{"id":2,"date":"2024-03-27T21:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T21:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-02-04T17:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:26:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Program on Religion and Civic Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group slides\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"gutenslider-xt4cuh5xt\" class=\"wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslider gs-frontend content-change alignnone arrow-style-1 arrow-position-sides arrow-mb-none arrows-lg arrows-md arrows-sm dot-style-1 dots-lg dots-md dots-sm dot-position-bottom m-b-n, m-t-n, slides is-position-center-center mb-none wrap-auto-height\" data-parallax-direction=\"down\" data-parallax-amount=\"1.3\" data-lg-transition=\"lg-slide\" data-hash=\"\" ><div class=\"eedee-swiper-outer\" style=\"--gutenslider-min-height: 350px;--gutenslider-arrow-size: 30px;--gutenslider-dot-size: 25px;--gutenslider-arrow-color: #ffffff;--gutenslider-dot-color: #ffffff;--gutenslider-padding-y-mobile: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-x-mobile: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-y-tablet: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-x-tablet: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-y-desktop: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-x-desktop: 40px;--gutenslider-bg-image: url();--gutenslider-min-height-md: 350px;--gutenslider-min-height-sm: 350px;--gutenslider-padding-x: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-x-md: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-x-sm: 20px;--gutenslider-padding-y: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-y-md: 40px;--gutenslider-padding-y-sm: 20px;--gutenslider-arrow-size-md: 30px;--gutenslider-arrow-size-sm: 30px;--gutenslider-dot-size-md: 25px;--gutenslider-dot-size-sm: 25px;--gutenslider-arrow-bg-color: transparent;--gutenslider-arrow-hover-color: #eeeeee;--gutenslider-arrow-bg-hover-color: transparent;--gutenslider-arrow-x-offset: 10px;--gutenslider-arrow-x-offset-md: 10px;--gutenslider-arrow-x-offset-sm: 10px;--gutenslider-arrow-y-offset: 0px;--gutenslider-arrow-y-offset-md: 0px;--gutenslider-arrow-y-offset-sm: 0px;--gutenslider-arrow-x-spacing: 0px;--gutenslider-dot-y-offset: 10px;--gutenslider-dot-y-offset-md: 10px;--gutenslider-dot-y-offset-sm: 10px;--gutenslider-margin-x: 0px;--gutenslider-margin-x-md: 0px;--gutenslider-margin-x-sm: 0px;--gutenslider-margin-y: 0px;--gutenslider-margin-y-md: 0px;--gutenslider-margin-y-sm: 0px;--gutenslider-divider-top: 60px;--gutenslider-divider-bottom: 60px;--gutenslider-lightgallery-bg: #ffffff;--gutenslider-lightgallery-font: #000000;--gs-first-pos: 50% 50%;--gs-gap-vertical: var( --wp--style--gallery-gap-default, var( --gallery-block--gutter-size, var( --wp--style--block-gap, 0.5em ) ) );--gs-gap-horizontal: var( --wp--style--gallery-gap-default, var( --gallery-block--gutter-size, var( --wp--style--block-gap, 0.5em ) ) );\"><div class=\"gutenslider-divider-top\" style=\"color:#fff;\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper\" data-settings='{\"autoplay\":{\"delay\":3000,\"pauseOnMouseEnter\":true,\"disableOnInteraction\":false},\"speed\":700,\"direction\":\"horizontal\",\"autoHeight\":\"\",\"loop\":true,\"centeredSlides\":true,\"spaceBetween\":0,\"slidesPerView\":1,\"slidesPerGroup\":1,\"effect\":\"slide\",\"coverflowEffect\":{\"rotate\":30,\"slideShadows\":false,\"depth\":100,\"stretch\":50,\"modifier\":1},\"fadeEffect\":{\"crossFade\":true},\"zoom\":\"\",\"navigation\":{\"nextEl\":\"#gutenslider-xt4cuh5xt .eedee-gutenslider-next\",\"prevEl\":\"#gutenslider-xt4cuh5xt .eedee-gutenslider-prev\"},\"pagination\":{\"type\":\"bullets\",\"clickable\":true,\"dynamicBullets\":false,\"el\":\"#gutenslider-xt4cuh5xt .eedee-gutenslider-pagination\"},\"pauseOnHover\":\"1\",\"watchSlidesProgress\":true,\"watchSlidesVisibility\":true,\"settingsMd\":{\"autoHeight\":\"\",\"slidesPerView\":1,\"slidesPerGroup\":1,\"spaceBetween\":0,\"loop\":true},\"settingsLg\":{\"autoHeight\":\"\",\"slidesPerView\":1,\"slidesPerGroup\":1,\"spaceBetween\":0,\"loop\":true},\"hasLg\":false,\"hasLgCounter\":true,\"isFullScreen\":false,\"arrowsFollowMouse\":false,\"lgTitle\":\"none\",\"lgCaption\":\"none\",\"lgThumbnails\":true,\"lgZoomEnabled\":false,\"keyboard\":{\"keyboard\":{\"enabled\":true,\"onlyInViewport\":true}},\"hashNavigation\":false,\"dividers\":false}'><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-image\" style=\"--ed-vw:1200;--ed-vh:352;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div