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		<title>On the bright side of evil</title>
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Chances are that if you read my blog (both of you), you&#8217;re probably mourning the election results of this past week. Deeply. Me, too. I&#8217;ve been too depressed about the whole thing and trying to get over this nausea of my soul (turns out it&#8217;ll be with me for a while) to comment.
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Chances are that if you read my blog (both of you), you&#8217;re probably mourning the election results of this past week. Deeply. Me, too. I&#8217;ve been too depressed about the whole thing and trying to get over this nausea of my soul (turns out it&#8217;ll be with me for a while) to comment.</p>
<p>And perhaps I&#8217;m not commenting because there are plenty of people out there. Barbara Nicolosi of Church of the Masses and screenwriting fame, and no stranger to cutting words <a href="http://haloscan.com/tb/barbararuth/5462843928599159082">is hitting it hard</a> against &#8220;Christians&#8221; for &#8220;change&#8221; whose idea of hope is a campaign slogan, not a theological virtue.  </p>
<p>You&#8217;ll probably want to take a break if you&#8217;ve just followed the Church of the Masses link. It&#8217;s a little heavy, and will make what I&#8217;m about to seem trivial. Comparatively so. However, for those of us whose livelihood depends on the generosity of others, it may be a little worldly hope in dark times. </p>
<p>It turns out the upside of de facto socialism (besides <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto%27s_sleeping_giant_quote">awakening a sleeping giant</a>) may be <a title="Charities can expect new regulations and increased giving" href="http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=6185">increased giving</a>, says the Chronicle of Philanthropy. So, sit tight, buckle down, develop strategic relationships, because the Lord needs you more than ever.</p>
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