{"id":289,"date":"2006-12-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/voice-of-the-day-betty-william.html"},"modified":"2006-12-06T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-06T12:00:00","slug":"voice-of-the-day-betty-william","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/12\/voice-of-the-day-betty-william.html","title":{"rendered":"Voice of the Day: Betty Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>We are deeply, passionately dedicated to the cause of nonviolence, to the force of truth and love, to soul-force. 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