<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - Aaron D. Taylor's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:22:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:37:20 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>The Bible is not a public policy manual!</title>
<description><![CDATA[My pastor and I have a friendly tiff going on.&nbsp;&nbsp; He says that Jesus was strictly a-political; therefore Christians should abstain from politics completely.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10480890-the-bible-is-not-a-public-policy-manual</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10480890-the-bible-is-not-a-public-policy-manual</guid><category>religion</category><category>abortion</category><category>bible</category><category>jesus</category><category>gay-marriage</category><category>rush-limbaugh</category><category>evangelicals</category><category>public-policy</category><category>zealots</category><category>jubilee</category><category>love-your-enemies</category><category>tax-collectors</category><category>turn-the-other-cheek</category><category>i-corinthians-5-12-13</category><category>luke-12-14</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:22:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What I wish I knew in Junior High</title>
<description><![CDATA[I saw &ldquo;Harrison Ford&rdquo; a couple of weeks ago at Starbucks.&nbsp; We sat across from each other for about three hours.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10411266-what-i-wish-i-knew-in-junior-high</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10411266-what-i-wish-i-knew-in-junior-high</guid><category>not-news</category><category>suicide</category><category>american-idol</category><category>starbucks</category><category>justin-bieber</category><category>bullies</category><category>harrison-ford</category><category>elf</category><category>high-school-musical</category><category>zumba</category><category>boy-george</category><category>it-gets-better</category><category>junior-high</category><category>ernie</category><category>saved-by-the-bell</category><category>screech</category><category>mr-bean</category><category>rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jesus forbids exclusion!</title>
<description><![CDATA[The term evangelical Christian and I share a love/hate relationship.On the one hand, I believe in the good news of Jesus&rsquo; death and resurrection and desire to share the implications of this news with others.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10377496-jesus-forbids-exclusion</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10377496-jesus-forbids-exclusion</guid><category>religion</category><category>jesus</category><category>jerry-falwell</category><category>good-samaritan</category><category>conservative-christians</category><category>evangelical-christian</category><category>prodigal-son</category><category>dorothy-day</category><category>liberal-christians</category><category>follower-of-jesus</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:44:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Evangelical Leaders Support Reducing Nukes</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Evangelicals Send Atomic Fireballs to CongressFor Immediate  ReleaseApril 12, 2010Evangelical college presidents,  denominational executives, pastors, veterans, professors, and  missionaries are encouraging the Obama administration and Congress to  engage in diplomacy with Iran &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/09/4139389-evangelical-leaders-support-reducing-nukes</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/09/4139389-evangelical-leaders-support-reducing-nukes</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:07:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Speak Evil of No Man...Really??</title>
<description><![CDATA[   I love the New Testament. I think it&rsquo;s fair to say that I live, eat, breathe, and drink the New Testament.  I honestly think that there&rsquo;s no piece of literature more inspiring and uplifting than the New Testament.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/29/4087155-speak-evil-of-no-manreally</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/29/4087155-speak-evil-of-no-manreally</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:55:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ruth was an illegal immigrant, so does that make Boaz a villain?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Every once in a while I get an &ldquo;aha&rdquo; moment and I can&rsquo;t turn my mind off, thus preventing me from a good night&rsquo;s sleep. Last night&rsquo;s &ldquo;aha&rdquo; moment came as I was reflecting on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/11/4007587-ruth-was-an-illegal-immigrant-so-does-that-make-boaz-a-villain</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/11/4007587-ruth-was-an-illegal-immigrant-so-does-that-make-boaz-a-villain</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What I learned from the--gasp!--Word of Faith movement</title>
<description><![CDATA[   Perhaps you&rsquo;ve heard of them.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/02/3971660-what-i-learned-from-the-gasp-word-of-faith-movement</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/02/3971660-what-i-learned-from-the-gasp-word-of-faith-movement</guid><category>religion</category><category>postmodernism</category><category>televangelists</category><category>incarnation</category><category>emergent</category><category>sojourners</category><category>pentecostalism</category><category>word-of-faith</category><category>anabaptists</category><category>deity-of-christ</category><category>liberation-theologians</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 04:53:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Can Christians use birth control?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Question: Hey, I did have a question for your blog if it hasn't been addressed before. The questions is about birth control. I was just wondering if you could make a biblical case for or against (or neither?) Christians using standard birth control pills.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3888526-can-christians-use-birth-control</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3888526-can-christians-use-birth-control</guid><category>religion</category><category>god</category><category>jesus</category><category>david</category><category>birth-control</category><category>sabbath</category><category>adam-and-eve</category><category>apostle-paul</category><category>legalistic</category><category>be-fruitful-and-multiply</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:49:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The economic crisis should cause American Christians to rethink the gospel of &quot;success&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[        Ever since the crash of 2008, I've found myself doing a lot of soul searching.  At first, like most people, I had no idea what the crash was about.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/11/3881553-the-economic-crisis-should-cause-american-christians-to-rethink-the-gospel-of-success</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/11/3881553-the-economic-crisis-should-cause-american-christians-to-rethink-the-gospel-of-success</guid><category>religion</category><category>evangelical</category><category>billy-graham</category><category>steve-forbes</category><category>suze-orman</category><category>jim-wallis</category><category>george-foreman</category><category>zig-ziglar</category><category>peter-lowe</category><category>rediscovering-values</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:31:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pat Robertson is wrong, but so are academic and media elites</title>
