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The quote comes from a post on Fred Clark\u2019s Slacktivist blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just look at that word \u201cChristian.\u201d It suggests a faith based and centered on Jesus Christ. When Jesus gets replaced by the Bible, shouldn\u2019t that word be changed to reflect that?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The quote comes from a post on Fred Clark\u2019s Slacktivist blog. Just look at that word \u201cChristian.\u201d It suggests a faith based and centered on Jesus Christ. When Jesus gets replaced by the Bible, shouldn\u2019t that word be changed to reflect that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":29680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,163],"tags":[1140,1163,1832,1846,3592,5677,9854],"class_list":["post-29679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible","category-progressive-christianity-religion","tag-bible","tag-bibliolatry","tag-christ-centered","tag-christianity-religion","tag-fred-clark","tag-jesus","tag-quote"],"yoast_head":"\nChrist-Centered Christianity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The quote comes from a post on Fred Clark's Slacktivist blog. 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