{"id":28455,"date":"2019-06-26T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=28455"},"modified":"2019-06-26T09:34:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T13:34:05","slug":"webinar-now-available-election-dos-and-donts-for-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/cccc\/2019\/06\/26\/webinar-now-available-election-dos-and-donts-for-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar Now Available: Election Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A federal election is coming in October. 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