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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Being a christian in todays world
Being a Christian in today's modern society is not easy. If you are not under attack then you are under scrutiny. People are hungry for something real to believe in and the vast number of religions results in confusion and uncertainty in the person who truly desires a relationship with God.
For this reason people are looking closer to home. They look to the people they know - relatives, colleague's, friends, are all people they have some type of relationship with and thus are able to see how that person's belief system impacts their life.
I sincerely believe that to be an effective Christian it is necessary to live the kind of life that will be pleasing to God and yet, at the same time, be both real and relational for today's world. We cannot profess to be followers of Christ and then not behave appropriately. However, this becomes increasingly easier as we walk with God and keep our focus on Him and not on the chaos of the world. This does not mean that we must start behaving as though we are not part of the world and walk around in 'sackcloth and ashes', shunning all normal worldly things like television and other forms of entertainment loudly declaring them to be the "works of the devil". People who behave like that are only going to alienate themselves from the rest of society and that is not what we are called to do. We are able, as we become increasingly Spirit-filled Christians, to discern what is right and what is wrong and to choose what we participate in or quietly walk away from.
The true Christian is not someone who stands on a higher moral ground with a judgmental attitude on everything around them and a 'holier than thou' approach to the people they deal with each day. A true Christian will treat other people lovingly and understand that God loves them, and His heart yearns for them to know Him. We cannot ostracize ourselves from society, even though society ostracizes us.
In addition we cannot become Christians and expect to be immune from the difficulties of life. We will still face problems like everyone else does, sickness, financial difficulties, grief and so on. However, it is how we handle these problems that should be different and this is what the non-believers will be watching. Not only that, but how do we treat others who are experiencing difficulties? Do we shun the man who has had an affair, and consequently lost his wife and children through divorce and is now regretting the foolishness of his actions? Do we ignore the once successful person who has lost their job and is now battling to make ends meet? It is at times like this that we can be the light and salt that Jesus instructed us to be. Where we can reach out to others in their darkest times and lovingly help them to get through their situation and thereby demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ.
I have seen a bumper sticker that reads "Christians aren't perfect, just Forgiven" and that is so true. So I must admit that I get very annoyed with so-called Christians who behave as though they are perfect and stand in judgment of those around them. They seem to forget that Jesus did not associate with the religious people but rather hung out with the fishermen, prostitutes and tax collectors. In other words, the ordinary working class and those who were also shunned by society.
I challenge all Christians out there to look at their behavior and to consider seriously if it is what Jesus would have done.
For this reason people are looking closer to home. They look to the people they know - relatives, colleague's, friends, are all people they have some type of relationship with and thus are able to see how that person's belief system impacts their life.
I sincerely believe that to be an effective Christian it is necessary to live the kind of life that will be pleasing to God and yet, at the same time, be both real and relational for today's world. We cannot profess to be followers of Christ and then not behave appropriately. However, this becomes increasingly easier as we walk with God and keep our focus on Him and not on the chaos of the world. This does not mean that we must start behaving as though we are not part of the world and walk around in 'sackcloth and ashes', shunning all normal worldly things like television and other forms of entertainment loudly declaring them to be the "works of the devil". People who behave like that are only going to alienate themselves from the rest of society and that is not what we are called to do. We are able, as we become increasingly Spirit-filled Christians, to discern what is right and what is wrong and to choose what we participate in or quietly walk away from.
The true Christian is not someone who stands on a higher moral ground with a judgmental attitude on everything around them and a 'holier than thou' approach to the people they deal with each day. A true Christian will treat other people lovingly and understand that God loves them, and His heart yearns for them to know Him. We cannot ostracize ourselves from society, even though society ostracizes us.
In addition we cannot become Christians and expect to be immune from the difficulties of life. We will still face problems like everyone else does, sickness, financial difficulties, grief and so on. However, it is how we handle these problems that should be different and this is what the non-believers will be watching. Not only that, but how do we treat others who are experiencing difficulties? Do we shun the man who has had an affair, and consequently lost his wife and children through divorce and is now regretting the foolishness of his actions? Do we ignore the once successful person who has lost their job and is now battling to make ends meet? It is at times like this that we can be the light and salt that Jesus instructed us to be. Where we can reach out to others in their darkest times and lovingly help them to get through their situation and thereby demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ.
