<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Church Accountability Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Faith, Ensuring Accountability]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:40:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[You saw it…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2021 you saw it and did nothing. This is a direct confrontation of the code of silence that allowed harm to continue in plain sight. No one gets a pass. If you saw it, you are part of it.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/you-saw-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d45bd3072d140cb95ce630</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional Failure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Governance]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_969c632dc0864dcb85e3a4bf18054144~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Member, You Are Not Exempt: The Accountability You Demand Is Yours Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Member, you are not exempt. While many point to leadership as the cause of church decline, true church accountability also belongs to the members. This article challenges the consumer mindset in the church and calls for real participation, community impact, and responsibility beyond attendance, showing that faith in action is what truly strengthens and sustains communities.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/member-you-are-not-exempt-church-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c009944e4c0bcd1e085f1b</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith and Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Voices and Perspective]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social Impact]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional Reform]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Culture and Trends]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elder Care and Protection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Member Responsibility]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance and Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:40:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_68e127eb26924c06b185d62798ecb003~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Women on the Front Line in the Black Church: This Is Not Someone Else’s Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black women have long strengthened the Black Church. Today, growing disengagement is shifting influence, leadership, and accountability across congregations. What happens when fewer voices speak up and how does it reshape the future of the church?]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/black-women-on-the-front-line-in-the-black-church-this-is-not-someone-else-s-issue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bc17d74cb69c6318476c8b</guid><category><![CDATA[black women in the black church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional Integrity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Stewardship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:49:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff26a1_78ddfaa394be4b6da423021566e59533~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Women Being Replaced in Church Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[For generations women carried ministries, mentored younger members, and sustained congregations through difficult seasons. Today many longtime female leaders are quietly being replaced or sidelined. This transition raises important questions about institutional memory, leadership stability, and the future of church governance.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/why-are-women-being-replaced-in-church-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b836987a34d5f0ef6d0e8b</guid><category><![CDATA[Women in Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women in Ministry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Leadership Transition]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elder Protection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Stewardship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Modern Church Culture]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:12:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_07ddde45bef14c4abbee883287b5c24e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Replacement: When Women and Sound Doctrine Are Quietly Traded Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[March is Women’s History Month, a time meant to honor the women whose leadership and sacrifice helped build our institutions. Yet in many churches today, the very women who sustained ministries for decades now sit quietly in pews or remain at home while inexperienced leadership rises around them. When seasoned voices are replaced with convenient loyalty, the church does not move forward. It begins to lose its memory, its balance, and ultimately the sound doctrine that once held it together.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/the-great-replacement-when-women-and-sound-doctrine-are-quietly-traded-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b77a34ea38c468abda67e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women in Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women in Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mothers of the Church]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:54:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_07ddde45bef14c4abbee883287b5c24e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Revivalist Preacher                                        The Hidden Chronicles of The Church of Keeping Up Appearances             By Your Ever-Watchful Narrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind every powerful pulpit, someone is often left carrying the silence. He was born in the church nursery at a sanctuary of the Church of Keeping Up With the Appearances, raised beneath stained-glass shadows and christening gowns that still hung proudly in the fellowship hall. By five, he could sing; by ten, he could harmonize; by sixteen, the church mothers leaned in and whispered, “That boy is anointed.” He was handsome in the way congregations brag about. Tall. Smooth voiced. Every...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/revivalist-preacher-hidden-chronicles-church-keeping-up-appearances</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a7a3415f34dbe2951f59ec</guid><category><![CDATA[Fictional Church Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Hypocrisy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Revival Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accoutability]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_8fdc995e1a6b4995bb361a9efba150a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Chronicles of The Church of Keeping Up Appearances             By Your Ever-Watchful Narrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quiet That Protected It The Hidden Chronicles of The Church of Keeping Up Appearances By Your Ever-Watchful Narrator Dearest Member, If you have ever lingered in the sanctuary of The Church of Keeping Up Appearances  a place proudly bearing the motto: “Where Everything Looks Fine… Even When It Isn’t”  you will know the spell it casts. The soft hum of the aging organ, the scent of oil and perfume, and the stained-glass panels shimmering like jewels polished for public viewing. But as any...