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"God is still speaking", also known as "The Stillspeaking Initiative", is the name of the identity, branding, and advertising campaign of the United Church of Christ that was launched in 2004. The United Church of Christ ( UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States,

The Initiative was originally promulgated by the national office's Stillspeaking oversight team as a coordinated denomination-wide effort to raise awareness of "the UCC identity" and "UCC theology"[1] and to unify the visibility and "brand recognition" for the United Church of Christ as a whole. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a The initiative also tried to train churches in hospitality and evangelism and paired these efforts with national and local level television and print advertising, all in an attempt to invite and welcome unchurched persons to congregations of the United Church of Christ. " Unchurched " or " The Unchurched " or " unchurched people " is defined by the Barna Group as "an adult (18 or older

Envisioned by Ron Buford, who served as the coordinator and spokesman of the initiative until mid-2006, the advertising portion of the campaign was themed around a quote by comedian Gracie Allen: "Never place a period where God has placed a comma", summed up in the refrain "God is still speaking. Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen ( July 26 1895 Allen used to claim that she was born in 1906 but when pressed for evidence she would say that her birth certificate "

According to an unnamed "administrator" at United Church News, "The campaign's "Bouncer" and "Ejector" ads became known nationally for their edgy, youthful appeal and won several prestigious advertising awards for their multicultural and gay-affirming messages. But when several broadcast networks rejected the church's inclusive 30-second ads as "advocacy" spots, the refusal triggered national news coverage for the campaign. "[2]

According to the Ohio-based www. gaypeopleschronicle. com,[3] Ron Buford and the Stillspeaking Initiative "puts the UCC at the forefront of liberal theology, and the denomination itself, fighting for LGBT equality from pulpits across the nation. "

Several conservative groups (which may or may not be within a Confessing Movement) within the denomination panned the ad campaign for its efforts to create a ONA/progressive perception of the UCC identity despite its actual majority in centrist/moderate viewpoints. The Confessing Movement is an Evangelical movement within several American mainline Protestant denominations to return those Open and Affirming (ONA is an official designation of congregations and other bodies within the United Church of Christ denomination affirming the full inclusion of gays lesbians In Politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting Moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes In Politics and Religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two viewpoints neither to be extreme or radical by those applying [4][5][6][7]

According to John Evans, associate professor of sociology at University of California, San Diego, "The UCC is clearly going after a certain niche in American society who are very liberal and have a particular religious vision that includes inclusiveness. . . They are becoming the religious brand that is known for this. "[8]

In March 2006, in response to the ad and associated criticism of the Institute on Religious Democracy, prominent evangelical Chuck Colson remarked: [39] "what's going on, why the effort to drive conservatives out of the mainline church??". The Institute on Religion and Democracy is a conservative Christian thinktank that often criticizes the agencies of Mainline Protestantism ecumenical groups such as the National Kingdoms in Conflict (1988 but I don't know where--> Charles (Chuck Wendell Colson (born October 16 . . and he concludes "if they want to be taken seriously again, the could start by listening to their own new slogan, 'God doesn't reject people, neither do we' and then start by not rejecting people who happen to be Bible-believing Christians. "

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Identification of need for an identity campaign (1999)

In 1999, the General Synod passed a resolution, "ON NAME RECOGNITION", that urged the expenditure of national United Church of Christ public relation funds to enhance the name recognition of the United Church of Christ for the purpose of membership growth and new starts at the local church level.

The resolution complained that local UCC churches were frequently misidentified as the Church of God, Church of Christ, or unknown as a mainstream denomination. Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority. and that lack of name recognition is an obstacle to promoting growth or new church starts.

