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		<title>How To Save America From Itself</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/05/02/how-to-save-america-from-itself/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/05/02/how-to-save-america-from-itself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 09:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="250" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/armor-of-god1.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="armor-of-god1" /></p>I’ve been in and around politics, in one form or another, for 45 years – since 1968 when I was 14 years old.  But I’m here to tell you that we all need to reorient ourselves in how we pursue the goal of saving America from economic ruin, catastrophic attacks, cultural suicide and national judgment.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Letter From A Young Conservative Girl: Mr. Obama Your Gun Ban Failed Because YOU Lied To America</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/04/27/letter-from-a-young-conservative-girl-mr-obama-your-gun-ban-failed-because-you-lied-to-america/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/04/27/letter-from-a-young-conservative-girl-mr-obama-your-gun-ban-failed-because-you-lied-to-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="231" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Letter-to-Obama.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Letter to Obama" /></p>Dear Mr. Obama: Let me tell you a little about myself. I grew up in a gun family. Hunting is part of my family’s culture. I was surrounded by Guns and Ammo, Pheasants Forever, blaze orange and camo growing up. At Thanksgiving, the first round of appetizers is always something wild—bison, elk or venison—whatever my father, brother or uncle’s&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Hate And Evil Are 2 Very Real Issues Men Need To Overcome</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/04/11/hate-and-evil-are-2-very-real-issues-men-need-to-overcome/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/04/11/hate-and-evil-are-2-very-real-issues-men-need-to-overcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="223" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thumb_20101118_104052_title-still-2.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="thumb_20101118_104052_title-still-2" /></p>As I watch the coverage these last couple of days of the deaths of Margaret Thatcher and the son of mega-church pastor Rick Warren I am truly in awe of the depravity of those who seemingly have nothing better to do than dance on their graves. No, it’s more than that…it’s the complete lack of&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Why no one hears our arguments for marriage</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/04/09/why-no-one-hears-our-arguments-for-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/04/09/why-no-one-hears-our-arguments-for-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="249" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ap_supreme_court_gay_marriage_55040953-4_3_r536_c534.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="ap_supreme_court_gay_marriage_55040953-4_3_r536_c534" /></p>April 8, 2013 (Breakpoint.org) &#8211; The writer Upton Sinclair, commenting on his loss in the 1934 California gubernatorial election, wrote, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Sinclair’s quote came to mind after reading a piece entitled “The World Can’t Hear Us On&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Gay conversion therapy sparks culture war in N.J.</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/04/01/gay-conversion-therapy-sparks-culture-war-in-n-j/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/04/01/gay-conversion-therapy-sparks-culture-war-in-n-j/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="231" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gan-gay-conversion-therapy-032913-4_3_r536_c534.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="gan-gay-conversion-therapy-032913-4_3_r536_c534" /></p>The debate pits those who believe a person is born gay or lesbian versus those who think it is a choice. ASBURY PARK, N.J. &#8212; For 10 years Tara M. King said she was gay, but through therapy and self-determination those impulses vanished. At 48, she said, there is not a lustful thought, sexual urge&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Victoria’s Secret From a Father</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/03/26/a-letter-to-victorias-secret-from-a-father/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/03/26/a-letter-to-victorias-secret-from-a-father/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="232" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/victorias-secret-bright-young-things-teen-panties-on-mom-101.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="victorias-secret-bright-young-things-teen-panties-on-mom-101" /></p>An open letter to Victoria’s Secret regarding their choice to make an underwear line aimed at young teenagers. Dear Victoria’s Secret, I am a father of a three year old girl. She loves princesses, Dora the Explorer, Doc McStuffins and drawing pictures for people. Her favorite foods are peanut butter and jelly, cheese and pistachios.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>North Dakota Defies Culture That Wants Down Syndrome Babies All Killed</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/03/22/north-dakota-defies-culture-that-wants-down-syndrome-babies-all-killed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=28264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="250" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/downs-syndrome.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="downs syndrome" /></p>William James said: “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” Life itself is not often thought of. We live out our lives every day, with little assessment of the consequences of a life not lived. Within the recesses of our minds lies the understanding that everything we have&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Christians Don&#039;t Have &#039;the Right to Be Stupid&#039;</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/03/09/christians-dont-have-the-right-to-be-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/03/09/christians-dont-have-the-right-to-be-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zionica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="210" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kerry.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Kerry" /></p>While discussing freedom of speech and freedom of religion with a group of German students last week, newly appointed Secretary of State John Kerry told them "Americans have the right to be stupid." Kerry came under fire, particularly among political conservatives, for misrepresenting Americans and American liberties abroad. The quote was part of his explanation&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. School Asks Student to Change Abstinence Shirt</title>
		<link>http://zionica.com/2013/02/26/fla-school-asks-student-to-change-abstinence-shirt/</link>
		<comments>http://zionica.com/2013/02/26/fla-school-asks-student-to-change-abstinence-shirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zionica.com/?p=27771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="250" height="202" src="http://zionica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-300x176.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="photo-300x176" /></p>A school in Florida asked an 8th-grader to change her t-shirt carrying a message of sexual abstinence that she received at a Christian conference, saying it is "inappropriate." The t-shirt the 15-year-old girl was made to change into said, "Tomorrow I will dress for success." Summer Schreiner of Cocoa, Fla., wore a t-shirt with the&#8230;]]></description>
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