Christian Century

• On Herrens veje, church leaders have to justify their existence
  The Danish TV series portrays the choppy waters of European Christianity.
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• Is the “final judgment” really final?
  What the Bible doesn't say about hell
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• In the Radical Listening Project, Carol Gilligan’s work has found its voice
  The psychologist’s new project makes explicit the moral imperative that has animated her work for decades.
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• Reparations is a spiritual issue
  No full reparation for slavery can ever be made. We should try anyway.
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• How much beef consumption can our planet sustain?
  Burning the Amazon to produce more cattle
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• Doing theology with the assumption that queer people belong
  Linn Marie Tonstad summarizes a far more interesting conversation about sex and gender than the one I grew up with.
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• Family caregivers and the different journeys they’re on
  The roller coaster, the marathon, and the deep end
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• Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
  Not just suffering
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• Jesus’ risen, mutilated body
  In Luke’s postresurrection appearances, the disciples have to reckon with the traumatic somatic.
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• The refugees on my church’s cricket team
  How we stopped seeing a destitute “them” and started seeing wicket keepers and off spinners.
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Christianity Today Magazine

• I Was a Violent Klansman Who Deserved to Die

  

  Yet at the height of my segregationist fervor, God showed me mercy.I came of age in the early 1960s, when America was entering a period of political, social, and cultural upheaval. Mobile, Alabama, where I was raised, had been segregated since its f…
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• 20 Truths from ‘Mining for Gold’

  

  Tom Camacho offers a fresh perspective on how to draw out the best in ourselves and in those around us.1. “A loving, fruitful, and multiplying leader is a work of art, a masterpiece fashioned by the hands of God Himself” (Page 3).2. “Mining f…
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• Netflix Is Making It Harder to Be a Missionary

  

  No matter if it’s streaming sports, TV shows, or family updates—it’s hard to do ministry if you’re still tied to your old life.For as long as I can remember, the word missionary conjured up a specific, anxiety-inducing image in my mind. A yo…
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• A Reproducible Lifestyle and the De-emphasis of Clergy Can Lead to Movement

  

  Two things leaders can do to keep Jesus the center of a missional movement.In the years leading up to prohibition in America, opinions on alcohol changed dramatically.Within years, people went from enjoying alcohol to arguing that it should be comp…
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• The Falls Church Anglican Lost Its Historic Building, But Its New Sanctuary Still Feels Like Coming Home

  

  Seeing my family’s church consecrate a space of its own—years after a denominational split and legal fight—reminded me of God’s providence in where he places us.Knock. Knock. Knock.I held back tears as the bishop knocked on the doors of the…
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• Is American Christianity on Its Last Legs? The Data Say Otherwise.

  

  Two new books push back on Chicken-Little narratives of evangelical decline.When Christians write about the status and reputation of Christianity in American society, they usually focus on two questions: What is happening? What should be done?Two r…
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• Evangelicals Who Distrust Muslims Likely Don’t Know Muslims

  

  A 2019 survey shows how relationships curb Islamophobia and improve understanding between the two faiths.Earlier this week, a Baptist church in Michigan canceled an event titled, “9/11 Forgotten? Is Michigan Surrendering to Islam?” due to pushba…
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• Four Ways New Hispanic Churches Are Challenging Church Planting in America

  

  We are witnessing the de-Europeanization of American Christianity.I live in Aurora, IL, located 40 miles west of Chicago, where the population hovers around 200,000 people. SmartAsset recently named it 2019’s Best City for Living the American Drea…
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• Why This Asian Presbyterian Can’t Quit the White Pentecostal Church

  

  How I became convinced Christianity is more than ethnicity.As modern society careens to alarming levels of racial polarization, one has to wonder if the ethnic designations on many of our church signs bear any complicity.Korean Presbyterian. German…
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• A Pastor Dies By Suicide: Three Things We All Need to Know

  

  As many of us learned of Jarrid Wilson’s suicide, I’m reminded that pastors (and Christians) are not immune, and being honest about that is good for all of us.A pastor died by suicide.That’s a sentence that might cause us to look twice.We do…
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Elev8

• Archaeologists May Have Found The Emmaus Town Jesus Appeared In After His Resurrection

  

