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When Biblical Education Was The Norm, There Was No ‘Mental Health’ Crisis Among Children

Yet Another Study Finds That Rejecting God’s Design For Gender Harms Children… But Christians Aren’t Surprised

Children in the Crosshairs

Connecticut Isn’t Fighting For Children Or Parents; It’s Fighting For Authority And Control

Legislation like Connecticut House Bill 5468 reminds us that the battle for the next generation is not only spiritual—it is increasingly becoming legislative and cultural. As the world moves toward greater control, believers must remain grounded in truth, conviction, and the Word of God. Because in the end, the question is not simply: who educates the child? But rather who shapes the soul?

David Bowen - April 22, 2026

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Iowa’s Law Protecting Children From Sexualized LGBTQ Content Can Continue, Appellate Court Rules

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The Claim That ‘Gender Treatments Save Lives’ Stands In Direct Contradiction To The Evidence

Children in the Crosshairs

Connecticut Isn’t Fighting For Children Or Parents; It’s Fighting For Authority And Control

David Bowen - April 22, 2026

Children in the Crosshairs

When Biblical Education Was The Norm, There Was No ‘Mental Health’ Crisis Among Children

Children in the Crosshairs

Yet Another Study Finds That Rejecting God’s Design For Gender Harms Children… But Christians Aren’t Surprised

Iowa’s Law Protecting Children From Sexualized LGBTQ Content Can Continue, Appellate Court Rules

The Claim That ‘Gender Treatments Save Lives’ Stands In Direct Contradiction To The Evidence

Thousands Decry New Connecticut Bill: Forcing Parents To Get ‘Approval’ To Educate Their Children Is ‘Obscene’

‘Mental Heath’ And Progressive Propaganda: A Deeply Controversial Agenda In Schools That Should Alarm All Parents

Juries in California, New Mexico Rule Against Meta

Poll Finds 57 Per Cent Of Victorians Are Opposed To Children Being Taught About Gender Ideology

Connecticut Anti-Homeschooling Bill Sparks Massive Opposition Movement

European Court Denies Christian Parents Custody of Daughters

‘Protect Kids Colorado’ Qualifies Three Child Safety Ballot Measures for November

When The State Conspires Against Parents, The Results Are Catastrophic

First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out Of Reading LGBTQ Books

No Nation Should Compel Children To Engage In Worldview Instruction Without Parental Safeguards

California Mom Who Lost Daughter To Suicide Over Gender Issues Urges Supreme Court To Protect Parental Rights

Protecting Predators: Almost 1 In 5 Children Face Sexual Misconduct By Public School Faculty

Gov’t Driven Attacks On Parental Authority: Modern Policies Have Become Destructive To The Family

‘Why Is There A Girl In The Boys’ Locker Room?’: Loudoun County Boys Win Settlement In Title IX Case Against School District

Supreme Court Blocks California’s Gender Transition School Policies; ‘This Is A Watershed Moment For Parental Rights In America’

Why Globalists Around The World Have Waged A War Against Homeschooling

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia’s Social Media Limits for Minors, Highlighting Transatlantic Divide on Child Protection

Mother Fights Australia’s Department Of Education After Witnessing The Sexualization Of Children First Hand

Deceptive Colorado Bill Hides Kids’ Social Media Activity from Parents

President Trump State of the Union Highlights: ‘No State Can Be Allowed To Rip Children From Their Parents’ Arms’

‘State-Sanctioned Kidnapping’: 16 States Called On SCOTUS To ‘Intervene To Secure Parental Rights Nationwide’

‘Believe As We Do Or Be Terminated’: Tenn. Teacher Removed After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

California AG Sues Hospital for Halting Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

After Mutilating Countless Children, Is Accountability Finally Coming For The ‘The Greatest Medical Scandal In Generations’?