<description><![CDATA[When I was a student at Christ for the Nations School of Missions, I learned about the so-called "pact with the devil" that the African slaves of Haiti made to free themselves from the French.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/15/3764017-pat-robertson-is-wrong-but-so-are-academic-and-media-elites</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/15/3764017-pat-robertson-is-wrong-but-so-are-academic-and-media-elites</guid><category>world-news</category><category>haiti</category><category>earthquake</category><category>witchcraft</category><category>pat-robertson</category><category>missionaries</category><category>aristide</category><category>idolatry</category><category>pact-with-the-devil</category><category>voodooism</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:58:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama's Nobel Speech, What did we expect?</title>
<description><![CDATA[I didn't get a chance to watch Barack Obama's Nobel speech live, but I've read the transcript and found very little in the speech that couldn't have been given by any number of past presidents—including George W. Bush.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3649682-obamas-nobel-speech-what-did-we-expect</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3649682-obamas-nobel-speech-what-did-we-expect</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>war</category><category>conservatives</category><category>george-w-bush</category><category>liberals</category><category>christians</category><category>augustine</category><category>martin-luther</category><category>just-war-theory</category><category>nobel-speech</category><category>john-howard-yoder</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:10:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hurray to Rick Warren for denouncing Uganda's anti-gay law, but where are the other Christian leaders?</title>
<description><![CDATA[As a career missionary to Africa, I fear what would happen to me on judgment day if I didn't speak out against what is happening in Uganda right now in the name of Christ. I was in the middle of typing my monthly newsletter when I decided to check my e-mail.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/10/3617584-hurray-to-rick-warren-for-denouncing-ugandas-anti-gay-law-but-where-are-the-other-christian-leaders</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/10/3617584-hurray-to-rick-warren-for-denouncing-ugandas-anti-gay-law-but-where-are-the-other-christian-leaders</guid><category>religion</category><category>uganda</category><category>homosexuals</category><category>rick-warren</category><category>missionaries</category><category>pastors</category><category>evangelists</category><category>benny-hinn</category><category>t-d-jakes</category><category>anti-gay-law</category><category>reinhard-bonnke</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:31:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama's escalation in Afghanistan, should Christians take a side?</title>
<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the election last November, I wrote a thinly-veiled endorsement of Barack Obama and blasted it out to my friends and family.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/02/3579102-obamas-escalation-in-afghanistan-should-christians-take-a-side</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/02/3579102-obamas-escalation-in-afghanistan-should-christians-take-a-side</guid><category>obama</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>war</category><category>abortion</category><category>taliban</category><category>gay-marriage</category><category>surge</category><category>karzai</category><category>manhattan-declaration</category><category>progressive-evangelicals</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:50:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Should Christian soldiers proselytize in Iraq and Afganistan?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Blogging and me share a love/hate relationship. One the one hand, I hate writing articles because often it takes me hours of mental sparring to get to exactly what I want to say. On the other hand, I love the feeling of accomplishment after having written.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814915-should-christian-soldiers-proselytize-in-iraq-and-afganistan</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814915-should-christian-soldiers-proselytize-in-iraq-and-afganistan</guid><category>religion</category><category>torture</category><category>al-jazeera</category><category>evangelical-christians</category><category>missionary</category><category>bagram</category><category>fundamentalist-christians</category><category>proselytize</category><category>taxi-to-the-dark-side</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 03:39:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Does grace abound to the chief of torturers?</title>
<description><![CDATA[On the first day of the Obama administration, our newly elected president signed the order to close down Guatanamo.  Scores of human rights advocates were in ecstasy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/06/2515042-does-grace-abound-to-the-chief-of-torturers</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/06/2515042-does-grace-abound-to-the-chief-of-torturers</guid><category>religion</category><category>torture</category><category>dick-cheney</category><category>abu-ghraib</category><category>khmer-rouge</category><category>pol-pot</category><category>duch</category><category>guatanamo</category><category>tuol-sleng</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Mar 2009 00:59:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Now that history has been made, it's time for the black church to reclaim its non-violent heritage.  An open letter</title>
<description><![CDATA[On behalf of white evangelical Christians everywhere, I'd like to congratulate the black church for a well-deserved victory.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/21/2339108-now-that-history-has-been-made-its-time-for-the-black-church-to-reclaim-its-non-violent-heritage-an-open-letter</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/21/2339108-now-that-history-has-been-made-its-time-for-the-black-church-to-reclaim-its-non-violent-heritage-an-open-letter</guid><category>religion</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>civil-rights</category><category>inauguration</category><category>colin-powell</category><category>non-violence</category><category>dr-martin-luther-king-jr</category><category>black-church</category><category>pentecostalism</category><category>we-shall-overcome</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:16:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The world must act now to stop genocide in Burma</title>
