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		<title>Greece, Economics and the Eurozone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// The Eurozone is the collection of countries that use the euro currency. In light of the recent economic turmoil in Greece, it has been argued that Greece was never a strong enough economy to be a member of the Eurozone. It&#8217;s becoming more and more likely that Greece may have to leave the euro and [...]


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		<title>7 deadly reasons America is not Christian: Conclusions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 05:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// We have seen that the US has significant amounts of Greed, Envy, Pride, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony and Sloth. This is not to argue that any of these things are necessarily bad. But given the significant attention accorded these themes in the Bible and in Christian tradition, the &#8220;sinfulness&#8221; of America on a number of levels should serve as strong [...]


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		<title>Sloth in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 7. Sloth There are a number of ways to measure sloth. One is obesity. Another is the abundant anecdotal evidence in our lives of friends or family who take full advantage of labor-saving technology. One interesting thing we can consider is low [...]


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		<title>Gluttony in America</title>
		<link>http://100treatises.com/2012/05/gluttony-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 6. Gluttony Americans love food. And it shows. The obesity epidemic barely needs mentioning, but estimates are that the majority of American adults are overweight, including a third that are obese. Significant numbers of teens and young people are also overweight (17% in 2006), [...]


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		<title>Lust in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 5. Lust Estimates of the total value of the pornographic industry vary wildly, but  the LA Times reports that: At least five of the 100 top websites in the U.S. are portals for free pornography, referred to in the industry as &#8220;tube sites,&#8221; according to [...]


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		<title>Wrath in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 4. Wrath American society on the whole cannot be characterized as particularly violent per se. However, it is the most violent among developed countries. A ranking of countries by the number of murders per person places the US high among industrialized nations. According [...]


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		<title>Pride in America</title>
		<link>http://100treatises.com/2012/05/pride-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 3. Pride No one in the developed world is more proud of their country than Americans. This is not just a rhetorical twist of the word &#8220;pride.&#8221; Given the nature of the economic and social system, in a Darwinian fashion, we can [...]


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		<title>Envy in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 03:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 2. Envy The strong individualism (which is itself un-Christian) and consumerism that lie at the heart of American society inevitably give way to envy, jealousy and coveting. Hence the tradition of &#8220;keeping up with the Joneses.&#8221; Indeed, an economy where 65 to 70% [...]


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		<title>Afghanistan is not the place for America</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// The recent Quran burning incident and rampage by an American soldier have probably irreparably harmed the United States&#8217; image in Afghanistan, and in the larger region. Not to say that it was all that great to begin with. American policy makers should understand that the longer the US has a military presence in the [...]


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		<title>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing from part 3, on why the rich are taxed less than everyone else. // 6. Corporations and businesses The largest business firms in America are in a position to exploit countless loopholes and exemptions and deductions, as well as lobby for and legislate new ones, that small and medium-sized businesses will never be able [...]


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