World’s Largest Organization Of Plastic Surgeons Issues Guidance Against Gender Transition Procedures

‘Disfigured For Life’: In A Landmark Ruling, Detransitioner Wins Medical Malpractice Case

Abbott Orders Probe Into Austin Schools After Students Escorted To Anti-ICE Capitol Protest

Whistleblower Sues Texas Children’s Hospital Over Malicious Prosecution

Our Kids Are Listening: The Error Of Shielding Children From A Broken World

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit As Global Pressure Mounts To Protect Children

More Hospitals Stop Mutilation of Sexually Confused Children

School Boards Are Failing To Fulfill Their Responsibilities—And Our Children Are Paying The Biggest Price

The LGBT Worldview Is Permeating Our Schools… Should We Send Our Children Into This Anti-Christian System?

‘The State-Mandated Religion Is Gender Ideology’: Parents Are In A Fierce Battle To Protect Children

Teacher Bans Kids From Picking Trump, Jesus, and Charlie Kirk as Role Models

UK Petition to Halt Drug Trial Testing Puberty Blockers on Kids Passes 100,000 Signatures

Democrat States Sue as HHS Moves to Cut Federal Funds for Child Gender Procedures

In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda

Children in the Crosshairs

Connecticut Isn’t Fighting For Children Or Parents; It’s Fighting For Authority And Control

Children in the Crosshairs

When Biblical Education Was The Norm, There Was No ‘Mental Health’ Crisis Among Children

When the Bible, prayer, close-knit family, and biblical education were the norm, there was no “mental health” crisis among children — no epidemic of child suicide, school shootings, or persistent hopelessness. This is all a modern phenomenon. What the youth need is not “climate” hysteria, gender-bending indoctrination, endless “race” mongering, or even more “mental health” schemes at their government school. What they really need is Truth and love.

Children in the Crosshairs

Yet Another Study Finds That Rejecting God’s Design For Gender Harms Children… But Christians Aren’t Surprised

And that’s no surprise. That child is actively living in opposition to God’s design for them as a male or as a female. There is no such thing as a “transgender” child. There are children who are confused about their bodies, and they don’t need their bodies mutilated—they need help to accept the body God gave them and live according to God’s design.

Iowa’s Law Protecting Children From Sexualized LGBTQ Content Can Continue, Appellate Court Rules

The Claim That ‘Gender Treatments Save Lives’ Stands In Direct Contradiction To The Evidence

Thousands Decry New Connecticut Bill: Forcing Parents To Get ‘Approval’ To Educate Their Children Is ‘Obscene’

‘Mental Heath’ And Progressive Propaganda: A Deeply Controversial Agenda In Schools That Should Alarm All Parents

Juries in California, New Mexico Rule Against Meta

Poll Finds 57 Per Cent Of Victorians Are Opposed To Children Being Taught About Gender Ideology

Connecticut Anti-Homeschooling Bill Sparks Massive Opposition Movement

European Court Denies Christian Parents Custody of Daughters

‘Protect Kids Colorado’ Qualifies Three Child Safety Ballot Measures for November

When The State Conspires Against Parents, The Results Are Catastrophic

First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out Of Reading LGBTQ Books

No Nation Should Compel Children To Engage In Worldview Instruction Without Parental Safeguards

California Mom Who Lost Daughter To Suicide Over Gender Issues Urges Supreme Court To Protect Parental Rights

Protecting Predators: Almost 1 In 5 Children Face Sexual Misconduct By Public School Faculty

Gov’t Driven Attacks On Parental Authority: Modern Policies Have Become Destructive To The Family

‘Why Is There A Girl In The Boys’ Locker Room?’: Loudoun County Boys Win Settlement In Title IX Case Against School District

Supreme Court Blocks California’s Gender Transition School Policies; ‘This Is A Watershed Moment For Parental Rights In America’

Why Globalists Around The World Have Waged A War Against Homeschooling

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia’s Social Media Limits for Minors, Highlighting Transatlantic Divide on Child Protection

Mother Fights Australia’s Department Of Education After Witnessing The Sexualization Of Children First Hand

Deceptive Colorado Bill Hides Kids’ Social Media Activity from Parents

President Trump State of the Union Highlights: ‘No State Can Be Allowed To Rip Children From Their Parents’ Arms’