I have seen a bumper sticker that reads "Christians aren't perfect, just Forgiven" and that is so true. So I must admit that I get very annoyed with so-called Christians who behave as though they are perfect and stand in judgment of those around them. They seem to forget that Jesus did not associate with the religious people but rather hung out with the fishermen, prostitutes and tax collectors. In other words, the ordinary working class and those who were also shunned by society.
I challenge all Christians out there to look at their behavior and to consider seriously if it is what Jesus would have done.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Condemned Pakistani Christian Woman ‘Living in Constant Fear’
Condemned Pakistani Christian Woman ‘Living in Constant Fear’
January 25th, 2011 | Author: Un:dhimmi
This is what persecution looks like: protesters in Karachi call for the death of Christian 'blasphemer' Asia Bibi
As would anyone condemned to death for a ‘crime’ for which there is no evidence in a country whose main religion thinks your religion makes you a slave – and fair game for rape and persecution..
A mother of five sentenced to death on “blasphemy” charges has lived in constant fear since the killing of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer, her husband told Compass as he came out of Sheikhupura District Jail after meeting with her last week.
Ashiq Masih said his wife, Asia Noreen (alternatively spelled Aaysa, and also called Asia Bibi), is “very afraid.” Her conviction triggered a violent chain of events in Pakistan, including the Jan. 4 murder of Taseer by his bodyguard after the governor voiced support for her.
“She knows the Muslims have announced a prize on her head and would go to any lengths to kill her,” a visibly nervous Masih told Compass. “The governor’s murder in broad daylight has put her in a state of paranoia.”
He added that threats by Islamist extremists have dampened Noreen’s hope of getting justice from the Lahore High Court, where her appeal against the conviction has been filed but yet to be taken up.
Wearing a dark cloak to hide his identity, Masih was visibly nervous after meeting with her on Jan. 11.
“She was asking me about the situation outside,” he said. “I tried to console her, but she knows it’s really bad. She’s also worried about the children.”
The mother of two children and stepmother to three others, Noreen asked him to appeal for more prayers for her, he said.
“Please tell everyone to pray for her,” he said.
Masih said prison authorities had improved Noreen’s security considerably after Taseer’s killing.
Condemned Pakistani Christian and mother-of-five, Asia Bibi
“She’s being kept in a separate cell with a warden deployed 24 hours for her security,” he said. “Only I am allowed to meet her, but even I am searched completely before they bring her out for the meeting. I just hope and pray she keeps safe inside the prison.”
Still, prison officials have reportedly said she will be transferred to another prison soon because of security concerns.
The female warden tasked with Noreen’s security the day Taseer was killed told Compass of the Christian woman’s reaction to the news.
“I was escorting her for her routine walk on the evening Governor Taseer was gunned down,” said the warden, who requested anonymity. “We were passing by a barrack when the news broke out on TV that the governor was dead … She stood there in shock for some time, and then she started screaming and crying.”
The warden added that she helped Noreen back to her cell, “as she could barely walk and kept weeping.”
“She cried all evening and also refused to have supper,” the warden said. “The governor’s killing shattered her. The governor’s visit had boosted her morale – she was very happy and every time I spoke to her, I could feel the joy in her heart. She shared with me how she had lost hope, and how God had sent Taseer to help her. A particular verse that she often repeats is from John 14:1, which says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.”
The warden said she was assigned Noreen’s security following reports that attempts would be made to kill her inside the jail. Since Taseer’s killing, she said, Noreen has grown suspicious of everyone around her.
“She’s only taken out of her cell for an hour, but even then she is fearful of her surroundings, even though all the other inmates are locked up before she’s taken out for exercise,” she said. “One can imagine how insecure she must be feeling after Taseer was killed by one of his own guards.”
Sheikhupura District Jail Superintendent Sheikh Khalid, who recently assumed charge, told Compass that Noreen was the most “high value” inmate of the prison and that he was not going to take any chances regarding her security.
