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		<title>Shooter&#8217;s lessons strict, rule-driven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The curriculum Murray decried in his postings was developed by evangelist Bill Gothard as part of The Institute in Basic Life Principles -- theologically a cult of Christianity.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff says character-based training decreasing crime, increasing trust</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. GEORGE — What is &#8220;character,&#8221; and why is Dorchester County Sheriff Ray Nash so intent on instilling exemplary character traits in his officers and staff?
Character is defined in Webster&#8217;s Ninth Collegiate Dictionary as &#8220;the complex mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group or nation.&#8221;
Meeting monthly with his officers and staff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Character First! won&#8217;t improve staff morale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2003 20:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our current political leaders have taken the art of say-one-thing-and-do-another to new heights.
Secretary Jerry Regier, of the Florida Department of Children &#038; Families, recently called for applause for DCF staffers for their hard work and remarkable achievements.
Meanwhile, back at the department, he has discovered the source of the problems at the beleaguered agency: the workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Character training riles DCF workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Program based on evangelist&#8217;s teachings
Florida Today, Aug. 3, 2003
http://www.floridatoday.com/
By Paige St. John, FLORIDA TODAY
TALLAHASSEE &#8212; Children and Families director Jerry Regier is using his fundamental Oklahoma roots to make employees of Florida&#8217;s embattled agency participate in mandatory character-training sessions.
Regier has contracted with Oklahoma City-based Character Training Institute. The nonprofit company, with direct ties to evangelist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCF Urges Spread of Character Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ledger (Florida), Aug. 10, 2003
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By Eric Pera, The Ledger
LAKELAND &#8212; The state&#8217;s embattled child-welfare agency wants to build a more compassionate, efficient work force through a character fitness program with roots in biblical teachings.
The Character First! program has sparked controversy on grounds that it breaches the wall dividing church and state.
Program administrators insist course [...]]]></description>
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