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		<description><![CDATA[Three out of five Australians identify as Christian in the national census, but a recent survey commissioned by Olive Tree Media suggests that those with an active interest in spirituality are just 40 per cent of the population, and only eight per cent indicate they are involved in practicing their religion or worship as part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=1778&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When conversion fractures families</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rod Benson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it tragic when religious belief divides families and communities?  Often there is acrimony, and shame, and more than a little self-righteousness on the part of both parties. Last year, Sri Lankan teenager Rifqa Bary fled her parents’ home for Florida, alleging persecution for having converted from Islam to Christianity.  Her parents denied the claim, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=139&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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