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		<title>Here Am I. Send Me.</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/11/here-am-i-send-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I turned on the radio as I was driving home this afternoon.  The soothing sounds of NPR are a constant companion in my little old Civic.  This particular afternoon, Talk of the Nation was broadcasting live from Fort Hood in Texas.  It was the memorial service at the site of a tragic shooting just days ago where 13 people were killed and 43 were wounded.]]></description>
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		<title>American Christians &amp; Torture</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/05/a-sad-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 19:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just read this report on CNN.com which found that the more Americans attended church, the more likely we are to support torture.]]></description>
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		<title>Rush Limbaugh&#8217;s Conversion</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/04/rush-limbaughs-conversion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/04/rush-limbaughs-conversion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I missed this the other day.  Video via Brian McLaren
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		<title>Charlie Wilson&#8217;s War/The Kite Runner</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/03/charlie-wilsons-warthe-kite-runner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/03/charlie-wilsons-warthe-kite-runner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to catch Charlie Wilson&#8217;s War when it came out in the theater but never got around to it.  Well that&#8217;s the beauty of Netflix.  Eventually these movies find you.  So I popped CWW in the DVD player the other day to see what all the fuss was about.  What unfolded was an interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valkyrie</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/02/valkyrie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2009/02/valkyrie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m way behind on blogging of late, so I&#8217;ll be trying to rectify that in the run-up to the Oscars.  Several weeks ago I met up with a friend from out of town and we caught Tom Cruise&#8217;s new film, Valkyrie.  I had caught Scott Simon&#8217;s interview with Cruise and director Brian Singer a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Pledge of Allegiance</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/12/my-pledge-of-allegiance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My best friend and cousin, Chad, recently asked me if I would baptize him while our family is together this Christmas season.  Being asked to be a part of such an incredible chapter in his journey with Christ has been one of the greatest honors of my life.  Chad and I are going through some spiritual practices together as we both prepare for this sacred moment.]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Plays it Cool</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/12/barack-plays-it-cool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=540</guid>
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I caught this on Hulu today and thought it was great.
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		<title>Universal Declaration of Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/12/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights from Seth Brau on Vimeo.
I really appreciated this creative and important video.
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		<title>Department of Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/12/department-of-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/12/department-of-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Many of you have heard of the website change.org where citizens can post ideas for change in the government, the top 10 of which will be presented to President Obama on his first day in office.  One that I am particularly hopeful about is establishing a Department of Peace and appointing a Secretary of Peace.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Barack Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/11/president-barack-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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Tonight as a nation we elected Barack Obama to the highest office in our country.  I am grateful for the opportunity our country has been given at this time.  An opportunity to practice a new kind of politics that is about finding common ground and working towards a more just society rather than the politics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/11/voting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/11/voting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=449</guid>
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If you are feeling confident about who to vote for then get out there and vote today!
But, if your conscience is bothering you&#8230; if you feel like you can&#8217;t give either candidate your &#8220;YES,&#8221; then feel free to abstain.  There&#8217;s nothing in scripture that says it&#8217;s your duty to vote.
Derek Webb put it this way, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to James Dobson</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/an-open-letter-to-james-dobson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/an-open-letter-to-james-dobson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a letter that I sent to Focus on the Family in response to a fictional story they sent out to Evangelicals attacking Senator Obama.

Dr Dobson,
I recently read the fictional letter Focus on the Family published from a make-believe Christian in the year 2012.  The tone and content of this letter saddened me greatly.  I grew up in rural New Mexico listening to Focus on the Family in the car with my mom.  I came to faith in Christ while I was a teenager in the Church of the Nazarene, a denomination we both belong to.  I respected Focus on the Family.]]></description>
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		<title>A History of Electoral College Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/a-history-of-electoral-college-maps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/a-history-of-electoral-college-maps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you&#8217;re a political junkie like myself, you might be interested in this website showing the history of every American Presidential election.  Especially interesting is the divide between the north and the south (with the south going Democratic) that began in 1860 (Lincoln) and kept popping up year after year (especially 1924) all the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith Life of the Party</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/faith-life-of-the-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/faith-life-of-the-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chuckp3.com/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Krista Tippet, of Speaking of Faith radio fame, recently did two really great interviews exploring the unexpected ways that faith is engaged in politics on the left and the right.  Each podcast is about an hour long, but is well worth the time!
Faith Life of the Party &#8211; Part I, The Left
Faith Life of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>W. (2008)</title>
		<link>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/w-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chuckp3.com/2008/10/w-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been eagerly awaiting Oliver Stone's new film W. for several months now.  I must admit when I saw the first teaser trailer I thought it was going to be a roast-fest at the expense of a president I am less than fond of.  So, somewhat deviously, I was looking forward to the chance to see Bush exposed and raked over the coals.]]></description>
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