian parents spoke loudly, and Merck &#38; Co., the manufacturer of Gardisil the FDA-approved vaccine that blocks the most common strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV heard the message. Merck has suspended its lobbying campaign for mandatory inoculation of adolescent girls. The response affirms the need and responsibility every person has to oppose policies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=317&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Bong Hits 4 Jesus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a five-year-old free speech case, Morse v. Frederick, which was prompted by a high school student&#8217;s banner proclaiming &#8220;Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” Free speech is a treasured right and should be protected, but it is shameful and embarrassing that the Lord&#8217;s name is used in vain, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=316&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Cross the Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion without parental consent ought to be a federal crime. It&#8217;s a common-sense measure that should transcend political lines &#8211; but in the last session of Congress, lawmakers were unable to move the legislation to the president for his signature. It&#8217;s time to try again. Click here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=315&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If Not Enforced, Life-preserving Law is Useless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newspaper columnist in South Dakota suggested last week that it&#8217;s time to end the debate over abortion. The writer said she was &#8220;bone tired&#8221; of the endless discussion of such issues as the right to life and moral imperatives. This is precisely the result abortion advocates hope to achieve. Christians must not grow weary; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=314&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FCC Wants to Regulate TV Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the Federal Communications Commission is acknowledging what Christian parents have been telling the broadcast industry for years: TV violence may have an impact on children&#8217;s behavior. The revelation came last week as Kevin Martin, the FCC&#8217;s chairman, asked Congress to create a law that would let the agency regulate violent programming. Such oversight is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=313&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Biblical Marriage Wins a Round in Clash of Cultures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advocates of biblical marriage scored a noteworthy victory in America&#8217;s raging culture war. This particular battle was fought in the Michigan Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel unanimously ruled Feb. 2 that the state&#8217;s marriage amendment trumps domestic partner legislation. The decision, which sets a precedent for other states wrestling with the marriage question, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=312&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slavery Isn&#8217;t a Relic of the Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 16,000-member Christian Medical Association (CMA) has asked the Bush administration and its federal agencies to take part in a nationwide education campaign to help medical professionals better identify victims of human trafficking. Since the training would increase the likelihood of treating people who have been tortured and sold, the Center for Moral Clarity endorses [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=311&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GINA Would Protect Patients&#8217; Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasingly, genetic history is being used in the diagnosis and treatment of many medical conditions, as well as in research to discover the fundamental genetic mechanisms of major diseases. The prevalence of such sensitive information, however, has raised fears that it will be used discriminatorily when medical or employment decisions are made. Last week during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=310&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Words &#8216;Natural Family&#8217; Deemed Hate Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do Christians have a right to free speech, or are they obligated to use kindly worded euphemisms when referring to such abominations as marriage between two people of the same gender? A federal appeals court has been asked to answer this question; so has Congress. Click here to send an e-mail to Congress, asking your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=309&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Enough is Enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two sets of parents in Massachusetts reached their limit. Having enough of liberal efforts to indoctrinate their children to condone &#8220;alternative&#8221; lifestyles, David and Tonia Parker, and Rob and Robin Wirthlin of Lexington are waging a court battle to opt their elementary school children out of classroom discussions on homosexuality. It&#8217;s inspiring when Christians stand [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=308&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christ, not Suicide, is the Answer to Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Democratic lawmakers in California introduced a bill in the state legislature last week that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs for terminally ill patients. The Compassionate Choices Act, modeled after an Oregon law upheld last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, would make California the second state in the nation to permit doctors [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=307&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grandma Shouldn&#8217;t Go to Prison for Witnessing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrests of two septuagenarian grandmothers in Pennsylvania for spreading the Gospel illustrate the flaw and danger in &#8220;hate crimes laws.&#8221; Their witnessing was considered illegal under a state statute, which advances a growing movement toward criminalizing the expression of a person&#8217;s thoughts. Isn&#8217;t this the reason America&#8217;s Founding Fathers added the First Amendment to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=306&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>America Must Have Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, Christianity is on trial in America. On Feb. 