{"id":3849,"date":"2007-11-15T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/11\/disgusting-news-story-of-the-d.html"},"modified":"2007-11-15T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-15T15:12:00","slug":"disgusting-news-story-of-the-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/11\/disgusting-news-story-of-the-d.html","title":{"rendered":"Disgusting News Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a man in Indonesia who they call <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/main.jhtml;jsessionid=MLYGYKBGOGQ2DQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=\/news\/2007\/11\/12\/wtree112.xml\">The Tree Man<\/a>.  He suffers from an incredibly rare and hideous condition that has caused strange growths to develop on his skin.<br \/>\nThis is just another time that I thank the Lord that I live in a country where even the poorest citizens have access to medical care that would have nipped this kind of malady in the bud.<br \/>\nPoor, poor man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a man in Indonesia who they call The Tree Man. He suffers from an incredibly rare and hideous condition that has caused strange growths to develop on his skin. 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