“She is on the hit list of several extremist organizations,” he said, “and there are reports that she might be targeted inside the jail – moreover, she has a 30 million rupee [US$350,000] prize on her head. This is enough incentive for anyone to kill her.” Sheikhupura District Jail Superintendent Sheikh Khalid
He said the prison had enhanced its security measures, and additional forces have been employed to guard the premises at night.
“No one except her husband can meet her,” Khalid said. “I have also directed her not to eat anything given to her by any person other than the wardens deployed for her security. We are trying our best to keep her safe, but life and death are in the hands of Allah.”
Noreen’s lawyer, S.K. Chaudhry, declined to discuss the future course of legal action because of the sensitive nature of the case.
Noreen has been condemned to death for insulting Islam’s prophet, Muhammad, a charge she denies. A week after her conviction, the governor of Punjab province visited her in jail. Taseer, a liberal Muslim, did not mince words as he assured Noreen of his support. He told her he believed that the charges against her were fabricated and that there had been a miscarriage of justice. He promised that he would recommend a presidential pardon for her.
During that visit, he called Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes “a black law” and called for their repeal – a demand that ultimately resulted in his brutal killing, as one of his own police bodyguards believed that Taseer had blasphemed by criticizing the law.
Masih, Noreen’s husband, said he was about to have lunch when he first heard the news of the killing of Taseer on TV.
“I had taken the first bite when the news flashed that Governor Taseer had been killed,” he said. “I was stunned, couldn’t swallow the food either … no words can explain that moment.”
He denied government reports that it was providing his family security, saying they were living in a safe-house arranged by “some friends” and surviving on money provided by Christian organizations. Taseer’s murder, he added, had shaken the little confidence the family had after the governor’s assurance of support to them.
“They killed the governor for supporting her,” he said. “He died for us, but it seems his sacrifice has gone in vain.”
Asia Bibi’s case has highlighted Pakistan’s appallingly prejudiced ‘blasphemy’ laws, within an already corrupted and Sharia-dominated legal system which is currenty preparing to kill a probable innocent for an alleged disparagement of Islam; a charge which can be levelled at any non-Muslim by anyone bearing a grudge and with little or no burden of evidence.
The Governor of Punjab, who spoke out against the law, was brutally assassinated by one of his own staff – and Asia Bibi languishes in a jail where virtually everyone wants to kill her in a country where virtually everyone wants to kill her.
Her chances do not look good.
Pakistan receives billions in international development aid every year from the West. But how many mainstream politicians have you heard protesting the plight of this poor woman, an everyday wife and mother of five – who faces a very short and bleak future simply because a couple of her co-workers had a grudge against her religion.
We think it’s time to stop pumping development ‘aid’ into this near-failed state until the people we are supposed to be help ‘develop’ learn to act with at least some semblance of human decency
[Source: CDN]
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January 25th, 2011 | Author: Un:dhimmi
This is what persecution looks like: protesters in Karachi call for the death of Christian 'blasphemer' Asia Bibi
As would anyone condemned to death for a ‘crime’ for which there is no evidence in a country whose main religion thinks your religion makes you a slave – and fair game for rape and persecution..
A mother of five sentenced to death on “blasphemy” charges has lived in constant fear since the killing of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer, her husband told Compass as he came out of Sheikhupura District Jail after meeting with her last week.
Ashiq Masih said his wife, Asia Noreen (alternatively spelled Aaysa, and also called Asia Bibi), is “very afraid.” Her conviction triggered a violent chain of events in Pakistan, including the Jan. 4 murder of Taseer by his bodyguard after the governor voiced support for her.
“She knows the Muslims have announced a prize on her head and would go to any lengths to kill her,” a visibly nervous Masih told Compass. “The governor’s murder in broad daylight has put her in a state of paranoia.”
He added that threats by Islamist extremists have dampened Noreen’s hope of getting justice from the Lahore High Court, where her appeal against the conviction has been filed but yet to be taken up.
Wearing a dark cloak to hide his identity, Masih was visibly nervous after meeting with her on Jan. 11.
“She was asking me about the situation outside,” he said. “I tried to console her, but she knows it’s really bad. She’s also worried about the children.”
