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		<title>Candy</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2010/10/candy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did something this year I haven&#8217;t ever done before.
I bought candy to hand out on Halloween.
Why, you might ask, does this matter?
Because it&#8217;s something I had previously had a hang-up about, going out of my way in the past to demonstrate just how much I was NOT observing the day. Even after  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption Is Permanent. Period.</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2010/04/adoption-is-permanent-period/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a commentary on a current events situation. For some background information on the case I am presenting my opinion about, click here to read news coverage.
Societal Implications: This is yet another piece of evidence that American society is going deeper into consumerism,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Day…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, Columbus Day. The government-observed holiday which commemorates the man who didn&#8217;t discover America (but rather thought the Caribbean Islands were India) but was responsible for cruel and inhumane treatment, even blatant genocide, of the indigenous peoples.
Tell me WHY we observe Columbus Day?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christians and the Arts</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2009/06/christians-and-the-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much debate is centered around whether or not it is right for Christians to take part in the arts. Some choose an isolationist view, choosing to avoid all movies and pop music. Others restrict to only music and movies released before a certain year, hoping that the earlier releases will promote a  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is America A Christian Nation?</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2009/04/influence-vs-inherence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is America an inherently Christian nation? Pay attention to commentary by a broad swath of evangelical writers and talk show hosts and one might be led to believe so. Much time and many words are spent attempting to demonstrate that America is more than just a nation founded on principles of  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As if it wasn’t already crazy enough…</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2009/03/as-if-it-wasnt-already-crazy-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought my previous post already demonstrated the craziness of the animal rights movement, or even the &#8220;animal rights lite&#8221; seen among some varieties of pet-lovers&#8230; but this is even beyond crazy.
Apparently a few years ago in Canada someone proposed a bill that would &#8220;[move] animals in law from  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money (installment 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2008/07/money-installment-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See http://www.joelwnelson.com/articles/On Love of Money.pdf for a current copy of this post!
Part Two
Perceived security is one of the foundations of our current economic system. We want to feel like what we have stored up will carry us through times that are less prosperous, so we have set up  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery of Mercy</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2007/12/mystery-of-mercy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago I came across a posting on a discussion board I visit periodically in which the author expressed frustration with a couple particular elements of popular Christianity. Much of his post centered around apparent frustration with dispensational teachings (especially the &#8220;rapture&#8221;)  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Westroads Shooting</title>
		<link>http://www.joelwnelson.com/2007/12/133/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in &#8220;flyover country&#8221; you don&#8217;t expect the national &#8212; or even international &#8212; news spotlight to be on an area you drive past twice a day&#8230; but it happened this week. (news coverage) I was driving home from church at about 1:45 PM Wednesday when suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, special  [...]]]></description>
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