{"id":697,"date":"2025-07-07T07:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gandhitelugu.com\/?page_id=697"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:46:03","slug":"gandhi-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gandhitelugu.com\/index.php\/gandhi-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Gandhi &#038; Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">\u201cReligion is more than theology\u2014it is life itself. 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