‘State-Sanctioned Kidnapping’: 16 States Called On SCOTUS To ‘Intervene To Secure Parental Rights Nationwide’

‘Believe As We Do Or Be Terminated’: Tenn. Teacher Removed After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

California AG Sues Hospital for Halting Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

Thousands Decry New Connecticut Bill: Forcing Parents To Get ‘Approval’ To Educate Their Children Is ‘Obscene’

‘Mental Heath’ And Progressive Propaganda: A Deeply Controversial Agenda In Schools That Should Alarm All Parents

Juries in California, New Mexico Rule Against Meta

Poll Finds 57 Per Cent Of Victorians Are Opposed To Children Being Taught About Gender Ideology

Connecticut Anti-Homeschooling Bill Sparks Massive Opposition Movement

European Court Denies Christian Parents Custody of Daughters

‘Protect Kids Colorado’ Qualifies Three Child Safety Ballot Measures for November

When The State Conspires Against Parents, The Results Are Catastrophic

First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out Of Reading LGBTQ Books

No Nation Should Compel Children To Engage In Worldview Instruction Without Parental Safeguards

California Mom Who Lost Daughter To Suicide Over Gender Issues Urges Supreme Court To Protect Parental Rights

Protecting Predators: Almost 1 In 5 Children Face Sexual Misconduct By Public School Faculty

Gov’t Driven Attacks On Parental Authority: Modern Policies Have Become Destructive To The Family

‘Why Is There A Girl In The Boys’ Locker Room?’: Loudoun County Boys Win Settlement In Title IX Case Against School District

Supreme Court Blocks California’s Gender Transition School Policies; ‘This Is A Watershed Moment For Parental Rights In America’

Why Globalists Around The World Have Waged A War Against Homeschooling

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia’s Social Media Limits for Minors, Highlighting Transatlantic Divide on Child Protection

Mother Fights Australia’s Department Of Education After Witnessing The Sexualization Of Children First Hand

Deceptive Colorado Bill Hides Kids’ Social Media Activity from Parents

President Trump State of the Union Highlights: ‘No State Can Be Allowed To Rip Children From Their Parents’ Arms’

‘State-Sanctioned Kidnapping’: 16 States Called On SCOTUS To ‘Intervene To Secure Parental Rights Nationwide’

‘Believe As We Do Or Be Terminated’: Tenn. Teacher Removed After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

California AG Sues Hospital for Halting Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

After Mutilating Countless Children, Is Accountability Finally Coming For The ‘The Greatest Medical Scandal In Generations’?

World’s Largest Organization Of Plastic Surgeons Issues Guidance Against Gender Transition Procedures

‘Disfigured For Life’: In A Landmark Ruling, Detransitioner Wins Medical Malpractice Case

Abbott Orders Probe Into Austin Schools After Students Escorted To Anti-ICE Capitol Protest

Whistleblower Sues Texas Children’s Hospital Over Malicious Prosecution

Our Kids Are Listening: The Error Of Shielding Children From A Broken World

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit As Global Pressure Mounts To Protect Children

More Hospitals Stop Mutilation of Sexually Confused Children

School Boards Are Failing To Fulfill Their Responsibilities—And Our Children Are Paying The Biggest Price

The LGBT Worldview Is Permeating Our Schools… Should We Send Our Children Into This Anti-Christian System?

‘The State-Mandated Religion Is Gender Ideology’: Parents Are In A Fierce Battle To Protect Children

Teacher Bans Kids From Picking Trump, Jesus, and Charlie Kirk as Role Models

UK Petition to Halt Drug Trial Testing Puberty Blockers on Kids Passes 100,000 Signatures

Democrat States Sue as HHS Moves to Cut Federal Funds for Child Gender Procedures

In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda

California Schools May Not Hide Students’ ‘Gender Identity’ From Parents

New York Times Joins War on Homeschooling, Arguing The Government—Not Parents—Should Control What Children Learn

New Report Shines Spotlight On Netflix’s Aggressive LGBT Agenda Targeting Children

School District Backs Down After Years Of Violating The Parental Rights Of Christians