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/the-hidden-chronicles-of-the-church-of-keeping-up-appearances-by-your-ever-watchful-narr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a64a017db715abddf8301a</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Governance]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:08:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_caba9e92182a43da8ae835e790005f5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Sermons. Monday Secrets. Church in Crisis When “Do as I Say, Not as I Do” Becomes Church Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Happens After Sunday? Dear Devoted Member, At what point did obedience replace integrity, and at what point did spiritual language become a tool of control rather than a pathway to truth? This pattern of Sunday sermons and Monday secrets has left many wondering whether the church is in crisis, not because faith has failed, but because accountability has. There is a dangerous inversion that occurs in unhealthy institutions. Authority demands submission while scripture is quoted...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/sunday-sermons-monday-secrets-church-in-crisis-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a3cea29d34acb7c437fab0</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:19:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_b16ae55a12d841149cc4ed5b135d89fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_512,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Preaching Becomes a Side Hustle: The Hidden Economics No One Talks About]]></title><description><![CDATA[Side hustles are shaping today’s economy  but one income stream rarely gets discussed: preaching. Itinerant ministry mirrors the professional speaking world, yet often operates with no structure, no documentation, and no financial accountability. When invitations become income, access becomes currency… and silence becomes strategy. This isn’t an attack on ministry  it’s a call for clarity, transparency, and structural integrity. Because structure doesn’t weaken calling. Structure protects it.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/when-preaching-becomes-a-side-hustle-the-hidden-economics-no-one-talks-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f1544e9360bd69c36b95e</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional Integrity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Side Hustle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Side Hustle & Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Modern Church Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ministry and Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_f800eb4841bb45a2adf441b308a3dc8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Backdoor Deals Belong in Religious Institutions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private conversation Pastor and Member Backdoor deals don’t start with evil intentions. They usually start with a whisper. A quiet meeting. A “quick conversation” in a hallway. A decision made before anyone else even knew a decision was being discussed. Most people in church life know exactly what that looks like. You don’t need a theology degree to recognize when something is off. You feel it. Because the room gets quieter. People stop asking questions. And suddenly, someone ends up in...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/do-backdoor-deals-belong-in-religious-institutions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699d317f0ce516214dc4f624</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Transparency and Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership Ethics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:03:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_4daae2ac960f4b1297d7c93cf26e7c45~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider the Source: A Practical Framework for Truth‑Seeking When Decisions Can’t Be Undone Discernment in Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before decisions become irreversible, consider the source. A practical framework for discernment when votes and leadership choices carry lasting consequences.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/discernment-in-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699d2059f1d815afdb21a67a</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership and Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional Integrity]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_19ba13afb058477e9ab019090f3bcff4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Deacon Is the Church’s Frontline Steward]]></title><description><![CDATA[The office of deacon was established in the early church to protect the vulnerable and safeguard institutional integrity. From Acts to the present, deacons have stood at the intersection of people, property, and stewardship. In a time of governance strain and generational transition, the biblical mandate of frontline stewardship remains urgent.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/a-deacon-is-the-church-s-frontline-steward</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c8ef6f1d815afdb204a10</guid><category><![CDATA[Elder Protection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:50:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_d01b22145ba847139b36c3da071a08e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Church as Community Infrastructure - Collective Responsibility Beyond Membership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Black Church has long been a foundation within our communities, shaping lives far beyond Sunday worship. Even if you no longer attend, its legacy may have shaped you. What might thoughtful reengagement look like today?]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/the-black-church-as-community-infrastructure-collective-responsibility-beyond-membership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6999d5db33aebccb4866be33</guid><category><![CDATA[Community Stewardship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional accountability]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:10:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_58ea7680defe4566822cfbb20588d60a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Birth and Expansion of the Black Church in an Era of Racial Terror and Institutional Construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Black Church did not emerge in comfort. It was built during slavery, expanded under racial terror, and institutionalized during Reconstruction and Jim Crow. Through land ownership, disciplined governance, and collective sacrifice, it became the foundation of Black civic, economic, and spiritual resilience in America.]