  In Luke 24, it is said that Jesus approached two disciples who were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus and walked with them.
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• Booked & Busy: Freewill Gets Married, Releases 2nd EP & New Inspirational Video

  

  Congrats, Freewill!
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• Motown Gospel Signs Jonathan Traylor

  

  Motown Gospel is adding talent to its roster with the signing of a breakout Christian singer named Jonathan Traylor. 
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• Dolly Parton Featured On Remix Of Christian Song, “God Only Knows” [VIDEO]

  

  Dolly Parton lent her voice to another remake of for King & Country's "God Only Knows" and it's a country match made in heaven.
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• Pastor Sings “I Won’t Complain” After 10-Year-Old Daughter Killed In Crash 

  

  It takes a lot of strength to move on after losing a loved one, and Pastor Eugene Leonard Jr. did it with grace. 
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• Watch Travis Greene’s New Music Video For “Won’t Let Go”

  

  Travis Greene dropped a music video for his “Won’t Let Go” single from his upcoming album, Broken Record, due this fall. 
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• MUST-SEE: Kierra Sheard Pays Tribute To Brandy At BMI Awards [VIDEO]

  

  Just when we thought our love for Kierra Sheard couldn’t get any deeper, she performed a tribute for the “vocal bible” Brandy and knocked us off our feet. 
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• Man Confesses To Murder After Hearing Gospel Song, “Redeemed”

  

  “Redeemed” has a whole new meaning to one man whose life was changed after hearing a song titled that by Christian band Big Daddy Weave.
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• Kourtney Kardashian Asks Pastors How To Share Faith With Kids [VIDEO]

  

  You know the verse, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not stray from it (Proverbs 22:6)? It's something Kourtney Kardashian's been interested in learning more about as she explores introducing her children to God.
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• Hillsong Worship Singer Recovering After 9-Hour Brain Surgery

  

  Hillsong Worship singer Chelsea Taylor is recovering after suffering a brain aneurysm.
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  Thanks to all those who've supported this blog over the years. I'm moving over to Wordpress with a slightly different format. Hope you'll join me there!Jesus Unboxed
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RELEVANT Magazine

• 3 Challenges You Should Expect by 30
  There’s one thing you’ve probably figured out by now: life can be hard. You might categorize your life as relatively pain-free (Education? Check. Paycheck? Yep. Indoor Plumbing? Thank you, Jesus).…
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• Here’s the Video for the New Avett Brothers’ Song ‘Bang Bang’ that Takes on Gun Culture
  The Avett Brothers have released a video for their new single “Bang Bang.” The video itself is pretty simple and stripped down, but the lyrics pack a punch. The song…
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• You Are Not Your Disorder
  It is currently National Suicide Prevention Week and I’m sitting here with a broken heart, desperate for the right words to say in the light of suicides that are claiming…
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• Juli Wilson Posted a Moving Tribute to Her Husband Jarrid

  

  Juli Wilson, the wife of pastor, author and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson who died by suicide this week, posted a moving tribute to her husband on Instagram. She wrote…
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• Two High School Boys Gave a Bullied Classmate Some New Clothes
  Michael Todd is a freshman at MLK College Preparatory High School in Memphis, Tennessee, and his first few weeks of school were tough. Todd says his rapid growth spurt means…
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• What We Get Wrong About ‘Finding God’s Will’
  What is God’s will for your life? This question tends to haunt us while we go through our college years. We struggle through it by choosing our major, deciding where…
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• Why Did an Evangelical Delegation Meet With the Saudi Crown Prince?
  On Tuesday, a delegation of American evangelical leaders flew to the Red Sea city of Jiddah to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, better known by his nickname…
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• Who’s Ready for Kirk Cameron’s New TV Show?
  Kirk Cameron, star of stage and screen, is headed to the Trinity Broadcasting Network with a new show called One on One which he describes as a sort of Christian…
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• Newly Announced ‘SNL’ Castmember In Hot Water Over Racist Comments
  In a situation that is becoming sadly tradition at this point, Saturday Night Live is already on its heels after announcing three new castmembers on Thursday. Two of the inductees,…
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• 14 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Engaging in Tough Conversations
  Expressing one’s political views on social media these days is like dropping bloody fish guts into a shark tank. It’s downright scary at times. That’s why I often sit out…
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Sojourners: Blog