Thus, in order to halt the decline in membership and stimulate growth and new starts, Synod decideed to adopt a policy of expending public relations monies to enhance the name and image of the United Church of Christ; "so that the American people will know who we are and be more receptive to local churches’ attempts to grow and offer their theology and services to the community. "[9]

Studies of local church beliefs and worship habits (2001- )

In 2001, Hartford Institute for Religion Research did a "Faith Communities Today (FACT)" study[10] that included a survey of United Church of Christ beliefs. Among conclusions were that the UCC is 45% self-identifying as moderate with equal numbers of conservatives and liberals. the Study also concluded that "among Protestant denominations as a whole, "uplifting worship" was a key element of the identity of growing congregations. "

Starting in 2003, a task force commisisoned by General Synod 24 studied the diverse Worship habits of UCC churches. The study can be found online[11][12][13] and reflects statistics on attitudes towards Worship, Baptism, and Communion.

Early campaign planning 2002-2004

Ron Buford was the face of the Stillspeaking campaign. When the program was launched in 2004, congregations opting in received a DVD media kit called "Ron in a Box". According to a profile on Ron Buford in a LGBT convention publication, "Buford had been a member of the United Church of Christ for more than a decade when he came to Cleveland, Ohio, to work at the church’s national offices. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual Laboring “under the radar,” he saw that the denomination had an identity problem: the church's rich progressive history — its defense of the Amistad slave-ship rebels in the 1830s, its leadership in the abolitionist and civil rights movements, its groundbreaking decisions to ordain blacks, women and gays — was largely lost to the people in the pews and beyond. La Amistad ( Spanish: "Friendship" was a 19th-century two- masted Schooner built in the United States but owned by a Spaniard “As a church that often speaks to the head,” says Buford, “we needed something that also speaks to the heart. People needed to fall in love with their church again. ”[14]

Beginning in January 2002,[15] Ron developed the “God is still speaking” campaign in collaboration with Randy Varcho, designer with the UCC's Proclamation, Identity and Communication Ministry.

The 2003 General Synod was themed "God is Still Speaking". [16] Following acceptance of the budget, Preesident and General minister John Thomas was invited to give remarks which included the following: " "Our staff in Cleveland has extended its consulting services to assist conferences in capital campaigns. Under the leadership of our Financial Development Ministry team, and in collaboration with conference ministers, we have been actively nurturing relationships with potential major donors, some of whom are already beginning to support initiatives in leadership development, growing new churches, identity and justice ministries. We have embarked on an exciting identity emphasis and are now raising money to take the next bold step in moving toward a church-wide identity campaign with the help of a major national advertising firm. Last month the Stewardship and Church Finance Ministry Team convened a group of Conference Ministers along with leaders on the national staff to put in place a plan for growing Our Church’s Wider Mission support in dramatic new ways. The group is meeting again in ten days to further develop that plan, a plan that will make our identity campaign the major engine driving our generosity in the coming years. By the fall they will have a plan to present to the Boards and the Executive Council. We are committed to careful management of our resources that, right now, are limited. But we are also committed to growth, amazing growth. “And what about you? On your tables is a “God is Still Speaking” postcard with five ways to be a part of an exciting new vision of financial support for the United Church of Christ. Take it with you; decide how you will respond. Each of us must be a part of this; complaining about someone else won’t do. It's all about our love for Jesus, our amazing generosity - - yours and mine!”

According to a stillspeaking letter on June 9, 2006, Ron Buford (Coordinator and Team Leader) thanked several key players who were involved in the stillspeaking initiative:[17][18]

Stillspeaking Task group
Chuck Barnes
Doris Bunte
Steve Camp
Jennifer Craig
Lillian Daniel
John Deckenback -- Central Atlantic Conference Minister
Steve Gray
Edith Guffey
Jane Heckles
Stewart Hoover
Bernice Powell Jackson
M. Linda Jaramillo - Minister of Justice and Witness Ministries
Julius Jefferson
Joe Malayang - Minister of Local Church Ministries
Russ Mitman (co-chair)
Cally Rogers-Witte
Kenneth Samuel
John Thomas (co-chair) President and General Minister of the UCC
Angel Toro
Bennie Whiten
Stillspeaking Catalyst Group:
Ron Buford
Bob Chase - Director of the UCC office of Communications
Bill Green
Edith Guffey
Don Hill
Dave Schoen
John Thomas -- President and General Minister of the UCC
Tina Villa

