<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - m_mash's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:03:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:15:05 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Help Us Stand for Marriage on Facebook</title>
<description><![CDATA[Are you on Facebook?  Become a fan of the 'I Support Your Marriage' page on Facebook.  Then, show your support for your marriage and the marriages of your friends and family by inviting them to the page (click suggest to friend) on the left side of the page.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/22/2957889-help-us-stand-for-marriage-on-facebook</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/22/2957889-help-us-stand-for-marriage-on-facebook</guid><category>church</category><category>marriage</category><category>religion</category><category>christianity</category><category>relationships</category><category>married-life</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:03:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dear David Letterman</title>
<description><![CDATA["Will you teach your son to talk about women and girls the way you talk about Sarah Palin and her daughters? "]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2932697-dear-david-letterman</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2932697-dear-david-letterman</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican</category><category>christianity</category><category>palin</category><category>conservative-politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:52:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Religious Liberty Stops at the Schoolhouse Door</title>
<description><![CDATA["The increasing boldness with which teachers, administrators, and the courts that support them are suppressing students' legitimate expressions of faith reflects the growing predominance of an ideology within the American education system committed to eradicating all traces of tr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2932687-religious-liberty-stops-at-the-schoolhouse-door</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2932687-religious-liberty-stops-at-the-schoolhouse-door</guid><category>religion</category><category>republican</category><category>christianity</category><category>conservative-politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:49:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The 5 Sides of Intimacy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Are you and your spouse intimate in these ways?
I - ntellectual intimacy
 - Social intimacy
 - Emotional intimacy
 - Spiritual intimacy
 - Physical intimacy]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2885848-the-5-sides-of-intimacy</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2885848-the-5-sides-of-intimacy</guid><category>marriage</category><category>divorce</category><category>love</category><category>relationship</category><category>christianity</category><category>home-garden</category><category>intamacy</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:17:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jon and Kate Plus a Lot of Bitterness</title>
<description><![CDATA[The recent casualty seems to be Jon and Kate Gosselin.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2885833-jon-and-kate-plus-a-lot-of-bitterness</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/01/2885833-jon-and-kate-plus-a-lot-of-bitterness</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>marriage</category><category>divorce</category><category>reality</category><category>christianity</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is Hollywood Finally Promoting Traditional Values?</title>
<description><![CDATA[When did it become sexist to suggest that men stop acting like pigs, and women start treating themselves and their bodies with respect? When did it become feminist to suggest that female liberation lies in promiscuity? When did films pushing abstinence until marriage become worth&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/20/2842843-is-hollywood-finally-promoting-traditional-values</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/20/2842843-is-hollywood-finally-promoting-traditional-values</guid><category>marriage</category><category>politics</category><category>sex</category><category>divorce</category><category>love</category><category>dating</category><category>teens</category><category>christianity</category><category>relationships</category><category>married-life</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:59:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Truth About Love</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Good News interview with Dr. Pat Love.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/20/2842808-the-truth-about-love</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/20/2842808-the-truth-about-love</guid><category>marriage</category><category>religion</category><category>divorce</category><category>love</category><category>dating</category><category>christianity</category><category>relationships</category><category>married-life</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:53:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>I Support Your Marriage: Friends help keep marriages strong - Support the Cause</title>
<description><![CDATA[
One of my really good friends just started a 'cause' on Facebook to encourage people to support their friends' marriages and the covenant of marriage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/08/2792083-i-support-your-marriage-friends-help-keep-marriages-strong-support-the-cause</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/08/2792083-i-support-your-marriage-friends-help-keep-marriages-strong-support-the-cause</guid><category>marriage</category><category>religion</category><category>divorce</category><category>family</category><category>christianity</category><category>relationships</category><category>married-life</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 16:29:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Divorce Rate: It's Not as High as You Think</title>
<description><![CDATA["Researchers say that the small drop in the overall divorce rate is caused by a steep decline in the rate among college graduates. As a result, a "divorce divide" has opened up between those with and without college degrees."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/08/2790318-divorce-rate-its-not-as-high-as-you-think</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/08/2790318-divorce-rate-its-not-as-high-as-you-think</guid><category>health</category><category>marriage</category><category>dating</category><category>christianity</category><category>married-life</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 04:08:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Misreporting on Divorce: More people staying married</title>
<description><![CDATA["One of the most frustrating things about doing research on families is seeing how often even the simple facts are misreported in the press. "

...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/07/2790181-misreporting-on-divorce-more-people-staying-married</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/07/2790181-misreporting-on-divorce-more-people-staying-married</guid><category>marriage</category><category>divorce</category><category>christianity</category><category>home-garden</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 03:17:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sorry, History Is Just Not That Simple </title>
<description><![CDATA["It's fun to be idealistic in a world of moral absolutes. I know because I'm a columnist. But when we start discussing history, things always seem to get complicated. "