<description><![CDATA[Soldiers entering villages and killing people on sight.  Landmines blowing  pregnant women to smithereens. There's no way this is really going on.  The world would never tolerate this.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/13/2308675-the-world-must-act-now-to-stop-genocide-in-burma</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/13/2308675-the-world-must-act-now-to-stop-genocide-in-burma</guid><category>world-news</category><category>genocide</category><category>burma</category><category>u-n</category><category>ban-ki-moon</category><category>ethnic-cleansing</category><category>junta</category><category>child-soldiers</category><category>karen</category><category>rambo</category><category>land-mines</category><category>aung-san-suu-kye</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:29:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Who would Jesus bomb?  A serious response to the crisis in Gaza</title>
<description><![CDATA[A wise man once said, "The first one to plead his cause seems right until his neighbor comes and examines him."  That wise man was Solomon and the saying comes from the book of Proverbs, a book respected as the Word of God by both Christians and Jews alike.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/10/2296531-who-would-jesus-bomb-a-serious-response-to-the-crisis-in-gaza</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/10/2296531-who-would-jesus-bomb-a-serious-response-to-the-crisis-in-gaza</guid><category>religion</category><category>israel</category><category>middle-east</category><category>gaza</category><category>hamas</category><category>palestinians</category><category>jesus</category><category>rockets</category><category>evangelical</category><category>defend</category><category>siege</category><category>bombing-campaign</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:38:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>G-8 Summit backtracks on promises to the world's poor</title>
<description><![CDATA[Below is an e-mail I received from the One campaign today.  I urge everyone to sign  their petition!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/01/1629630-g-8-summit-backtracks-on-promises-to-the-worlds-poor</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/01/1629630-g-8-summit-backtracks-on-promises-to-the-worlds-poor</guid><category>politics</category><category>poverty</category><category>petition</category><category>g8</category><category>one-campaign</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:49:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Eritrea - Authorities Jail 34 More Christians In House Church Raid </title>
<description><![CDATA[Since Eritrea has outlawed all independent protestant churches in 2002, state officials have been raiding house churches and throwing worshippers in prison.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/22/1599511-eritrea-authorities-jail-34-more-christians-in-house-church-raid</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/22/1599511-eritrea-authorities-jail-34-more-christians-in-house-church-raid</guid><category>world-news</category><category>torture</category><category>christians</category><category>persecution</category><category>eritrea</category><category>house-raids</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:11:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>One Campaign tracks U.S. aid to Africa</title>
<description><![CDATA[The DATA Report, which ONE launched in Paris on Wednesday, tracks each G8 country's progress towards delivering its commitments on aid to Africa.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/20/1594761-one-campaign-tracks-us-aid-to-africa</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/20/1594761-one-campaign-tracks-us-aid-to-africa</guid><category>us-news</category><category>africa</category><category>aids</category><category>one</category><category>hiv</category><category>u-s-global-poverty</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A Christian teacher flees for his life in Pakistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has long been known as a hotbed for religious extremism.  In the latest case of intolerance, a Christian teacher has fled for his life due to accusations of tearing up a book about Islamic teachings on the afterlife.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/19/1591413-a-christian-teacher-flees-for-his-life-in-pakistan</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/19/1591413-a-christian-teacher-flees-for-his-life-in-pakistan</guid><category>religion</category><category>pakistan</category><category>islam</category><category>desecrate</category><category>christian-teacher</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:38:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Evangelical organization reaches out to suffering Christians in Bethlehem</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians, the people most often overlooked are Palestinian Christians.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/18/1588429-evangelical-organization-reaches-out-to-suffering-christians-in-bethlehem</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/18/1588429-evangelical-organization-reaches-out-to-suffering-christians-in-bethlehem</guid><category>religion</category><category>evangelicals</category><category>bethlehem</category><category>palestinian-christians</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:05:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why I wish I were a Mennonite</title>
<description><![CDATA[My name is Aaron D. Taylor and I'm a charismatic Christian.  If you ever see me driving with my glasses on, I may look dignified, but don't let my appearance fool you.  Throughout my life I've been slain in the Spirit and drunk in the Holy Ghost on numerous occasions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/17/1584572-why-i-wish-i-were-a-mennonite</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/17/1584572-why-i-wish-i-were-a-mennonite</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>religion</category><category>nationalism</category><category>civil-disobedience</category><category>mennonite</category><category>charismatic</category><category>tongues</category><category>revolutionary-subordination</category><category>slain-in-the-spirit</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:14:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ekantipur - Nepal's No. 1 Online News Site</title>
<description><![CDATA[A pastor in Nepal sent me this the other day.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Aaron D. Taylor]]></source><link>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/10/1560360-ekantipur-nepals-no-1-online-news-site</link><guid>http://aarondtaylor.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/10/1560360-ekantipur-nepals-no-1-online-news-site</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:17:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
