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		<title>ACL’s pick of today’s news – Thursday 9 September 2010</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/acl%e2%80%99s-pick-of-today%e2%80%99s-news-%e2%80%93-thursday-9-september-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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Same-sex adoptions law faces further vote
Brian Robins &#8211; SMH
The NSW Legislative Council voted last night in favour of same-sex adoptions but approved an amendment which means the legislation will now return to the Legislative Assembly for a further vote.   After a lengthy debate, 22 voted in favour of the legislation in the upper house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACL-Compass program nominations for 2011 now open</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Yates, Strategic Development</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know any university students (or year 12 students about to go to uni) who:

Are performing well in their studies?
Have a strong commitment to their faith and are keen to intelligently engage the world for Christ?
Demonstrate a high potential to be influential and strategic in their future profession?

Then Compass will be of benefit to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Lobby congratulates newly-elected Gillard Government</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/christian-lobby-congratulates-newly-elected-gillard-government/</link>
		<comments>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/christian-lobby-congratulates-newly-elected-gillard-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glynis Quinlan, PR Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today congratulated Julia Gillard and her ALP team on their election victory and said they looked forward to working with the newly-elected Government on many issues of interest to Christians.
“Although Ms Gillard has declared her own lack of religious belief, we appreciate the fact that she went out of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Website crashes coping with level of concern over same-sex adoption bill</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/website-crashes-coping-with-level-of-concern-over-same-sex-adoption-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glynis Quinlan, PR Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ACL New South Wales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The level of concern over the NSW same-sex adoption bill has increased to such an extent that a ‘Kids Rights Count’ campaign website assisting people to email politicians crashed last night coping with demand.
To date more than 40,000 emails have been sent to NSW politicians via the Australian Christian Lobby’s www.makeastand.org.au website from people asking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Wallace post-election blog – Independents support a Gillard Government</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/jim-wallace-post-election-blog-%e2%80%93-independents-support-a-gillard-government/</link>
		<comments>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/jim-wallace-post-election-blog-%e2%80%93-independents-support-a-gillard-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACL Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jim Wallace, ACL Managing Director
Well the decision has been made. There will be many who rightly question the decision of the Independents given the count on seats won, first preference votes and two party preferred votes, all of which were in the majority for the Coalition. However, as Tony Abbott has gracefully acknowledged, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACL’s pick of today’s news – Wednesday 8 September 2010</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/acl%e2%80%99s-pick-of-today%e2%80%99s-news-%e2%80%93-wednesday-8-september-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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Julia Gillard&#8217;s second chance
Matthew Franklin  -  The Australian
Julia Gillard has negotiated her way to victory in the August 21 election by agreeing to funnel $10 billion into rural and regional Australia, to lock in backing from two independent MPs.   But the Prime Minister&#8217;s second term has come with a heavy political cost, as Labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACL’s pick of today’s news – Tuesday 7 September 2010</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/acl%e2%80%99s-pick-of-today%e2%80%99s-news-%e2%80%93-tuesday-7-september-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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Government decision by early afternoon, says Windsor
The Age
One of the three rural independents whose backing will decide Australia&#8217;s government says they still haven&#8217;t made their mind up, but a decision was expected this afternoon.  The trio has scheduled a press conference for 2pm that should finally reveal to the nation whether Labor or the Liberal-Nationals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACL appeals to NSW Upper House &#8211; “Please put children first”</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/acl-appeals-to-nsw-upper-house-%e2%80%9cplease-put-children-first%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glynis Quinlan, PR Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ACL New South Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Releases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Christian Lobby will write on Monday, via email, to all NSW Upper House members, calling on them to ensure that adoption in NSW remains as it should be, about the rights of children, not adults (draft below).
The letter appeals to MLC’s to separate the issues of known and stranger adoption, the latter requiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACL’s pick of today’s news – Monday 6 September 2010</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/acl%e2%80%99s-pick-of-today%e2%80%99s-news-%e2%80%93-monday-6-september-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Universal questions pondered
Jacqueline Maley &#8211; Brisbane Times
The scientist Stephen Hawking says no divine force was needed to explain why the universe was formed. Australian religious leaders say that is a matter of opinion.   &#8221;Among scientists there has always been discussion about the origins of the universe and discussion about cause and effect,&#8221; Brian Lucas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACL’s pick of today’s news – Sunday 5 September 2010</title>
		<link>http://australianchristianlobby.org.au/2010/09/acl%e2%80%99s-pick-of-today%e2%80%99s-news-%e2%80%93-sunday-5-september-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Firebrand sheikh is back preaching
Jim O&#8217;Rourke &#8211; SMH
The Sydney-born Islamic cleric who called for the beheading of a Dutch anti-Muslim MP has been back in Australia for several months and preaching at an Islamic centre in Campbelltown in Sydney&#8217;s south-west.  In a speech on his website, Sheikh Feiz Mohammad described Geert Wilders, leader of the [...]]]></description>
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