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$\"John$ <\/p>\n

For some, that makes Jesus, or the author of the Gospel, too human. But for me, it makes it even more powerful, as I am forced to envisage a fallible human like myself choosing love over rules, theology, power, rhetoric, purity, and other options.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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