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	<description>Studying other faiths in obedience to the Great Commission</description>
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		<title>Church of Scientology&#8217;s &#8220;Mecca&#8221; Enters Final Construction Stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this promotional video from the Church of Scientology. The video highlights Scientology&#8217;s &#8220;hub&#8221; in Clearwater, FL , demonstrating that the church clearly does not lack funds.]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2011/05/02/church-of-scientologys-mecca-enters-final-construction-stage/</link>
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		<title>A Missio-Relational Reading of Mark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new edition of Occasional Bulletin of the Evangelical Missiological Society is now available. In &#8220;A Missio-Relational Reading of Mark&#8221; (pdf) Enoch Wan and Narry Santos argue that it is beneficial to read the Gospel of Mark missiologically and relationally. In so doing, they highlight the &#8220;missiological elements in the book in terms of language, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2011/04/27/a-missio-relational-reading-of-mark/</link>
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		<title>Aren&#8217;t all religions basically the same?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across a helpful article by Stephen Prothero, religion professor at Boston University, in which he argues that it is &#8220;misleading — and dangerous — to think that religions are different paths to the same wisdom.&#8221; You can find the article here. (The image is by Jason Lee for the Boston Globe).]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2010/05/04/arent-all-religions-basically-the-same/</link>
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		<title>10 Ways to Encourage Missionaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark Rogers recently posted an article on The Gospel Coalition Blog with a list of 10 ways to encourage missionaries based on responses he got from missionaries themselves. Read the full article here. 1. Pray for them and let them know that you are doing so frequently. 2. Send “real mail.” 3. Pray for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2010/01/12/10-ways-to-encourage-missionaries/</link>
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		<title>Seven Themes of Fruitfulness in Muslim Contexts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the latest issues of International Journal of Frontier Missions (26:2), Eric Adams, Don Allen, and Bob Fish discuss the characteristics of effective field practitioners in Muslim contexts in their article Seven Themes of Fruitfulness (pdf). They identified the seven themes of fruitfulness after surveying and interviewing 300 missionaries from 34 different agencies which work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2009/10/22/seven-themes-of-fruitfulness-in-muslim-contexts/</link>
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		<title>Interesting Stats on LDS and Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across an article in The Salt Lake Tribune in which the author highlighted some statistics about members from the LDS church that came from Pew&#8217;s U.S. Religious Landscape in 2007 .  I wanted to mention some of the stats that I found interesting: LDS: 1. The Latter-Day Saints (LDS) are less likely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2009/08/16/interesting-stats-on-lds-and-jehovahs-witnesses/</link>
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		<title>LDS Contextualization and Christian Missions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across an interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune about how the LDS church is seeking to contextualize their faith around the world. From the article, it appears that the church is trying to remove some of the American cultural trappings that have been such an important part of the LDS faith up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2009/07/07/lds-contextualization-and-christian-missions/</link>
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		<title>LDS (Mormonism) and Scientology: A Brief Theological Comparison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Similarities: 1. Pre-existence of humanity: LDS: All humans pre-existed in the spirit world before being born on earth. Scientology: People were thetans in past lives + belief in reincarnation. 2. Unlimited potential for humans: LDS: Heavenly Father (God) is an exalted man and LDS men may become gods with omnipotence and omniscience. Scientology: People may become thetans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2009/04/21/lds-mormonism-and-scientology-a-brief-theological-comparison/</link>
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		<title>Not all holy books are the same</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When studying other religions it is important to understand how those within the tradition approach their sacred text(s).  Different religious traditions have different understandings of revelation.   Because of this, believers in the various traditions read their texts differently.  We cannot assume that Muslims approach the Qur’an the same way as we approach the Bible [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2009/02/15/not-all-holy-books-are-the-same/</link>
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		<title>The Beauty of Christ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I finished a study on the Gospel of Mark and realized just how many times Mark notes that Jesus was surrounded by a crowd of people (18 different times from what I saw). Although many rejected Jesus during his three-year ministry, he always attracted crowds because of his teachings, miracles, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://religionsofman.com/2009/01/04/the-beauty-of-christ/</link>
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