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The problem is that the Chicken-Soup-for-the-Soul stuff may feel good, but none of that typical stuff helps when somebody in your neighborhood is murdered.
Shane Claiborne
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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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