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/the-birth-and-expansion-of-the-black-church-in-an-era-of-racial-terror-and-institutional-constructio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699903c4d0665d05ef551708</guid><category><![CDATA[Black Church History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Stewardship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church governance]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_f534421361e14e44af3c094a510f7041~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_944,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Are No Clean Hands When Obedience Is Used to Shield Legal Violations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Churches are spiritual institutions. But when they incorporate as nonprofit organizations, they also become legal entities. Doctrine is protected. Money, property, and corporate governance are regulated. Courts do not decide theology. But they do examine whether a nonprofit followed state law, its own governing documents, and basic fiduciary duties. When those standards are ignored, the issue is no longer spiritual disagreement. It is legal compliance. Nonprofit Law Still Applies to Churches...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/there-are-no-clean-hands-when-obedience-is-used-to-shield-legal-violations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997e948b8ed19d28375139c</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elder Protection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Stewardship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:13:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_c2fd004c47c3411ebd80b040371a2603~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have We Rebuilt the Slave Pew at the Back of the Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reflection on how historic segregation in sacred spaces may be resurfacing today through silence, hierarchy, and the marginalization of the very builders who sustained the Black church. During Black History Month, I want to talk about something many people have never been taught. In many white churches in the 18th and 19th centuries, the upper balcony was not just extra seating. It was often a forced separation. Enslaved people and free Black worshippers were pushed into lofts or upper...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/have-we-rebuilt-the-slave-pew-at-the-back-of-the-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69988f7bf63bd550f09f4a33</guid><category><![CDATA[Black Church governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Institutional accountability]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_8f1f3a098bb44dbfab290d9263c822f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respect for the Transcript]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for standing on the record. Tonight, 181 individuals registered to listen to the reading of the Official Transcript from the December 12th Evidentiary Hearing. One hundred and eighty one people chose documentation over rumor. Record over rhetoric. Facts over noise. The transcript is the transcript. You heard it for yourselves. No summaries. No spin. No interpretation. Just sworn testimony entered into the record. Truth does not require embellishment. It requires the discipline to...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/respect-for-the-transcript</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997d831451517192f01aaae</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:54:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_39402cb20c6b4d199ffb3df7153930f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoom Tomorrow 2.19.26 | Transcript Reading 7:30–8:30 PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Reader, Tomorrow night, 2.19.26, from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, CAI  will be hosting a Zoom call that is open to everyone. During this hour, I will personally read the transcript of Bishop Lucas and Bishop Martha Thomas’ testimony so that we are all aligned on what was actually said. No summaries. No interpretations. Just the words as they were spoken. There will be no additional discussion during this call. No questions and no responses will be taken regarding the transcript. This is a reading...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/zoom-tomorrow-2-19-26-transcript-reading-7-30-8-30-pm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69968e1e7b02767d8663593f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ass5Bf2om-k&amp;t=16s" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elder Financial Exploitation in Religious Institutions: A Public Health and Fiduciary Accountability Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thesis Elder financial exploitation within religious institutions is a critical public health issue because it (1) inflicts profound psychological and financial harm on vulnerable older adults, (2) constitutes a serious breach of ethical and fiduciary duty by trusted leaders, and (3) exposes significant gaps in elder protection laws and reporting systems that leave victims without adequate safeguards. This Matters for Public Health Financial exploitation is the illegal or improper use of an...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/elder-financial-exploitation-in-religious-institutions-a-public-health-and-fiduciary-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6995e56f4c11d313e894fe5c</guid><category><![CDATA[Elder Abuse]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elder Protection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Stewardship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elder Law]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:24:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_9227a2904f414f60bd08f4b6a1824e21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Aging Black Church: Institutional Responsibility to the Generation That Built It ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Without Their Sacrifice: Aging and Accountability in the Black Church” The aging population within the Black Church represents a generation that constructed, financed, and sustained religious institutions during Jim Crow, World War I, World War II, and the pre-Civil Rights era. These churches were not simply houses of worship. They were centers of education, political organizing, economic cooperation, and physical protection at a time when broader American systems excluded Black citizens...]]></description><link>https://www.churchaccountabilitynow.org/post/the-aging-black-church-institutional-responsibility-to-the-generation-that-built-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6993d356d7d63c8ec61d5f35</guid><category><![CDATA[Church Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Church governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elder Protection]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:41:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d133ab_71c0f505c9a24a159283bc92c5549443~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_624,h_443,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shani </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>