In 2004, before committing to run this commercial it was test marketed in Springfield, Massachusetts; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Tampa Bay, Florida; and San Diego. According to denominational statistics, there was a 27-percent increase in new people coming to UCC churches in those cities after the commercial aired. [20]

Meaning of the campaign

Despite its widespread use as a rallying cry, no precise official definition of the phrase "God is still speaking" was given. Select quotes below conveys the use of the phrase by UCC leaders. David Roozen, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research who has studied the United Church of Christ, said surveys show the national church's pronouncements are often more liberal than the views in the pews but that its governing structure is set up to allow such disagreements. But, "The gay issue on the national level is such a divisive … issue" the churches' "old tolerance … just doesn't seem to be working as well. "[21]

“The formulation [God is still speaking,], brief and succinct, is foremost a creative forging of images that gives shape to an aspect of our understanding of God … Four words: “God” and a verb, “is,” the location of action; “still,” and the action itself, “speaking,” followed by a comma. The words imply a past –– if God is still speaking, we can assume God has spoken in the past, speaks in the present, and, by implications that fl ow from both the verb and the comma, will speak in the future, for the future is indicated by the comma and is being created by the actions of the present. And the word “speaking” points to the active presence of God and to the possibility of dialogue between God and the human community … “But the statement is not simply a linguistic structure of an idea. It is a theological statement that is related to a context, the United Church of Christ … The statement’s four words and a comma call us more deeply into that theology … In the shaping of a single simple sentence with a creative ending, we are invited to play with that theology through the sentence’s words, images, verb and its clever transforming of an item of punctuation into a metaphor. And through its particular formation, it engages us in asking such questions as, “Who is the God who is still speaking?” Where will God speak?” “How do we prepare ourselves to hear God?” It is a simple, imaginative statement that, once it has entered into our thoughts, becomes a marker that leads us into our theology and our spirituality, that invites us into authentic dialogue with God. The statement’s theology, then, is not new; it’s part of the church’s tradition. What is new is the statement’s formulation of that theology in such an imaginatively simple and direct way that it is given to us with a freshness and immediacy, inviting us to explore new experiences. ”[24]

"People are dying in our communities for a church that offers an extravagant welcome," Nehring said, "and people can't believe there really is a church like they've been hoping for. ". . . "We had been dreaming and scheming about Eden's evangelism ministry, and we knew that - immediately - we had to be in step with the national church's campaign," Nehring said, "and we knew we needed 'big money' to be a significant part of this national effort. " In addition to raising much-needed dollars, Nehring said the whole process invested members' hearts and souls in the campaign. At each house party, guests watched and discussed the commercials, and they received various "God is still speaking," trinkets, such as pens and coffee mugs. "Eighty percent of the congregation attended [one of the house parties], and that's extremely high saturation," Nehring said. "The goal was to get as many people involved. . . . Nehring is convinced the campaign is evidence of "how God really is still speaking. " . . . "This is really a campaign that is changing the whole culture of our denomination," she said. "It's saying that we don't have to apologize for being progressive and Christian. "[25]

