{"id":4963,"date":"2010-09-25T08:48:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T08:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/09\/stephen-colbert-cites-matthew-25.html"},"modified":"2010-09-25T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-25T08:48:55","slug":"stephen-colbert-cites-matthew-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/09\/stephen-colbert-cites-matthew-25.html","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert cites Matthew 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His now-famous &#8212; and infamous &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/entertainment\/20100925_Sideshow__Stephen_Colbert_brings_the_show_to_Congress.html\">testimony on Capitol Hill<\/a> included one surprising moment when, it seems, he broke character and quoted this scripture passage.   <\/p>\n<p>Colbert teaches Sunday school at his Catholic parish Montclaire, New Jersey.  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