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20751
Twelfth of July parades take place in Northern Ireland
Religion | 207505 hits | 2:23 PM on Wednesday | posted by Newfy
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Thousands of people - including ex-Ireland rugby star Brian O'Driscoll - watch the Orange Order marches.
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20738
Muslim director of children's summer program booted from public pool
Religion | 207379 hits | 2:20 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Children's summer program director Tahsiyn A. Ismaa'eel said that she and her kids were kicked out of Wilmington, Delaware public pool because of their clothes.
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20747
Iranian teenager is arrested for posting dance videos on Instagram
Religion | 207472 hits | 9:03 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Maedeh Hojabri, 18, has more than 51,000 followers on her Instagram account where she posts clips of herself dancing to Iranian and Western music - an account which saw her arrested.
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20771
Pink women-only parking spaces appear in Saudi Arabia
Religion | 207713 hits | 3:42 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Thousands of women will take the wheel tomorrow as the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia tears up its decades-long rule.
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20768
Austria to shut seven 'political' mosques and expel imams
Religion | 207679 hits | 11:09 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The government's crackdown mostly targets imams alleged to have Turkish nationalist links.
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20743
Link Related to Canada in some say Religiously extreme couple loses child custody after stuffed lion purportedly transmitting the word of God acted as their lawyer
Religion | 207430 hits | 5:48 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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A B.C. couple whose religious views are too extreme even for churches and pastors and put them at odds with family, doctors, social workers and anyone else trying to help them with their daughter, have lost their battle for custody of her.
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20736
Link Related to Canada in some say Inside Britain's secretive sharia courts
Religion | 207357 hits | 8:38 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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'Sharia courts - some enlightened, others brutally misogynistic, are on the rise in Britain. But how can we reconcile the ancient form of justice with British values?', asks David Jones.
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20714
David Jones goes inside Britain's secretive sharia courts
Religion | 207138 hits | 2:43 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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'Sharia courts - some enlightened, others brutally misogynistic, are on the rise in Britain. But how can we reconcile the ancient form of justice with British values?', asks David Jones.
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20772
Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles hold commitment ceremony
Religion | 207723 hits | 10:37 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Crown-wearing worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes.
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20752
Pennsylvania church to bless couples toting AR-15 rifles
Religion | 207517 hits | 8:51 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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A Pennsylvania-based offshoot of the Unification Church is encouraging couples to bring their AR-15 rifles with them to a commitment ceremony in the Pocono Mountains, a half-mile from an elementary school.
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20781
Link Related to Canada in some say Bride-to-be claims venue violating religious rights by denying all-halal menu
Religion | 207805 hits | 7:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A Dartmouth, N.S. woman says her religious rights are being violated because her request to have a fully halal menu at her wedding venue is being denied.
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20793
Link Related to Canada in some say Parents Are Making Their Children Drink Bleach to 'Cure' Them of Autism
Religion | 207917 hits | 6:58 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Parents are making their children drink industrial bleach to "cure" them of autism, with the potentially deadly practice traced back to a cult in the United States.
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20765
Vatican recognises French monks killed in Algeria as martyrs
Religion | 207652 hits | 12:53 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The Vatican on Saturday declared seven French Trappist monks beheaded by Islamists in Algeria in 1996 as martyrs, paving the way for their beatification - the first step towards sainthood.
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20747
Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
Religion | 207473 hits | 2:06 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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Pope Francis accused victims of Chile's most notorious pedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Muslims fear backlash over hijab hoax as school takes heat for press conference
Religion | 211795 hits | 11:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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After Toronto police concluded that an 11-year-old girl in a hijab was never attacked by a stranger wielding scissors, critics are questioning her school’s decision to hold a news conference where she told reporters her story.
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20758
Link Related to Canada in some say Christians around the world celebrate Epiphany
Religion | 207584 hits | 8:00 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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In some Orthodox Christian countries, Christmas Day is celebrated on Jan. 7. In a special mass for the Epiphany on Jan.6 , Pope Francis implored Christians to resist "the thirst for power and for riches."