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hein v. Freedom From Religion, a case that will determine the future of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives. In this case, atheists affiliated with the lawsuit-loving advocacy group Freedom From Religion are complaining [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=305&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reward Marriage by Eliminating Tax Permanently</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 6, U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Ill., introduced a bill that would completely eliminate the federal tax penalty for being married. Weller&#8217;s proposal is one of five similar bills pending in Congress. Without such legislation, recent changes to the IRS tax code &#8211; permitting couples to be taxed at the same rate as individuals [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=304&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fight for Freedom Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, there is a magnificent memorial dedicated to the courageous men and women who helped to bring freedom to all people in America. More than 40,000 Americans of African descent found freedom through the surreptitious network of safe havens and daring advocates of liberty who defied [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=303&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Employees Win Right to Make Religious Donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida state employees are now allowed to now contribute to faith-based charities through the state&#8217;s Charitable Campaign. They had to fight for that right. A lawsuit filed in federal court on their behalf by the Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund was settled last week. Attorneys for the pair of First Amendment-law coalitions defended [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=302&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take a Lesson From a New York Cabbie</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not often that New York is cited as a place of exemplary moral behavior, but a cab driver was honored last week for honesty and kindness that CMC encourages everyone to emulate. First, after earning a mere 30-cent tip, a cabbie went out of his way to track down a passenger who had left [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=301&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Enforcing the Law Protects the Dignity of Every Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors and hospitals have a responsibility to protect the rights of all individuals. Yet there are those in our society who have convinced themselves that some newborn infants &#8211; particularly those born alive during abortions, or with handicaps &#8211; are not really legal persons. Bible-believing Christians are morally obligated to speak up for these voiceless, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=300&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the U. S. Senate passed a bill to raise the federal minimum wage, but its version is different &#8211; and more controversial &#8211; than similar legislation that cleared the House in January. Although both chambers proposed increasing hourly income for some of America&#8217;s lowest-paid workers from $5.15 to $7.25 by 2009, the Senate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=299&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NFL Decides Not to Crash the Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a wise public relations move, the National Football League reversed a policy against a church-sponsored Super Bowl gathering, which had angered Christian football fans. Although the league re-emphasized its need to follow copyright laws, officials said they would be more flexible about allowing churches to air the Super Bowl game &#8211; as long as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=298&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pastors Key to Church Evangelism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by LifeWay Research, a research arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), found that churches excelling in evangelism have pastors who emphasize winning souls. Researchers interviewed staff from several SBC churches and determined that the senior pastor&#8217;s involvement was the most important determiner of a church&#8217;s success at evangelistic outreach. Click here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=297&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fight for Freedom Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, there is a magnificent memorial dedicated to the courageous men and women who helped to bring freedom to all people in America. More than 40,000 Americans of African descent found freedom through the surreptitious network of save heavens and daring advocates of liberty who defied [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=296&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mass Vaccinations are the Wrong Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preventing cancer is a noble mission, but Texas&#8217; Republican Gov. Rick Perry angered pro-family advocates last week with an executive order mandating vaccinations for all 11- and 12-year-old girls in the state before they enter the sixth grade, beginning in September 2008. The governor&#8217;s action ignited a national debate pitting parents&#8217; rights against the government&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=295&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CMC&#8217;s Born-Alive Campaign Saves Babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a ruling on the future of partial-birth abortion in America. While Christians across the nation continue praying for the unborn, there are other steps that can be taken to cultivate a culture of life in this nation. In August of 2002, Congress passed the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=294&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CMC&#8217;s Born-Alive Campaign Saves Babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a ruling on the future of partial-birth abortion in America. While Christians across the nation continue praying for the unborn, there are other steps that can be taken to cultivate a culture of life in this nation. In August of 2002, Congress passed the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=293&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Speeches</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 20, 2001, George W. Bush stood before the nation as the newly elected president and delivered the inaugural address that initiated transfer of authority from the morally challenged Clinton administration. President Bush spoke of affirming old traditions and grand ideals, such as &#8220;hope and order in our souls,&#8221; private character, civic duty and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=292&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Isn&#8217;t Mainstream Anymore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report focused on the changing lifestyles of women paints a depressing picture of the institution of marriage in America. For the first time, more women are now living without a husband than with one, according to an analysis published by the New York Times. In 1950, a little more than a third &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=291&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How &#8216;Urgent&#8217; is Global Warming?