“God is Still Speaking” is built on a theological foundation that reverses the Wesleyan quadrilateral of authority for Christians. The Confessing Movement is an Evangelical movement within several American mainline Protestant denominations to return those Christians have historically recognized the authority of Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience, in that order. All Christians recognize that God still speaks, but the concept of “Still Speaking” prioritizes the subjective (experience and reason) over the objective (tradition and Scripture). The controversial media campaign, including commercials rejected by the major networks for their advocacy, use powerful visual and dramatic symbols to equate sexual identity and practice with gender and race. This perspective on human sexuality has been affirmed by General Synods in “non-binding” resolutions summarized by the “Open and Affirming” movement. The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations Open and Affirming (ONA is an official designation of congregations and other bodies within the United Church of Christ denomination affirming the full inclusion of gays lesbians Only ten percent of UCC churches have officially adopted the ONA perspective, but the entire denomination is being marketed as ONA through the Still Speaking campaign.
The following statement was released to the press as the UCC ad saw more air time on the evening news shows than on its paid time slots. Biblical Witness Fellowship is an evangelical renewal movement composed of members of the United Church of Christ. The United Church of Christ has just released a controversial commercial featuring two muscle-bound bouncers turning people away at the entrance of a traditional church. It is the centerpiece of its “God is Still Speaking” identity campaign. According to CNN the commercial has been rejected by ABC, CBS, and NBC. ”
In reaction, Biblical Witness Fellowship Executive Director, Rev. David Runnion- Bareford has released the following statement: “The rejection of the UCC Ad would indicate that God is certainly still speaking and the message is clear. The commercial has been rejected because it sends an arrogant and negative message that the UCC stands apart from the rest of the Christian church who are portrayed as rejecting people based on how they look.
“The ad directly conflicts with the UCC's founding identity statement ‘That They All May Be One' by which the denomination sought unity with all other Christians in the common cause of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Obviously this campaign exposes nothing other than the fact that the UCC is in the midst of an identity crisis. “In reality most transformational churches are far more welcoming of all regardless of race, sexual experience, or social status than the affirmational churches who pride themselves on being ‘inclusive. ’ The invitation to be transformed by the saving power of the atonement of Jesus Christ is far more compelling than a superficial affirmation of one’s lost condition. “Meanwhile the campaign is misleading. The UCC is currently defending itself from formal charges of racism by associations of its African American congregations who the UCC has disregarded in forcing its radical sexual agenda. The denomination is also under strong accusation by mainstream evangelical members who are routinely rejected for ordination, licensure, and leadership if they fail the litmus test of endorsing sexual license as normative. In fact the UCC, far from striving for inclusion, is moving toward an ever narrowing separatism from the Christian mainstream. “The identity of the United Church of Christ is the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is only in Him that we are united in life and mission. No campaign, only repentance and renewal will restore the United Church of Christ.
"The primary reason for the new advertising campaign was to create an identity for the United Church of Christ. Unfortunately, the identification made in the ad doesn't really reflect the UCC, it only reflects what the national office wants the denomination to look like. Unlike most other denominations, local UCC churches are autonomous and are not bound bureaucratically or theologically to the national office. In this sense, the national office really only represents itself and not the denomination as a whole. In this context, the ad campaign only compounds the UCC identity problem.
Just a couple of months ago, the UC News story, "Who are you calling liberal?" demonstrated that the denomination is extremely moderate. But from a quick scan of newspaper articles about the ad controversy, you would think the UCC was a liberal denomination. Some examples: "Today, the church, which has about 1. 4 million members, is considered among the most liberal of Christian denominations. . . " -Miami Herald "Now, the relatively little known United Church of Christ, with its proud history of inclusion and liberal identification. . . " -Baltimore Sun "The ad, which can be seen at www. stillspeaking. com, portrays the UCC, a liberal Protestant denomination. . . " Pasadena Star-News
The advertisement has not helped the identity problem. Contrary to the impression left by the ad, less than 10% of UCC churches actually designate themselves as "Open and Affirming" and only a third opted to participate in the national identity campaign. "[30]

Hospitality and evangelism training

Welcoming materials were available at several UCC websites. Additionally, congregations opting in received a DVD media kit called "Ron in a Box" (after Ron Buford, the campaign coordinator). Congregations opting in received a monthly "stillspeaking newsletter" from Ron to keep them updated on the latest developments. They were offered various merchandise such as stationary, pens, shirts, and buttons, as well as training matierials at the "stillspeaking store"[31] to augment their branding and welcoming. A National Evangelsim Event (NEE) was held in August 2004[32] with workshops incorporating instruction on GISS themes. [33]

National staff statistically improbable phrases such as "extravagant welcome", "radical hospitality", and "evangelical courage" to convey the kind of hospitality being described. Statistically Improbable Phrases or SIPs constitute a system developed by Amazon


Advertising

Campaign materials, including print and broadcast advertising as well as merchandise, featured the quote and a large "comma," with a visual theme in red and black. United Church of Christ congregations were asked to "opt in" to the campaign, signifying their support as well as their willingness to receive training on hospitality and evangelism.

