{"id":758,"date":"2006-11-10T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-10T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2006\/11\/remember-its-about-teachings-not.html"},"modified":"2006-11-10T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-10T13:27:00","slug":"remember-its-about-teachings-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/11\/remember-its-about-teachings-not.html","title":{"rendered":"Remember: It&#8217;s About the Teachings, Not the Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/hhdalaichat.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 200px\" src=\"https:\/\/media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/hhdalaichat.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Take a walk down Memory Lane when you check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/whoswho\/fallenleaders\/whoswho_freeform_intro.html\" target=\"_new\">Beliefnet&#8217;s slideshow<\/a> of fallen religious leaders. 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