Report Warns Critical Race Theory Could Be Worming Its Way Back into Classrooms

Evidence Over Ideology: HHS Says Medical Community ‘Betrayed Their Oath To Do No Harm’ With Trans Procedures For Minors

Many Parents Still Fail to Monitor Their Kids’ Online Activity, Survey Shows

Oregon School District Pays $650,000 After Firing Educators For Speaking On Gender Policy

‘We Stand For Religious Liberty’: Trump Signs Order Protecting Foster Care From Forced Gender Ideology

Legalized Pedophilia Is Coming, And Canada Just Put This Reality On Display For The World To See

Data Shows Social Media Sites Are the Primary Way Children Are Exposed to Porn

ChatGPT Parent Company Allegedly Dismantled Safety Protocols Before Teen’s Suicide

SCOTUS Considers Landmark Case That Could Redefine The Meaning Of Parental Rights In Public Education

Texas Doctor Surrenders Medical License Amid Prosecution For Child Mutilation

Social Worker Forced To Remove ‘Transphobic’ Children’s Books ‘He Is He’ And ‘She Is She’ From Desk

Storybook For Kindergarteners Features Gay Roosters, Men Wearing Leather Harnesses

Iowa’s Law Protecting Children From Sexualized LGBTQ Content Can Continue, Appellate Court Rules

“Parents should always know that school is a safe place for their children to learn,” Bird said, “not be concerned they are being indoctrinated with inappropriate sexual materials and philosophies. I am grateful that our law protecting children was upheld today.”

The Claim That ‘Gender Treatments Save Lives’ Stands In Direct Contradiction To The Evidence

The mother of a girl who tried to become a boy told me that the doctor said to her when she opposed the treatment, ‘Would you rather a dead daughter or a live son?’ Parents across Australia have been told the same thing when sharing their concerns regarding their child’s desired gender treatment. They have been manipulated into believing that they have no real choice.

Thousands Decry New Connecticut Bill: Forcing Parents To Get ‘Approval’ To Educate Their Children Is ‘Obscene’

“It violates federal law in its data sharing provisions; it removes the presumption of innocence; it violates due process, equal protection, and search and seizure provisions of our federal and state Constitutions and places a child on a parent’s fundamental rights,” continued Stevenson in her stinging analysis of the bill.

‘Mental Heath’ And Progressive Propaganda: A Deeply Controversial Agenda In Schools That Should Alarm All Parents

The state and its schools are aiming to sideline and ultimately replace parents on these critical issues. It is true that children are suffering badly today. Children need God, truth, parents, and families — not occult-themed SEL, dangerous “mental health” indoctrination, and psychotropic drugs. Unfortunately for those still in government schools, that is not an option.

Juries in California, New Mexico Rule Against Meta

Juries in California and New Mexico dealt Meta two costly legal defeats, reflecting Americans’ mounting frustration with social media companies’ unwillingness to protect children on their platforms.

Poll Finds 57 Per Cent Of Victorians Are Opposed To Children Being Taught About Gender Ideology

We’re often told that concerns about gender ideology in schools come from a small minority of parents. The data tells a very different story. We recently commissioned research surveying 1,500 Victorians, and the results are clear. A majority of parents are not comfortable with the direction of gender-related teaching in schools.

Connecticut Anti-Homeschooling Bill Sparks Massive Opposition Movement

A highly controversial bill moving its way through Connecticut’s legislature would significantly heighten the state’s scrutiny of homeschooling families, requiring child welfare checks, increased educational progress reports, and in-person registration with public schools, among other measures. Public outcry has snowballed over the legislation, with parents and homeschool advocates arguing that the bill constitutes state infringement on the constitutional rights of parents to freely educate their children.

European Court Denies Christian Parents Custody of Daughters

“It is tragic—and unacceptable—that a child who recanted her allegations and yearns to be home remains separated from her family, resulting in extended and severe mental distress,” Sancho continued. “The element of religious discrimination is also unmistakable in this case. The state labeled the family as religious extremists solely because of their active practice of their Christian faith.