The mother of two children and stepmother to three others, Noreen asked him to appeal for more prayers for her, he said.
“Please tell everyone to pray for her,” he said.
Masih said prison authorities had improved Noreen’s security considerably after Taseer’s killing.
Condemned Pakistani Christian and mother-of-five, Asia Bibi
“She’s being kept in a separate cell with a warden deployed 24 hours for her security,” he said. “Only I am allowed to meet her, but even I am searched completely before they bring her out for the meeting. I just hope and pray she keeps safe inside the prison.”
Still, prison officials have reportedly said she will be transferred to another prison soon because of security concerns.
The female warden tasked with Noreen’s security the day Taseer was killed told Compass of the Christian woman’s reaction to the news.
“I was escorting her for her routine walk on the evening Governor Taseer was gunned down,” said the warden, who requested anonymity. “We were passing by a barrack when the news broke out on TV that the governor was dead … She stood there in shock for some time, and then she started screaming and crying.”
The warden added that she helped Noreen back to her cell, “as she could barely walk and kept weeping.”
“She cried all evening and also refused to have supper,” the warden said. “The governor’s killing shattered her. The governor’s visit had boosted her morale – she was very happy and every time I spoke to her, I could feel the joy in her heart. She shared with me how she had lost hope, and how God had sent Taseer to help her. A particular verse that she often repeats is from John 14:1, which says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.”
The warden said she was assigned Noreen’s security following reports that attempts would be made to kill her inside the jail. Since Taseer’s killing, she said, Noreen has grown suspicious of everyone around her.
“She’s only taken out of her cell for an hour, but even then she is fearful of her surroundings, even though all the other inmates are locked up before she’s taken out for exercise,” she said. “One can imagine how insecure she must be feeling after Taseer was killed by one of his own guards.”
Sheikhupura District Jail Superintendent Sheikh Khalid, who recently assumed charge, told Compass that Noreen was the most “high value” inmate of the prison and that he was not going to take any chances regarding her security.
“She is on the hit list of several extremist organizations,” he said, “and there are reports that she might be targeted inside the jail – moreover, she has a 30 million rupee [US$350,000] prize on her head. This is enough incentive for anyone to kill her.” Sheikhupura District Jail Superintendent Sheikh Khalid
He said the prison had enhanced its security measures, and additional forces have been employed to guard the premises at night.
“No one except her husband can meet her,” Khalid said. “I have also directed her not to eat anything given to her by any person other than the wardens deployed for her security. We are trying our best to keep her safe, but life and death are in the hands of Allah.”
Noreen’s lawyer, S.K. Chaudhry, declined to discuss the future course of legal action because of the sensitive nature of the case.
Noreen has been condemned to death for insulting Islam’s prophet, Muhammad, a charge she denies. A week after her conviction, the governor of Punjab province visited her in jail. Taseer, a liberal Muslim, did not mince words as he assured Noreen of his support. He told her he believed that the charges against her were fabricated and that there had been a miscarriage of justice. He promised that he would recommend a presidential pardon for her.
During that visit, he called Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes “a black law” and called for their repeal – a demand that ultimately resulted in his brutal killing, as one of his own police bodyguards believed that Taseer had blasphemed by criticizing the law.
Masih, Noreen’s husband, said he was about to have lunch when he first heard the news of the killing of Taseer on TV.
“I had taken the first bite when the news flashed that Governor Taseer had been killed,” he said. “I was stunned, couldn’t swallow the food either … no words can explain that moment.”
He denied government reports that it was providing his family security, saying they were living in a safe-house arranged by “some friends” and surviving on money provided by Christian organizations. Taseer’s murder, he added, had shaken the little confidence the family had after the governor’s assurance of support to them.
“They killed the governor for supporting her,” he said. “He died for us, but it seems his sacrifice has gone in vain.”
Asia Bibi’s case has highlighted Pakistan’s appallingly prejudiced ‘blasphemy’ laws, within an already corrupted and Sharia-dominated legal system which is currenty preparing to kill a probable innocent for an alleged disparagement of Islam; a charge which can be levelled at any non-Muslim by anyone bearing a grudge and with little or no burden of evidence.