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20772
Link Related to Canada in some say Muslim group asks for Jan. 29 day of remembrance for 2017 mosque shooting
Religion | 207716 hits | 12:14 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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One of Canada's most prominent Muslim groups is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to designate the anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting as an official day of remembrance.
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20745
Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger
Religion | 207449 hits | 4:22 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Opposition MPs demand an inquiry after a religious body implies girls as young as nine could marry.
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20750
Pope calls for refugee commitments in 2018, rejection of 'empty consumerism'
Religion | 207500 hits | 12:42 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's "useless baggage" in 2018, including what he called "empty chatter" and banal consumerism, and focusing instead on building a peaceful and welcoming world, particularly for refugees and migrants.
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20754
Link Related to Canada in some say ISIS defeat means Christians celebrate Christmas in Mosul
Religion | 207543 hits | 11:42 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Christians celebrated Christmas in Iraq's second city of Mosul for the first time in four years today. As hymns rang out one exiled worshipper said it showed that 'life is returning to Mosul'.
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20714
Death threat sent to Amir Khan over Christmas tree picture
Religion | 207143 hits | 12:36 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The Bolton-born former boxer, who is a practicing Muslim, posted a photo of the tree on Instagram yesterday night, saying his three-year-old would like it when she woke up.
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20741
Pope Francis wants to change words to the Lord's Prayer
Religion | 207411 hits | 12:29 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Pope Francis said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase 'lead us not into temptation' in the Lord's Prayer, saying it could be misinterpreted.
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20793
ISIS brides returning home and raising the next generation of jihadist martyrs
Religion | 207927 hits | 6:36 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The plan to use women to launch the Islamic State's next incarnation involves female returnees teaching the glories of the caliphate to their offspring
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20759
Egypt Mosque Attack Kills 184, Injures 120: State Media
Religion | 207594 hits | 6:54 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Egyptian state news agency MENA reports that 115 people have been killed in a bombing and shooting attack on a Sufi mosque
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20965
CNY church after Texas shooting: 'We are NOT a gun-free zone'
Religion | 209651 hits | 5:11 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The church says it's known as the "Most Upbeat Church in Upstate New York."
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20722
Link Related to Canada in some say Ski resort a step closer after high court ruling in Grizzly Bear Spirit case
Religion | 207217 hits | 1:06 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Bishop Jones claimed voodoo curse only lifted by sex: alleged victim
Religion | 207698 hits | 9:31 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A jealous Montreal psychic Corinne rdquo; placed a curse on a Toronto woman by sleeping with seven voodoo practitioners in Cuba, an alleged victim told Bishop Wayne Jones trial Friday.The troubled Toronto woman implored Bishop Jones to lift the curse.
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20788
Israeli soldier karate kicks keep violent crowd at bay
Religion | 207877 hits | 3:50 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Fearless female soldier Nomi Golan put her martial arts training to good use when she fought off dozens of Jewish ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters during a rally in Jerusalem.
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20821
Link Related to Canada in some say Imam warns youth that Islamic State is 'still recruiting'
Religion | 208214 hits | 11:19 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Syed Soharwardy met recently with 30 Muslim youth at the Jamia Masjid Gunbad-e-Khizra mosque. It was one of several meetings he does on a regular basis to prevent the radicalization of Canadian Muslim youth.
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20788
Link Related to Canada in some say
Religion | 207876 hits | 11:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A charity that runs a Vancouver-area mosque has been penalized by federal regulators after an audit found personal spending by its former president and alleged ties to a Qatar organization accused of supporting terrorism.
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20755
Link Related to Canada in some say Change to Regina bylaw allows construction of mosque, other religious venues in industrial area
Religion | 207552 hits | 2:15 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Regina city council has changed its policy on where religious facilities can be built, allowing the Muslim community to establish a new mosque in an industrial area.
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Survey: White Christians are now a minority of U.S. population
Religion | 210842 hits | 4:31 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 per cent, a transformation fuelled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
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20822
Hamburg supermarket attacker 'was known Islamist'
Religion | 208223 hits | 7:47 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The man who killed one and injured six with a knife was known to police and had "psychological" issues.