bg-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"750\" class=\"wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2025\/02\/stockholm-syndrome-slide-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit: contain; 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<img-src class=\"descriptionLink\" onclick='window.open(\"https:\/\/stock.adobe.com\/82887170\", \"_blank\")'>Adobe Stock<\/img-src><\/span><\/small><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:0.5;background:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial m-b-0 p-b-0 has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-3740b570e535cc5b29a79f30c374a492\">Religion and the Constitution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55784fd2f859e027d44acf9760a3c7fb\">Three Theses<\/p>\n\n<\/div><a class=\"slide-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2001\/01\/01\/religion-and-the-constitution\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><button class=\"eedee-gutenslider-nav eedee-gutenslider-prev\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><circle class=\"bg\" cx=\"13\" cy=\"12\" r=\"11\" \/><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\"\/><path class=\"arrow\" d=\"M10.828 12l4.95 4.95-1.414 1.414L8 12l6.364-6.364 1.414 1.414z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><button class=\"eedee-gutenslider-nav eedee-gutenslider-next\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><circle class=\"bg\" cx=\"11\" cy=\"12\" r=\"11\" \/><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\"\/><path class=\"arrow\" d=\"M13.172 12l-4.95-4.95 1.414-1.414L16 12l-6.364 6.364-1.414-1.414z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"eedee-gutenslider-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"gutenslider-divider-bottom \" style=\"color:#fff;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group introduction border-color-primary\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"american-center-for-transforming-education\">Program on Religion, Liberty, and Civic Life<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of Discovery Institute\u2019s Program on Religion, Liberty, and Civic Life is to re-articulate for the twenty-first century the proper role faith should play in public life in a free society and to emphasize the importance of religious liberty, limited government, and the moral common ground shared by human beings that makes representative democracy possible. \u22ee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/about\/\">Read More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading throughline\" id=\"blog\">Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"hailed-articles \" data-frequency=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/wp-json\/signal\/articles?&count=1&format=div&refresh=1800\" refresh-needed=\"1\" echo-since=\"121626\"><article class=\"hailed tease fi\" data-frequency=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/wp-json\/signal\/articles?&count=1&format=div&refresh=1800\" refresh-needed=\"1\" echo-since=\"121626\" data-format=\"standard\" data-type=\"post\" data-categories=\"uncategorized\" category=\"Uncategorized\" category-slug=\"uncategorized\" ><figure class=\"article-figure \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/shepherd-and-flock-of-sheep-stockpack-adobe-stock-477029169-stockpack-adobe_stock-1200x499.jpg)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2024\/08\/06\/the-book-evangelical-elites-dont-want-you-to-read\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/shepherd-and-flock-of-sheep-stockpack-adobe-stock-477029169-stockpack-adobe_stock-1200x499.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure><header class=\"article-header\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2024\/08\/06\/the-book-evangelical-elites-dont-want-you-to-read\/\"> The Book Evangelical Elites Don\u2019t Want You to Read<\/a><\/h3><sub><dl class=\"article-meta\"><dd class=\"article-author author-prefix\">John G. West <\/dd><dd class=\"article-date date-prefix\">August 6, 2024<\/dd><dd class=\"ert\" data-length=\"long\">16<\/dd><dd class=\"article-category\">Uncategorized<\/dd><\/dl><\/sub><\/header><center class=\"article-center\">If you want to better understand what\u2019s going on inside American evangelicalism\u2019s elite, <i>Shepherds for Sale<\/i> (2024) by Megan Basham is a great place to start. And if you are a member of the evangelical elite yourself, you should read her book to understand what is going on among rank-and-file evangelicals.