First ad – December 2004 – Bouncer

The first television advertisement in the campaign, "Bouncers" advertisement, showed bouncers allowing a white, well-dressed family comprising a different-gender couple and two children into a church building while rejecting a number of other people, including an African American female, a Latino male, two men holding hands, and a person using a wheelchair. A bouncer or doorman is an informal term for Security guards employed at venues such as bars, Nightclubs or Concerts to provide The text displayed on the screen says "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we. " In the initial December 2004 run, the NBC and CBS television networks refused to air an advertisement by the UCC, deeming it too controversial. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. According to Broadcasting & Cable magazine, "The controversy, said NBC, stemmed from the ad's suggestion that 'other religions are not open to all people. '"[34]

The winter 2005 issue of The Witness, a periodical written by the conservative organization the Biblical Witness Fellowship (a group for the renewal of the united church of christ), as part of the BWF's efforts to foster a more old-fashioned evangelical revival among UCC congregations published the following editorial, "Some controversy continues about the controversy itself. Some reports indicate that NBC and CBS notified the UCC about its decision not to run the “bouncer” ads several months before the campaign launch date, while approving a second “little girl” ad which UCC officials chose not to use until three weeks into the month. All the press releases about this controversy have come from the UCC to coordinate with the release of the Ad. NBC and CBS have not commented, leading some to speculate that the creation of the controversy was an intentional effort to draw attention to the campaign. It is ironic that the one major network to accept the Ad is FOX that is generally considered to be less liberal than the three other networks. "[35]

Second ad – December 2004 – Steeple

A second commercial, known as the "Steeple" advertisement, ran for a brief time during the week before Christmas 2004. In it, a diverse collection of individuals are shown performing the children's rhyme "Here's the church, here's the steeple, open the doors, and see all the people" (including hand motions), with each new camera shot featuring a repeat of the refrain "all the people". The commercial ended with the unifying line "The United Church of Christ: No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here. " This commercial proved more 'popular' with people already attending United Church of Christ congregations--often people cited that the commercial was "nicer"--but did not as effectively tap into the hurt and pain around alienation and rejection felt by unchurched persons that the denomination's researchers and focus groups identified as key to advertising success.

Fundraising for third (December 2005) ad (Katrina relief and fundraising concerns hamper ad buy)

Soon after the controversial July 2005 General Synod resolutions were passed, Ron Buford, coordinator of the UCC's Stillspeaking Initiative, made a plug for rising three million dollars and promised the new ad would be just as provocative as the "bouncer" ad that made national headlines the previous December. The United Church of Christ is a Christian denomination. Periodically bodies within the United Church of Christ issue resolutions for various reasons "It is going to be edgy again and it will create a buzz", Buford said. Ubuntu Kubuntu Edubuntu Xubuntu Gobuntu --> Ubuntu "There will be a buzz everywhere about it". Buford, however, refused at this point to discuss the ad concept in detail. "Tell people I'm being tightlipped about it", he said with a coy smile. [36] Throughout the summer and early fall, Buford continued to cross the country promoting fundraising efforts for the GISS campaign. As of Monday, October 3, it was reported that Buford had raised nearly $700,000 toward his goal of 1. 5 million. [37] He remained confident he could raise the rest of the money by November so that he could receive another matching 1. 5 million dollars from the UCC national office. [38]

