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	<title>Paul Stanley</title>
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	<description>Paul Stanley is a writer living in Franklin, Tennessee - a former legislator and financial professional, he is the Political Section Editor for The Christian Post, an on-line news source of secular news written from a Christian perspective. Paul is writing a memoir about his own life in politics and business. Paul spends his spare time with his two wonderful children, reading and enjoying unique restaurants and great food.</description>
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		<title>How the Boy Scouts Could Become the World’s Largest Sexual Abstinence Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) 1,400 voting members are set to decide whether to open their ranks to allow members who openly confess they are homosexual. If approved, the possibly exists the organization could turn into the country’s largest sexual abstinence program. The concept is not absurd as it sounds.]]></description>
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		<title>My Shared Journey and Dinner with Mark Sanford: Insight Into Our Changed Lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January of 2012 I had the opportunity to have dinner with Mark Sanford, the former Governor of South Carolina. Besides our love for politics and more than a decade of success in the arena, Mark and I shared another common experience. In the summer of 2009 we were both embroiled in controversy and scandal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phil Keaggy, Christian Music Artists Honored at 35th Annual ASCAP Awards Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franklin, Tenn. &#8211; The American Society of Composers, Artist and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized a star-studded lineup of top Christian music artists at their 35th annual Christian award show in downtown Franklin, Tennessee Monday night. Among those honored at the historic Franklin Theatre were guitarist extraordinaire Phil Keaggy, singer songwriter Matthew West and songwriter Ben Glover. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Politicians &#8216;Evolve&#8217; on Controversial Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several months several politicians have said that their views on certain hot button issues – namely gay marriage – have “evolved.” As a former State Senator, I suggest most of their views did not change or “evolve” over time, instead, they found a convenient time and place to jump on board when public opinion shifted in their favor or for their political gain.]]></description>
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		<title>Easter at the Beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post deals with a story published in the Friday morning edition of The Christian Post entitled, Spontaneous Response in Florida Shows Faith Alive and Well, Even at the Beach on Easter. Make sure you read the story here. Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/spontaneous-response-in-florida-shows-faith-alive-and-well-even-at-the-beach-on-easter-92785/#BbfQ4E37isV2VkzD.99 Several years ago my family began vacationing at the small resort community of Rosemary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Bethany Blankley</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most enjoyable part of my role at The Christian Post is discovering and recruiting talent to contribute to our new political opinion page, &#8220;The Wonk Room.&#8221; Recently I ran across Bethany Blankley, a columnist and media personality who is making a name for herself by defending and advocating for Christian principles in an intelligent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Legal Arguments to Same-Sex Marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are tired of reading and hearing about the same-sex marriage debate and wish it would relegate itself to page 8 of the Metro section of your local paper, then join the crowd. I feel the same and I say this as a journalist whose biggest stories over the past 18 have centered on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Stanley interviews Gov. Mike Huckabee at NRB Convention in Nashville</title>
		<link>http://www.paulstanley.org/blog/2013/03/paul-stanley-interviews-gov-mike-huckabee-at-nrb-convention-in-nashville/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=paul-stanley-interviews-gov-mike-huckabee-at-nrb-convention-in-nashville</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the link to my taped interview with Gov. Mike Huckabee at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville earlier this month. I&#8217;ve also included a link to story I wrote based on a transcript of the interview. http://video.christianpost.com/former-gov-mike-huckabee-at-2013-nrb-convention-full-interview-4666/ http://www.christianpost.com/news/huckabee-talks-about-career-nation-in-exclusive-nrb-interview-91330/ Share on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>The Story Behind the Story of How the Boy Scouts Announced Their Decision to Consider Gay Scout Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday the Boy Scouts of America board of directors deferred action on allowing professed homosexuals to serve as troop leaders until their annual meeting in May. The lack of a decision is seen by many as merely a strategy to buy the organization more time to drum up support and possibly neutralize the opposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Story Behind the Story on Louie Giglio and President Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Stanley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many articles have been written on why Pastor Louie Giglio withdrew from giving the benediction at President Obama&#8217;s second inauguration on Monday. Now the story on why Giglio may have pulled out and what might have happened between the Presidential Inaugural Committee and the White House is discussed. My colleague at The Christian Post, Michelle [...]]]></description>
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