<\/center><footer class=\"article-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2024\/08\/06\/the-book-evangelical-elites-dont-want-you-to-read\/\" class=\"\"><span class=\"text-default\">Read More ...<\/span><\/a><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"hailed-articles \" data-frequency=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/wp-json\/signal\/articles?&count=5&offset=1&format=div&refresh=3600\" refresh-needed=\"1\" echo-since=\"121626\"><dl class=\"article-line\" data-format=\"standard\" data-type=\"post\" category=\"Uncategorized\"><dt><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2024\/05\/10\/eric-metaxas-francis-schaeffer-and-the-great-evangelical-disaster\/\">Eric Metaxas, Francis Schaeffer, and The Great Evangelical Disaster<\/a><\/h3><\/dt><dd class=\"article-author author-prefix\">John G. West <\/dd><dd class=\"date date-prefix\">May 10, 2024<\/dd><dd class=\"ert\" data-length=\"medium\">15<\/dd><dd class=\"article-category\">Uncategorized<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"article-line\" data-format=\"standard\" data-type=\"post\" category=\"Uncategorized\"><dt><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2024\/01\/22\/ten-questions-to-ask-when-evaluating-a-christian-collegeten-questions\/\">Ten Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Christian College<\/a><\/h3><\/dt><dd class=\"article-author author-prefix\">John G. West <\/dd><dd class=\"date date-prefix\">January 22, 2024<\/dd><dd class=\"ert\" data-length=\"medium\">8<\/dd><dd class=\"article-category\">Uncategorized<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"article-line\" data-format=\"standard\" data-type=\"post\" category=\"Uncategorized\"><dt><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2023\/01\/25\/hello-world\/\">Religious Freedom is the First Freedom \u2014 and You Can Help Save It<\/a><\/h3><\/dt><dd class=\"article-author author-prefix\">Bruce Chapman <\/dd><dd class=\"date date-prefix\">January 25, 2023<\/dd><dd class=\"ert\" data-length=\"short\">1<\/dd><dd class=\"article-category\">Uncategorized<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"article-line\" data-format=\"standard\" data-type=\"post\" category=\"free exercise\"><dt><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2021\/05\/18\/the-attack-on-religious-liberty-is-an-attack-on-all-our-freedoms\/\">The Attack on Religious Liberty is an Attack on All Our Freedoms<\/a><\/h3><\/dt><dd class=\"article-author author-prefix\">Wesley J. Smith <\/dd><dd class=\"date date-prefix\">May 18, 2021<\/dd><dd class=\"ert\" data-length=\"short\">5<\/dd><dd class=\"article-category\">free exercise<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"article-line\" data-format=\"standard\" data-type=\"post\" category=\"Civic Life\"><dt><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/religion\/2009\/06\/19\/public-life-in-the-shadowlands\/\">Public Life in the Shadowlands<\/a><\/h3><\/dt><dd class=\"article-author author-prefix\">John G. 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object-position: 50% 50%;\"  data-title=\"cslewis-generated-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/cslewis-generated-2.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/cslewis-generated-2-1200x673.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/cslewis-generated-2-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/cslewis-generated-2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/cslewis-generated-2-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:0.5;background:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial\">I believe in God, but I detest theocracy. For every Government consists of mere men and is, strictly viewed, a makeshift; if it adds to its commands \u2018Thus saith the Lord,\u2019 it lies, and lies dangerously.<\/p>\n<cite>C.S. Lewis, <a href=\"http:\/\/liberty-tree.ca\/research\/willing_slaves_of_the_welfare_state\">\u201cWilling Slaves of the Welfare State\u201d<\/a> (1958)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-image\" style=\"--ed-vw:1200;--ed-vh:673;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div bg-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" class=\"wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/gw-back-forest.jpeg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 17%;\"  data-caption=\"George Washington praying in a forest, style vintage, orange highlights, style raw --chaos 20 --ar 16:9 --v 6.1 Job ID: 8bfba85f-4e52-4fb8-b789-c720a089e4b0\" data-title=\"gw-back-forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/gw-back-forest.jpeg 1456w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/gw-back-forest-1200x673.