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“I had been a Christian pastor for 15 years when I found true inspiration in Paganism.” And he has written a book<\/a>. His use language on the Web page, at least, shows some background in evangelical Christianity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“I had been a Christian pastor for 15 years when I found true inspiration in Paganism.” And he has written a book. 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