‘Protect Kids Colorado’ Qualifies Three Child Safety Ballot Measures for November

In an email, Lee thanked volunteers who spent six months collecting signatures at hundreds of churches, grocery stores, ministries, colleges and signing events around the state: "This is more than a milestone – it’s a historic, grassroots achievement powered by people across Colorado. What many said was impossible, you made a reality. More than 3,300 petition carriers, 1,900+ notaries, hundreds of churches, and so many supporters stepped up – getting signatures, giving, sharing and showing up day after day. Every conversation, signature, and hour mattered."

When The State Conspires Against Parents, The Results Are Catastrophic

When the state assumes the role of the parent, the results are rarely “liberating” for the child. As Sage Blair’s story proves, it is often catastrophic. By excluding parents, schools remove the first line of defense God gave to children. They trade the permanent, unconditional love of a family for virtue signals of activists and bureaucrats.

First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out Of Reading LGBTQ Books

First Liberty Institute filed suit on Feb. 17 on Rivera’s behalf, requesting that KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School remove the final warning letter from his personnel file, stop discriminating against individuals for their religious beliefs in hiring and evaluating employees, and commit to accommodating religious employees who wish to refrain from reading any materials to students that violate their faith.

No Nation Should Compel Children To Engage In Worldview Instruction Without Parental Safeguards

The state’s determination of a child’s capacity must never override the biblical and natural role of parents as primary educators. These new regulations do not strengthen families, they undermine them. They risk placing children in spiritual and emotional confusion, elevating the transient and malleable preferences of a minor over the wisdom, care and long‑term responsibility of the parent.

California Mom Who Lost Daughter To Suicide Over Gender Issues Urges Supreme Court To Protect Parental Rights

It’s unconscionable for a state to tell parents what to believe and how to raise their children. It’s also unconstitutional. “The Constitution is clear: States cannot target parents because of their religious beliefs, interfere with the religious upbringing of their children, or impose prior restraints on speech in their own homes,” our brief states.

Protecting Predators: Almost 1 In 5 Children Face Sexual Misconduct By Public School Faculty

The epidemic of sexual misconduct targeting children in government schools is back in the headlines, and it is even worse than previously known. According to the latest estimates, a shocking 17 percent of students in government schools will be victims of some sort of sexual abuse at the hands of teachers and faculty. That represents about 8 million children.

Gov’t Driven Attacks On Parental Authority: Modern Policies Have Become Destructive To The Family

The real question is how our society reached the point where states believe they have the authority to cut parents out of decisions that can permanently shape or, in some cases, end a child’s life. On almost no other issue — except abortion — would such deliberate disregard for parental authority be tolerated. That tells us a lot. At its core, this conflict reflects a deeper cultural departure from a biblical understanding of family and responsibility.

‘Why Is There A Girl In The Boys’ Locker Room?’: Loudoun County Boys Win Settlement In Title IX Case Against School District

The high school students sued LCPS in September after the Virginia school district tried to suspend them for commenting on a female student using the boys' locker room. LCPS found the boys’ comments constituted sexual harassment and discrimination under the district’s infamous Policy 8040, which allows students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their “gender identity,” rather than their sex. “We are pleased that this nightmare is over and our clients are happy with the result.”

Supreme Court Blocks California’s Gender Transition School Policies; ‘This Is A Watershed Moment For Parental Rights In America’

“This is a watershed moment for parental rights in America,” said Paul M. Jonn, Thomas More Society special counsel. “The Supreme Court has told California and every state in the nation in no uncertain terms: you cannot secretly transition a child behind a parent’s back. The Court’s landmark reaffirmation of substantive due process, its vindication of religious liberty, and its approval of class-wide relief together set a historic precedent that will dismantle secret gender transition policies across the country.”

Why Globalists Around The World Have Waged A War Against Homeschooling

Last year, the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) openly called on governments to urgently crack down on home education. To comply with supposed “international human rights law,” all governments have an obligation to bring homeschooling and religious options under state control, the UN said.