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/gw-back-forest-600x336.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/gw-back-forest-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/gw-back-forest-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:0.5;background:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial\">Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.<\/p>\n<cite>George Washington, <a href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Washington\/05-20-02-0440-0002\">\u201cFarewell Address\u201d<\/a> (1796)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-color\" style=\"--slide-min-width:80%;--ed-vw:1200;--ed-vh:673;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div no-media-background bg-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" class=\"wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/letter-synagogue.jpeg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;\"  data-caption=\"George Washington writing a letter, touro synagogue in the background, style vintage, orange highlights, style raw --chaos 20 --ar 16:9 --v 6.1 Job ID: 5fbc1781-b291-4416-9d56-aa1ea8bafc96\" data-title=\"letter-synagogue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/letter-synagogue.jpeg 1456w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/letter-synagogue-1200x673.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/letter-synagogue-600x336.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/letter-synagogue-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/letter-synagogue-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:0.5;background:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial\">All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States\u2026 gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.<\/p>\n<cite>George Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Washington\/05-06-02-0135\">to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport<\/a> (1790)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-image\" style=\"--ed-vw:1200;--ed-vh:673;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div bg-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" class=\"wp-image-239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/tertullian-writing-orange.jpeg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;\"  data-caption=\"tertullian writing in front of a cathedral, style vintage, orange highlights, style etching --no pen, writing, pencil --chaos 20 --ar 16:9 --v 6.1 Job ID: e606e862-3ddd-4789-95b2-75a5bbc31e6b\" data-title=\"tertullian-writing-orange\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/tertullian-writing-orange.jpeg 1456w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/tertullian-writing-orange-1200x673.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/tertullian-writing-orange-600x336.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/tertullian-writing-orange-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/m\/sites\/83\/2024\/10\/tertullian-writing-orange-50x28.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:0.5;background:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial\">It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions\u2026 It is assuredly no part of religion to compel religion.<\/p>\n<cite>Christian thinker Tertullian (c. AD 155-c. 220), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newadvent.org\/fathers\/0305.htm\">\u201cTo Scapula\u201d<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><button class=\"eedee-gutenslider-nav eedee-gutenslider-prev\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><circle class=\"bg\" cx=\"13\" cy=\"12\" r=\"11\" \/><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\"\/><path class=\"arrow\" d=\"M10.828 12l4.95 4.95-1.414 1.414L8 12l6.364-6.364 1.414 1.414z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><button class=\"eedee-gutenslider-nav eedee-gutenslider-next\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><circle class=\"bg\" cx=\"11\" cy=\"12\" r=\"11\" \/><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\"\/><path class=\"arrow\" d=\"M13.172 12l-4.95-4.95 1.414-1.414L16 12l-6.364 6.364-1.414-1.414z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"eedee-gutenslider-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"gutenslider-divider-bottom \" 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