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in late summer, the UCC challenged UCC congregations to raise one million dollars for their "Hope Shall Bloom" hurricane relief campaign[39], which was raised to three million dollars[40] five days later when the enormity of the crisis was realized. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time that local congregations donated money to this cause, many of them also were responding negatively to various fundraising efforts by the denomination. [41]. At an October 14 meeting of the Executive Council, President John Thomas speculated that "Marriage equality, anticipated high heating fuel bills, special giving to tsunami or Katrina relief, anxiety over insurance premiums—all these are part of the picture. "[42]. An October 14 press release from the UCC indicated that only $400,000 had been raised, and because of a lack of ability to raise funds, the UCC's 80-member Executive Council had approved a Lent ad buy but not an Advent one. Lent, in some Christian denominations, is the forty-day-long liturgical season of fasting and prayer before Easter. Advent (from the Latin word la ''adventus'' meaning "coming" is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the "While not negating the December ad buy outright, the Council's references to a March 2006 run basically conceded that the Advent launch of the denomination's new commercial, now in production, was unlikely. As one member put it, 'We'd need a rich uncle to give us $1 million' before the end of October, the window of time necessary to purchase the air time. "[43] Despite that desired $1,000,000 contribution from the UCC's Local Church Ministries board a week later,[44] the fundraising efforts fell short, and the difficult decision was made to postpone the ad buy until Lent. [45]

Third ad – December 2005 (moved to March/April 2005) -- Ejector

Although the United Church of Christ intended to run their new television commercial during the December 2005 period, funding problems (lack of giving by congregations and the complexities of borrowing money from other UCC ministries) made financing goals unreachable. Because of a lack of funds, the UCC's 80-member Executive Council met Nov 2 to approve a Lent (March-April 2006) ad buy rather than an Advent (December 2005) one. Lent, in some Christian denominations, is the forty-day-long liturgical season of fasting and prayer before Easter. Advent (from the Latin word la ''adventus'' meaning "coming" is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the [46]

During Lent 2006, the UCC launched several sites prior to the release of the commercial, including i.ucc.org, www.uccvitality.org, rejectionhurts.com,accessibleairwaves.org. Also, at Buford's request, the commercial was previewed by an estimated 800 people March 17-19 at the UCC’s New England Women’s Gathering. In January 2006, Sojourners Magazine published inverview of Buford describing the commercial. Sojourners Magazine, a monthly publication of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners was first published in 1971 under the original title of The Post-American. [47] This Sojourners' information was subsequently published on several forums and blogs, (namely, ucc forums philisophy over coffee, ucctruths). In reaction, the United Church news stated that "details of UCC's new TV ad [had] emerge[d] earlier than planned" and therefore issued a complete description of the ad a full week before its planned press conference. [48]

In the new commercial, known as the "Ejector Seat" commercial, church pews "eject" people in a fashion similar to aircraft ejector seats; among the persons "ejected" from the church are an African American mother holding a crying infant, two men holding hands, an Arab-American man, and a person with a walker. A pew is a long bench used for seating members of a church 's congregation In Aircraft, an ejection seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military in an emergency A walker or walking frame is a Tool for Disabled or elderly people who need additional support to maintain balance or stability while Walking The commercial again concluded with the line "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we", and cut to a scene of a diverse church gathering and a voice-over stating "The United Church of Christ: No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here. "

TSI announces funding cuts April 2006

Examining the denomination's long-term financial needs, the United Church of Christ Executive Council announced at its April 2006 meeting that the Still Speaking Initiative could no longer be sustained as a separate program at its current funding levels, and that instead the denomination would integrate the campaign into the overall program of the national setting. [49] On June 7, 2006, the United Church News announced that Ron Buford would be stepping down from his position as Coordinator and Team Leader of the Stillspeaking Initiative effective June 30 and would work as a consultant for six months. [50]

Blog-based ad buy December 2006

On November 17, 2006, The UCC announced that they would be investing $50,000 in a blog-based ad buy[51] According to UC News, "UCC ads will be placed on various internet sites and blogs, with the hope of reaching general audiences in addition to targeted groups, such as youth, young families with children, gays and lesbians, social justice advocates, and the Spanish-speaking community. Social justice, sometimes called civil justice, refers to the concept of a Society in which Justice is achieved in every aspect of society rather than " [52] Additionally, they announced the same day (via United Church News) that they would offer $32,400 in "grants" to augment the ad buys of churches in 26 cities who had submitted creative plans to use $2000. [53] The results of this phase of the campaign have yet to be reported.

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