{"id":33009,"date":"2012-02-10T00:03:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T07:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=33009"},"modified":"2014-12-30T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T02:08:31","slug":"choose-stigma-rebel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2012\/02\/choose-stigma-rebel.html","title":{"rendered":"Choose Stigma. Rebel."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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