The Governor of Punjab, who spoke out against the law, was brutally assassinated by one of his own staff – and Asia Bibi languishes in a jail where virtually everyone wants to kill her in a country where virtually everyone wants to kill her.
Her chances do not look good.
Pakistan receives billions in international development aid every year from the West. But how many mainstream politicians have you heard protesting the plight of this poor woman, an everyday wife and mother of five – who faces a very short and bleak future simply because a couple of her co-workers had a grudge against her religion.
We think it’s time to stop pumping development ‘aid’ into this near-failed state until the people we are supposed to be help ‘develop’ learn to act with at least some semblance of human decency
[Source: CDN]
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Friday, July 8, 2011
China's Christians suffer for their faith
"They hung me up across an iron gate, then they yanked open the gate and my whole body lifted until my chest nearly split in two. I hung like that for four hours."
That is how Peter Xu Yongze, the founder of one of the largest religious movements in China, described his treatment during one of five jail sentences on account of his belief in Christianity.
Peter Xu Yongze was in jail for a total of eight years
Mr Xu, 61, is not the only Chinese Christian to suffer for his faith. Both Catholics and Protestants have long complained of persecution by the Communist authorities, and human rights groups claim the problem is getting worse.
According to the Jubilee Campaign, an interdenominational lobby group, about 300 Christians are in detention in China at any one time, and that number is set to rise.
"China's new generation of leaders are trying to consolidate control of the country as it goes through rapid social and economic changes," said Wilfred Wong, a parliamentary officer for the Jubilee Campaign.
Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief
Chinese constitution
"The Communists feel threatened by any popular ideology which is different from their own," he said.
China's Christian population - especially those who refuse to worship in the tightly regulated state-registered churches - is seen as one such threat.
According to Mr Wong, the number of Christians in China has continued to rise, exacerbating this perceived threat and causing the authorities to clamp down still further on unregistered churches.
The perception that China's Christians have close links with the West adds to their plight, Mr Wong said.
'You can't evangelise'
Christianity is not actually banned in China. In fact, according to the constitution, "citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief."
Beijing backed up that statement in 1997, saying that "In China, no one is to be punished due to their religious belief".
But human rights groups and Christians say that the reality is different.
A believer was praying, so a jailer made other prisoners lift him up to the ceiling and drop him to the ground many times until he died
Peter Xu Yongze
"They say you can believe, but you can't evangelise," Mr Xu said. "But that is a natural act for Christians. The bible commands us to preach the gospel."
According to Mr Xu, who has now left China and lives in the US, it is against regulations to worship in groups. He said that one of his arresting officers even told him he could only avoid breaking the law if he prayed under the covers in bed.
To an Evangelical Protestant like Mr Xu, joining one of China's state-sanctioned churches was simply not an option - and it seems many other Chinese Christians agree with him.
Christians are required to worship in state-approved churches
Getting reliable numbers about the number of Christians in China is notoriously difficult. Estimates vary between 40m to 70m Protestants, only 10 million of whom are registered members of government churches.
The situation is similar for Catholics. Of the estimated 15 to 20 million Catholics in China, less than half belong to state-approved churches, which put authority to Beijing before authority to Rome.
Those Christians who want to avoid the state-controlled religious movements meet in unofficial buildings or even each others' homes - hence their description as "house churches" - risking fines, imprisonment, torture and even, in some cases, death.
Government crackdown
Human rights groups have documented an increasing number of arrests of Chinese Christians since the beginning of 2004.
According to the charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide, persecution is becoming more systematic and targeted at large-scale Christian gatherings.
Since June the charity has documented three mass arrests of unregistered Christians. In each case more than 100 people were detained.
Amnesty International has reported many cases of detained church leaders in recent years, especially in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hebei.
Despite all the persecution and suffering, God is calling more and more people in China
Pete Xu Yongze
One of the most high-profile cases is that of Gong Shengliang, head of the South China Church, who was sentenced to death in 2001. His sentence was commuted to a prison term, but Amnesty has received reports that he has been severely tortured in jail.
In August three Christians were sentenced to jail terms for passing information to foreign governments, and in July state media reported that a woman had been beaten to death after being arrested for handing out bibles.
