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		<title>The cult of Christian celebrity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must admit, as a pastor it is very easy to raise up followers of your ministry.  That might not sound bad, but it is.  Your purpose as a pastoral leader to raise up disciples of Christ. There are a lot of pastors out there that just make mini-disciples of themselves. Pastors who make people pledge their authority to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introverts in the Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giveaway: Win a copy of &#8220;Introverts in the Church&#8221; by subscribing to alanrudnick.org, follow @alanrud on Twitter, comment on this post, or &#8220;Like&#8221; the Facebook page. The winner will be selected @ 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.   In college, I was able to spend time with two international public speakers, pastors, and authors.  These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bunch of (un)virtuous Monks</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/08/a-bunch-of-unvirtuous-monks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Church and religion doesn’t have to be stuffy and boring.  Several monks prove that.  Enter the Unvirtuous Abbey.  A bunch of monks give us everything regrettable about Christianity, culture, people, and Facebook but make us laugh at it… in a good way.  The Unvirtuous Abbey ministers to people from their Facebook and Twitter page with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why 9 in 10 Believe in God but not Church</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/06/why-9-in-10-believe-in-god-but-not-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many in the religious right have been running for the hills because this &#8220;godless&#8221; nation is become too secular.  The rhetoric of our nation&#8217;s direction is flawed by the growth of atheists and secularists is over played.  It seems a recent Gallup study confirmed what has simply is unknown to many: We are still a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Listen to Brad Pitt on Christianity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Q &#38; A for his upcoming film, The Tree of Life, Brad Pitt said: &#8220;I grew up with Christianity, and I remember questioning greatly some things that didn&#8217;t work for me, [and] some things did&#8230;I grew up being told that God&#8217;s gonna take care of everything and it doesn&#8217;t always work out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church of England Attendance Up: What It Means for American Churches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 14:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is God still dead in Europe? In the past few decades, report have shown that church attendance and membership are in steep decline in Europe.  However, last year a report confirmed stable church attendance among United Kingdom churches.    Now, the Church of England reports that attendance in cathedrals is up by 7% this year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Millennials value Parenting more than Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/millennials-value-parenting-more-than-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/millennials-value-parenting-more-than-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generation X]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Pew Poll and study among 18-25 year-old adults found that parenting is more important than marriage. The majority of Millennials, (generally those born between 1982 and 1995) about 52%, said being a good parent is “one of the most important things” in life. About 30% said the same about having a successful marriage. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Satan Can Teach Us About Lent</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/what-satan-can-teach-us-about-lent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, I read a dramatic billboard sign that compelled the reader to think about Satan. The billboard read: Do you believe in Satan? He believes in you. A striking message, isn’t it? Many of us choose not to think too much about the forces of evil or how Satan plays a part in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Churches Stop Decline in UK</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/11/churches-stop-decline-in-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years we have heard reports and studies tracking how churches are dying and God is slowly &#8220;disappearing&#8221; from Europe. Personal stories persist too. Despite what Fox News and other news outlets like to spin, there are counter reports that suggest otherwise. In 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported that churches are growing in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Reasons Why Christians Should Celebrate Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/10/7-reasons-why-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/10/7-reasons-why-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is celebrating a holiday that honors ghouls, demons, ghosts, and everything that goes bump in the night dangerous or even evil? Somewhere, in the halls of history, Halloween or All Hallows Eve, got hijacked.  What started as a day to prepare for All Saints’ Day (November 1st), Halloween became a spooky, evil, and candy filled [...]]]></description>
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