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of evangelical and congressional leaders &#8211; Democrat and Republican &#8211; are organizing a summit on environmental issues. According to some media accounts, the collaboration is an indication that scientists and Bible-believing Christians are putting aside passionate differences regarding the origin of life in order to save the Earth. It&#8217;s more likely, though, that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=290&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adultery: It Ought to be a Crime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers and judges in Michigan are holding married couples accountable for their vows of fidelity. An appeals court has ruled that anyone involved in an extramarital affair can be prosecuted for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony punishable by up to life in prison. &#8220;Adultery is a violation of biblical instruction as well as an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=289&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Graffiti Versus Scripture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good deed in Kentucky drew criticism instead of compliments. Misguided public school officials ordered the removal of Bible verses that had been painted in a girls&#8217; bathroom to cover up graffiti. Middle school volunteers spent three days painting the Scriptures during the recent winter break because they wanted to get rid of vulgar images [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=288&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Own Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention Everyone!!  You now have a choice for your ASP.NET website hosting and developer.  Williams Web Solutions is open for business&#8230;well, they have been in business since January 8th.  Better jump on board to see why many others have gone to Williams Web Solutions!  www.williamswebsolutions.net<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=287&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate the Sanctity of Human Life!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday Jan. 22 is the 34th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history, the day the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark Roe. v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Although Christians are celebrating the sanctity of human life this month, this day evokes a painful reminder that too many millions of lives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=286&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congress is Responsible to the Grassroots, Not the Reverse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The adage &#8220;the devil is in the details&#8221; certainly applies to the first piece of legislation debated on the Senate floor during the 110th Congress, Senate Bill 1. Of particular concern is Section 220, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007. The title might suggest the bill&#8217;s intent, but this is a Trojan horse. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=285&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Another Day Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is the nation&#8217;s only black man held in such esteem that a federal holiday honors his name. The minister and activist has become an American icon for racial justice. Consequently, his legacy should mean more to people than a chance to sleep late on a Monday morning. Although [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=284&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Many More Women Must Die?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2006 came to a close, two more deaths were attributed to RU-486, the first of two drugs taken to chemically abort an unborn child. Since the medication was approved in September 2000, at least seven women have died in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration never should have approved RU-486, and pro-life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=283&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Promote Ethical Stem-Cell Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, medical researchers embarked on a new era. The catalyst was the fabulous news from scientists at Wake Forest University and Harvard Medical School. They discovered therapeutic potential in stem cells found in human amniotic fluid. Pro-life enthusiasts across America lauded the great promise of advancing cures for dozens of diseases without endangering human [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=282&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Upholds Use of Religion in Care for Veterans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For about a decade, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been increasing use of religion in treating ailing veterans. A federal judge has ruled that the trend does not violate what anti-religion zealots call the separation of church and state. U.S. District Judge John Shabaz dismissed a lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=281&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Censorship of Student Protest Leads to Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bravo to the 13-year-old Arizona student who sued his principal for violating the teen&#8217;s First Amendment rights when he tried to protest abortion on the school campus. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund in Scottsdale, Arizona, have filed a complaint against Shenendehowa Central School District officials and Gowana Middle School&#8217;s principal on behalf of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=280&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>N.J. Clergy Not Required to Perform Civil Unions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Jersey clergy, unlike secular officials, can&#8217;t be required to perform same-sex unions when they become available Feb. 19. The state attorney general announced the decision last week, quieting fears among religious groups opposed to &#8220;faux&#8221; marriage ceremonies. Attorney General Stuart Rabner&#8217;s legal opinion, sent to the state registrar of vital statistics, came less than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=279&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Fetal Stem-Cell Transplant Should be the Last</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month in Portland, Oregon, doctors for the first time transplanted stem cells from aborted fetuses into a living patient. As part of a desperate bid to reverse, or at least slow, a rare genetic disorder called Batten disease, stem cells were placed in a sick child&#8217;s head. The fetuses were donated to a nonprofit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelamp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=305288&amp;post=278&amp;subd=thelamp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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