Peter Xu said that while he was in jail, he saw several people even being killed for their faith.
"A believer was praying, so a jailer made other prisoners lift him up to the ceiling and drop him to the ground many times until he died," Mr Xu said.
But government crackdowns - and even torture - may not make people like Peter Xu give up their faith.
"Despite all the persecution and suffering, God is calling more and more people in China," he said.
That is how Peter Xu Yongze, the founder of one of the largest religious movements in China, described his treatment during one of five jail sentences on account of his belief in Christianity.
Peter Xu Yongze was in jail for a total of eight years
Mr Xu, 61, is not the only Chinese Christian to suffer for his faith. Both Catholics and Protestants have long complained of persecution by the Communist authorities, and human rights groups claim the problem is getting worse.
According to the Jubilee Campaign, an interdenominational lobby group, about 300 Christians are in detention in China at any one time, and that number is set to rise.
"China's new generation of leaders are trying to consolidate control of the country as it goes through rapid social and economic changes," said Wilfred Wong, a parliamentary officer for the Jubilee Campaign.
Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief
Chinese constitution
"The Communists feel threatened by any popular ideology which is different from their own," he said.
China's Christian population - especially those who refuse to worship in the tightly regulated state-registered churches - is seen as one such threat.
According to Mr Wong, the number of Christians in China has continued to rise, exacerbating this perceived threat and causing the authorities to clamp down still further on unregistered churches.
The perception that China's Christians have close links with the West adds to their plight, Mr Wong said.
'You can't evangelise'
Christianity is not actually banned in China. In fact, according to the constitution, "citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief."
Beijing backed up that statement in 1997, saying that "In China, no one is to be punished due to their religious belief".
But human rights groups and Christians say that the reality is different.
A believer was praying, so a jailer made other prisoners lift him up to the ceiling and drop him to the ground many times until he died
Peter Xu Yongze
"They say you can believe, but you can't evangelise," Mr Xu said. "But that is a natural act for Christians. The bible commands us to preach the gospel."
According to Mr Xu, who has now left China and lives in the US, it is against regulations to worship in groups. He said that one of his arresting officers even told him he could only avoid breaking the law if he prayed under the covers in bed.
To an Evangelical Protestant like Mr Xu, joining one of China's state-sanctioned churches was simply not an option - and it seems many other Chinese Christians agree with him.
Christians are required to worship in state-approved churches
Getting reliable numbers about the number of Christians in China is notoriously difficult. Estimates vary between 40m to 70m Protestants, only 10 million of whom are registered members of government churches.
The situation is similar for Catholics. Of the estimated 15 to 20 million Catholics in China, less than half belong to state-approved churches, which put authority to Beijing before authority to Rome.
Those Christians who want to avoid the state-controlled religious movements meet in unofficial buildings or even each others' homes - hence their description as "house churches" - risking fines, imprisonment, torture and even, in some cases, death.
Government crackdown
Human rights groups have documented an increasing number of arrests of Chinese Christians since the beginning of 2004.
According to the charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide, persecution is becoming more systematic and targeted at large-scale Christian gatherings.
Since June the charity has documented three mass arrests of unregistered Christians. In each case more than 100 people were detained.
Amnesty International has reported many cases of detained church leaders in recent years, especially in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hebei.
Despite all the persecution and suffering, God is calling more and more people in China
Pete Xu Yongze
One of the most high-profile cases is that of Gong Shengliang, head of the South China Church, who was sentenced to death in 2001. His sentence was commuted to a prison term, but Amnesty has received reports that he has been severely tortured in jail.
In August three Christians were sentenced to jail terms for passing information to foreign governments, and in July state media reported that a woman had been beaten to death after being arrested for handing out bibles.
Peter Xu said that while he was in jail, he saw several people even being killed for their faith.
"A believer was praying, so a jailer made other prisoners lift him up to the ceiling and drop him to the ground many times until he died," Mr Xu said.
But government crackdowns - and even torture - may not make people like Peter Xu give up their faith.
"Despite all the persecution and suffering, God is calling more and more people in China," he said.
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