{"id":1358,"date":"2008-10-02T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/10\/carlton-pearson-to-hell-and-back\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:12:13","slug":"carlton-pearson-to-hell-and-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/10\/carlton-pearson-to-hell-and-back.html","title":{"rendered":"Carlton Pearson: To Hell and Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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