...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2782991-sorry-history-is-just-not-that-simple</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2782991-sorry-history-is-just-not-that-simple</guid><category>politics</category><category>torture</category><category>republican</category><category>conservative</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 May 2009 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>5 Tips for Finding the Right Counselor</title>
<description><![CDATA[Good advice for everyone and worth forwarding to your friends and family.  You never know who may benefit from it, and too often we do not know that someone is in need of help until they have been hurting for years or it is too late. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774319-5-tips-for-finding-the-right-counselor</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774319-5-tips-for-finding-the-right-counselor</guid><category>marriage</category><category>family</category><category>counseling</category><category>christianity</category><category>conservative</category><category>marriage-counseling</category><category>home-garden</category><category>conservative-politics</category><category>married-life</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 18:12:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Battle For Marriage Continues</title>
<description><![CDATA["There have been 29 votes in states across the country as to whether gay marriage should be legalized. In every vote, the people have reaffirmed their support for traditional marriage, rejecting the prospect of legalizing gay marriage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774295-the-battle-for-marriage-continues</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774295-the-battle-for-marriage-continues</guid><category>marriage</category><category>religion</category><category>republican</category><category>christianity</category><category>conservative</category><category>perez-hilton</category><category>conservative-politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why Satan's 'Tolerant' Spawn Hate Miss California</title>
<description><![CDATA["Their criticism was beyond just differing on points of substance. Like pigs they wallowed in rhetorical feces, smeared it on their faces, as well as each others, and then belched it out across the airwaves."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774286-why-satans-tolerant-spawn-hate-miss-california</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774286-why-satans-tolerant-spawn-hate-miss-california</guid><category>marriage</category><category>politics</category><category>republican</category><category>christianity</category><category>conservative</category><category>perez-hilton</category><category>conservative-politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>My Apology to Perez Hilton </title>
<description><![CDATA[Strong comments from Mike Adams about the Perez Hilton attacks on Miss California.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/01/2761570-my-apology-to-perez-hilton</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/01/2761570-my-apology-to-perez-hilton</guid><category>marriage</category><category>politics</category><category>perez</category><category>christianity</category><category>conservative</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 17:10:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Those Republican Apostates</title>
<description><![CDATA[This exclusive piece from Club for Growth President Pat Toomey first appeared in the April 2009 issue of Townhall Magazine.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/29/2751160-those-republican-apostates</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/29/2751160-those-republican-apostates</guid><category>politics</category><category>right</category><category>left</category><category>united-states</category><category>republican</category><category>conservative</category><category>wing</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:22:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Christians and Conservatives (yes, they are different) on Newsvine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Do you consider yourself a Conservative?  Are you a Christian?  Are you both?  
Please join your friends on the vine in the following groups:

Christian's Corner

Evangelicals

Defenders of the Faith

rightwingers]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2723737-christians-and-conservatives-yes-they-are-different-on-newsvine</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2723737-christians-and-conservatives-yes-they-are-different-on-newsvine</guid><category>conservatives</category><category>marriage</category><category>religion</category><category>republican</category><category>christian</category><category>christ</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:31:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Make Your Spouse a Priority</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's natural for parents to love their children, but when a spouse places children at the top of his priority list, the other partner often begins to feel resentful toward both the children and the spouse. Don't allow this to happen in your marriage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722482-make-your-spouse-a-priority</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722482-make-your-spouse-a-priority</guid><category>women</category><category>health</category><category>wife</category><category>children</category><category>parents</category><category>husband</category><category>christianity</category><category>friendship</category><category>pray</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:12:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What Dr. Phil Did Not Tell You About Fixing Your Relationship</title>
<description><![CDATA["Of fifteen thousand applicants, Jona was the grand prize winner! As the winner, Don and Jona were guests on the Dr. Phil Show to tell their story.  But I didn't need Dr. Phil to tell me the story, I lived it with them. Let Jona and I share how we remember it..."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722464-what-dr-phil-did-not-tell-you-about-fixing-your-relationship</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722464-what-dr-phil-did-not-tell-you-about-fixing-your-relationship</guid><category>religion</category><category>husband</category><category>christianity</category><category>friendship</category><category>pray</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:09:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>7 Myths that Hurt Young Women</title>
<description><![CDATA[Myth 1  ?  How I dress is my business.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722441-7-myths-that-hurt-young-women</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722441-7-myths-that-hurt-young-women</guid><category>women</category><category>children</category><category>parents</category><category>christianity</category><category>friendship</category><category>home-garden</category><category>pray</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:06:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Friends Who Pray for You</title>
<description><![CDATA["The lifetime lesson I learned from Evelyn is that we don't have to go through the Christian life alone. The Lord places friends around us, sometimes unexpected friends, who will pray for us "]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722423-friends-who-pray-for-you</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722423-friends-who-pray-for-you</guid><category>religion</category><category>christianity</category><category>friendship</category><category>pray</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:04:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Six Habits of Best Friends</title>
<description><![CDATA[This article talks about friendship in marriage, but it applies to any friend in your life.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722417-six-habits-of-best-friends</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/23/2722417-six-habits-of-best-friends</guid><category>marriage</category><category>friends</category><category>relationships</category><category>home-garden</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:02:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Ginsburg's Judicial Activism Goes International</title>
<description><![CDATA[Taking a gratuitous swipe at her Supreme Court colleagues who have spoken out against citing foreign law (which, as gentlemen, they will graciously pretend they didn't hear), Ginsburg said, "Why shouldn't we look to the wisdom of a judge from abroad?" Any first-year law student s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718410-ginsburgs-judicial-activism-goes-international</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718410-ginsburgs-judicial-activism-goes-international</guid><category>constitution</category><category>politics</category><category>government</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:40:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tea parties send a powerful message</title>
<description><![CDATA[What's most striking about the tea-party movement is that most of the organizers haven't ever organized, or even participated, in a protest rally before.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718392-tea-parties-send-a-powerful-message</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718392-tea-parties-send-a-powerful-message</guid><category>taxes</category><category>politics</category><category>government</category><category>republican</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:37:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Are You an &quot;Extremist&quot;? </title>
<description><![CDATA[The targeting of individuals and groups who believe in some of the fundamental values on which this country was founded, and people who have demonstrated their patriotism by volunteering for military service, suggests that this potential for political abuse is worth watching.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[m_mash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[m_mash]]></source><link>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2712140-are-you-an-extremist</link><guid>http://mmash.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2712140-are-you-an-extremist</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>republican</category><category>christian</category><category>conservative</category><category>2nd-amendment</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:21:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
