{"id":1591,"date":"2013-12-11T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/discoveriesofawanderer\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2013-12-11T19:14:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T23:14:00","slug":"fear-on-the-first-anniversary-of-sandy-hook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2013\/12\/fear-on-the-first-anniversary-of-sandy-hook.html","title":{"rendered":"Fear on the First Anniversary of Sandy Hook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy struck the entire nation last year when a gunman killed 26 first-grade students and adults on December 14, 2012. 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