{"id":53788,"date":"2017-03-01T21:31:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T03:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=53788"},"modified":"2017-03-01T21:31:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T03:31:33","slug":"local-churches-bring-some-glitter-to-ash-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/local-churches-bring-some-glitter-to-ash-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Local churches bring some glitter to Ash Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alissa Anderegg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">While Ash Wednesday has been practiced for centuries, a new national movement, Glitter Ash Wednesday, is making it more colorful in support of LGBTQ communities. 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