• Weekly Wrap 9.13.19: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

  

  Jerry Falwell, Wendell Berry, 9/11, seminaries making historic moves, and more.
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• No More Economic Malpractice

  

  As African-American faith leaders committed to the social justice tradition of the Black Church, we would like to raise our voices to point out that it is not lost on us that Larry Summers and the establishment economists have done immense damage to…
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• Trump’s Executive Actions are Antithetical to Christ

  

  The current divided government that we see in the U.S. as a result of the 2018 midterm elections has made it markedly more difficult for the president to advance his agenda through new laws and decisions on Congress. Given the contempt he and so many…
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• 'I Had the Power of Love': A Pastor's Reflection on 9/11

  

  On September 11th, 2001, while walking my dogs over to the Hudson River in the Greenwich Village where I lived, I heard the sound of two low-flying planes. I then witnessed everything that happened, standing there with my neighbors in utter, total di…
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• PHOTOS: Traveling Interactive Art Brings Attention to Workplace Harassment

  

  On Sept. 10, women's advocacy groups, survivors of workplace harassment, women's rights organizations, and other advocates partnered with Washington, D.C. artist Yacine Tilala Fall to create an interactive art installation designed to direct attentio…
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• Low Wages Will Never Be Good News to the Poor

  

  Think about this: If you made the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, would you be able to maintain and keep up the life you have now? If you are honest, the answer is probably no. And, if you are really honest, you’d probably say that not only…
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• A Spill for My Southern Grandma

  

  On the Sunday Gran died, I baptized a little girl sixteen months old. And I was grateful for the unending grace that knows neither limit of time nor space. And, as the water spilled down her rosy cheeks, I remembered how Gran held my firstborn, how G…
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• Trump Pauses Peace Negotiations in Afghanistan Amid Civilian Casualties

  

  As the U.S. grows closer to a peace deal with the Taliban and prepares to withdraw 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, experts remind us that until the civilian death toll stops, peace on the ground remains a dream.
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• Weekly Wrap 9.6.19: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

  

  #ChurchToo in Nigeria, Margaret Atwood’s new book, Bob Dylan’s overlooked Christian music, and more.
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• Sa’Ra Skipper's Fight for Insulin Affordability

  

  Sa’Ra Skipper says that it was at her lowest point, staring death in the face every day, that she realized God’s presence in her life. Skipper was away from home at college and had unexpectedly lost coverage for the daily insulin she needs to tre…
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The Christian Post

The K-LOVE Morning Show

• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Julianna Said She Was Working for Jesus

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Eloy Felt God's Presence

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - She Took The K-LOVE 30 Day Challenge

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - He Was Diagnosed with a Kidney Disease

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - God Provided When She Needed It Most

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Aiesha Was Blessed with a Car

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day! God Is Still in the Healing Business

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - She Never Lost Hope That God Would Have a Family for Them

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Her Husband Donated One of His Kidneys to Her

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Radio Set to K-LOVE Makes an Impact

  

   
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WORLDmag

• Timeline: The Hong Kong protests
  WORLD first published this timeline on Aug. 30 and is periodically updating it as events develop. For the newest entries, please see the bottom of the page.Political unrest in Hong Kong has accelerated since early this year, when th
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• Quick Takes
  Oil for shipsShort on cash, Malaysian officials would like to know if international arms dealers would accept palm oil for payment. Seeking to update its navy, the Malaysian government reached out to China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Turkey,
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• Two mended hearts
  In 1986, Hal Higley found a letter addressed to his wife in the mail. When he asked Kathi, she said it was from a friend in Louisiana, but their strained marriage had left him suspicious. Later, as they put their three kids in the car to go to dinner…
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• Undercover catcher
  The Golden Age of Baseball conjures up black-and-white images of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Another player of the 1920s and 1930s is not most recognizable but is arguably most enigmatic.Moe Berg played on five major leag
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• When China came to Ohio
  When General Motors Co. in 2008 shuttered a factory near Dayton, Ohio, thousands of workers lost high-paying union jobs. Eight years later, a Chinese glass manufacturer reopened part of the plant, bringing new employment but a ve
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• Battles at the bench
  It seems there are nearly as many TV shows about lawyers as there are lawyers. Few represent the craft honestly. (I’m talking about the TV shows.) The pilot of the new CBS legal drama All Rise doesn’t make a strong case for watching additi
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• Mailbag
  Pulling back the curtain[ Aug. 17 ] Regarding this excellent article about company CEOs who signed the “Don’t Ban Equality” ad, it?
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• On the laugh track
  These days, streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, as well as premium cable channels like HBO, are dominating watercooler conversations and sweeping up awards shows. The reign of broadcast seems well past—at least when it comes to d
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• Quotables
  ‘I think the Holy Ghost is just fed up with it.’Televangelist Benny Hinn on the brand of prosperity gospel he once preached. “I think it’s an offense to the Holy Spirit to place a price on t
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• Dangerous descent
  John West is vice president of Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank best known for its research and advocacy for intelligent design. West is also the author of several books, including Darwin Day in America, which examines how Charl
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EEW Magazine