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia’s Social Media Limits for Minors, Highlighting Transatlantic Divide on Child Protection

A federal judge’s decision to block enforcement of Virginia’s social media restrictions for minors is the latest in a worldwide debate over how — or whether — governments should curb addictive online platforms to safeguard children.

Mother Fights Australia’s Department Of Education After Witnessing The Sexualization Of Children First Hand

It is an ideologically fueled approach to sex education built on the idea that children are sexual beings from birth and have independent “sexual rights,” Clarke added—a framework that directly violates parents’ universally recognized human right to guide the moral education of their children.

Deceptive Colorado Bill Hides Kids’ Social Media Activity from Parents

HB26-1148 specifies it should not be “interpreted or construed to … prevent or preclude a minor from deliberately or independently searching for or specifically requesting any media.” In other words, HB26-1148 strips parents of any ability to monitor their kids’ social media activity while empowering minors to view any content and interact with any user they want.

President Trump State of the Union Highlights: ‘No State Can Be Allowed To Rip Children From Their Parents’ Arms’

If you didn’t tune in or stay up to watch, what were the most important takeaways, especially for those of us who espouse a socially conservative Christian worldview?

‘State-Sanctioned Kidnapping’: 16 States Called On SCOTUS To ‘Intervene To Secure Parental Rights Nationwide’

This isn’t just a Washington problem. As some see it, this is a warning to every state. If left unchecked, this radical experiment in government-sponsored family separation could spread, encouraging more states to treat parents as obstacles rather than the first and best line of defense for their children. The coalition of 16 states is standing united for the timeless truth that parents, not bureaucrats or activist shelters, know what is best for their sons and daughters.

‘Believe As We Do Or Be Terminated’: Tenn. Teacher Removed After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage

“Requiring a teacher violate their religious beliefs in order to keep their job is blatant discrimination that violates the Civil Rights Act,” said Cliff Martin, senior counsel at First Liberty Institute. “Our client cares deeply about his students and simply has a religious objection to teaching certain lessons and asked for a simple religious accommodation. The school has sent the message that anyone who has a traditional view of marriage is unfit to teach first grade.”

California AG Sues Hospital for Halting Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

Health care providers beware! Transgender ideology now has such a hold on California policy that one of the state’s hospitals ran afoul of a lawsuit simply for complying with federal policy.

After Mutilating Countless Children, Is Accountability Finally Coming For The ‘The Greatest Medical Scandal In Generations’?

For years, children have been in the crosshairs of an ideology so ferocious that its ultimate conclusion would leave young people mutilated, sterilized, and stripped of their God-given identity. This ideology was adopted by schools, the entertainment industry, progressive government leaders, and, worst of all, medical organizations—the very group whose oath is to “do no harm.”

World’s Largest Organization Of Plastic Surgeons Issues Guidance Against Gender Transition Procedures

The recommendation, sent to ASPS’ 11,000 members on Feb. 3, urged surgeons to delay “gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery” until a patient is 19 years old, since “there is insufficient evidence demonstrating a favorable risk-benefit ratio for the pathway of gender-related endocrine and surgical interventions in children and adolescents.”

‘Disfigured For Life’: In A Landmark Ruling, Detransitioner Wins Medical Malpractice Case

“It’s so hard to face that you are disfigured for life,” Varian said at the trial. “No amount of reconstruction is ever going to bring back what I lost.” The case could set a precedent for other individuals who underwent gender transitions and are seeking legal remedies, and doctors may adopt caution to avoid legal risks with malpractice.

Abbott Orders Probe Into Austin Schools After Students Escorted To Anti-ICE Capitol Protest

Greg Abbott has ordered a state investigation into the Austin Independent School District after reports that students were allowed to leave campus with a police escort to attend a protest at the Texas Capitol opposing federal immigration enforcement.

Whistleblower Sues Texas Children’s Hospital Over Malicious Prosecution

Haim’s coworkers lied, the filing argues, to punish him for sending redacted medical documents to investigative journalist Christopher Rufo. The information showed TCH continued performing sex-rejecting medical procedures on children long after it claimed to stop in March 2022.

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Children in the Crosshairs

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