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20782
Richard Dawkins is banned from California radio station
Religion | 207824 hits | 12:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The British biologist had been due to speak at an event hosted by California-based station KPFA about his latest book, but it was cancelled because of 'hurful' statements.
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Religion | 208175 hits | 10:05 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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INDIANAPOLIS - A new billboard on the city's east side is up for motorists to see. The ad was put in place as a measure to counter what Muslim leaders have said is an anti-Muslim ad that could incite violence. Last month, a billboard went up that has been
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20715
Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali urges halal food boycott
Religion | 207154 hits | 10:40 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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An internationally prominent Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali is urging Australians to boycott halal-certified food so they're not funding Muslim schools, mosques and Islamist propaganda.
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20722
Link Related to Canada in some say 'Sorry that freedom of religion offended': Quebec zoo fends off criticism for allowing Muslim prayers
Religion | 207223 hits | 2:26 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Parc Safari is defending a group of Muslims after a video posted on social media criticized them for holding prayers on the grounds of the Hemmingford, Que., zoo.
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Armed police will join druids and revellers at Stonehenge
Religion | 207664 hits | 12:43 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Armed police will join druids and revellers as thousands of people will gather at Stonehenge (pictured) in Wiltshire for the summer solstice after the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London.
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Church of England chief backs 're-christenings'
Religion | 207285 hits | 10:15 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The Church of England yesterday suggested it will offer transgender Christians ‘re-christenings’ with their new names. Pictured: The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (pictured).
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20749
Pastor eaten by crocodiles demonstrating Jesus' water walk
Religion | 207500 hits | 9:40 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Jonathan Mthethwa of the Saint of the Last Days church brought his congregation to the area known locally as Crocodile River before attempting his biblical recreation.
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Copenhagen imam accused of calling for killing of Jews
Religion | 207307 hits | 12:16 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A video emerges showing a Copenhagen imam citing a hadith that calls for Muslims to kill Jews.
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India Assam mob kills two Muslim men over 'cow theft'
Religion | 207236 hits | 9:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The men were chased and beaten with sticks by villagers who said they were trying to steal cattle.
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20791
Link Related to Canada in some say Pope urges powerful to put people ahead of products in surprise TED Talk
Religion | 207913 hits | 6:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Pope Francis made a surprise video address to the TED Conference in Vancouver, calling on the powerful to exhibit more solidarity, humility and tenderness toward others.
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20758
Link Related to Canada in some say Accused polygamists plead not guilty in trial testing the limit of religious freedoms in Canada
Religion | 207579 hits | 8:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Two leaders of a fundamentalist sect that condones plural marriage have pleaded not guilty to polygamy charges in a Cranbrook, B.C., courtroom where an epic battle to test the limits of religious freedom in Canada is playing out.
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Sainsbury's and Asda won't stock Christian Easter egg
Religion | 211440 hits | 3:50 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Two of the four big supermarket chains have refused to stock a Christian Easter egg that tells the story of Jesus - despite stocking a Halal Easter egg (pictured).
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20756
Police Call Qurans Found in Toilet at UTD 'Shocking and Unusual'
Religion | 207570 hits | 11:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Police at the University of Texas at Dallas say they're searching for the person who dumped several copies of the Quran in campus toilets -- in an incident they call "shocking" and "unusual."
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20709
The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage
Religion | 207091 hits | 9:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Some Muslim women believe they must marry a new man before they can return to their first husband.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Calgary mosque tainted by 'dark element' of radicalization to close doors this week
Religion | 208221 hits | 6:11 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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A Calgary mosque that became a focus in terrorism investigations after several men who prayed there left to fight abroad is closing its doors Friday — a move that Imam Navaid Aziz says gives him and his community a sense of relief.
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20724
Israel considers bill forcing mosques to lower volume
Religion | 207236 hits | 1:29 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Israel's parliament has passed an initial reading of a bill that would make mosques lower the volume of their call to prayer, amid protests by Arab lawmakers.
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Link Related to Canada in some say
Religion | 208015 hits | 11:41 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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'Someone who has taken part in religious persecution in another country should not have safe haven in Canada'

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