• newNew mom Tamron Hall shares her IVF struggles and encourages others battling infertility ,

  

  First-time mom, Tamron Hall, is glowing since giving birth to her son Moses at age 48 thanks to In Vitro Fertilization. But she wants to make it clear that the road wasn’t easy.The host of her own eponymous daytime talk show is getting deeply p…
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• newTrue Sisterhood: Viola Davis reveals moving story behind her joint ‘Ebony’ cover with Taraji Henson

  

  It’s a beautiful thing to see two black women of faith consistently exemplify unity, pull each other up and flourish together.Powerhouse actresses Viola Davis and Taraji Henson, who shared a 2009 Ebony Magazine cover, are perfect examples of this.…
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• Everybody Else Be Quiet: Dr. Bernice King defends Jemele Hill against ‘racist’ and ‘segregationist’ accusations

  

  Sports journalist Jemele Hill is being called a “racist” and “segregationist” after writing in The Atlantic that black athletes should refuse white universities in favor of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as a way of bridging th…
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• Overcoming Adversity: Ebola survivor, whose mother died of the disease, passes college exam taken in isolation

  

  BENI, Congo (AP) — The young Ebola patient who took his college entrance exam while being treated in isolation has passed the demanding test, to the joy of many in Congo where his story is now well-known.Claude Mabowa, whose mother died of Ebola,…
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• Watch: Teen Tennis Phenom Coco Gauff talks Naomi Osaka and ‘fan-girling’ over Michelle Obama

  

    Teen tennis sensation Coco Gauff hopes “playing it cool” when she meets her celebrity fans belies the truth that she is actually “fan-girling so hard” over them.During a Friday appearance on the “Today” show, the 15-year-old shared…
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• A Proud Prude: 10 go-to scriptures to help you stay pure, chaste and unapologetically holy

  

  If you struggle to keep your impure thoughts in check and your lust-loving flesh fights daily to live on the edge, and take a walk on the wild side, God’s word has enough power to sustain you.EEW Magazine Online invites you to add these 10 go-to s…
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• Film Buzz: ‘Hustlers’ message that sex equals power causes clash of morals for conservative Christian viewers

  

  “Hustlers,” at its core, is a true story about a group of New York City strippers that execute a plot to use their sexuality for a come-up at the expense of Wall Street fat cats.Though the film (obviously) shows nudity and seductive dancing, hi…
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• So Inspiring! Destiny Strickland, 11, girl born with a rare condition, proves 'different is beautiful'

  

  Meet a fierce and inspiring 11-year-old who is reminding everyone that “different is beautiful” and beauty comes from within!Destiny Strickland, who was born with amniotic band syndrome (ABS)—a rare condition where strands of the amniotic sac…
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• Rest Well: Juanita Abernathy, business plan writer for 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, dies at 88

  

  APJuanita Abernathy, who wrote the business plan for the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and took other influential steps in helping to build the American civil rights movement, died Thursday. She was 88.Family spokesman James Peterson confirmed Abe…
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• 7 scriptures to help you believe God for big things and keep fear from robbing you of blessings ,

  

  If you think too small, you won’t take advantage of the big opportunities or possess the great things God has for you.If you are ready to believe the Lord for big things and stop fear from robbing you of the blessings already set aside for you, t…
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