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This gem of a mash up of Star Wars and Christian theology<\/a> came to my attention via Facebook:<\/p>\n

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

Many of the comments on Reddit<\/a>\u00a0are wonderful, responding in ways that\u00a0continue the mash-up.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"