{"id":1758,"date":"2023-05-02T00:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:59:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:59:39","slug":"former-white-supremacist-tony-mcaleer-a-journey-to-radical-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/2023\/05\/02\/former-white-supremacist-tony-mcaleer-a-journey-to-radical-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Former White Supremacist Tony McAleer: A Journey to Radical Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tony McAleer spent 15 years in the white supremacist movement. 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