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Following the revelation Farage said he knew Gill as a "God-fearing Christian, somebody that you would think was the least corruptible person".

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The leader, Ghost, said they were mainly conducting financial scams, mostly romance, not sextortion, as he was a "God-fearing person".

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In the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, three days of mourning, with flags at half-staff, were ordered by the Democratic governor “in respect for the memory” of an activist who called for “a ban on all third-worlders” — some 50 million Americans are foreign-born — “legal or illegal,” citing a racist conspiracy theory about how “they” are seeking to supplant God-fearing Caucasians with altogether inferior people of color.

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"The abuse was opportunistic and, for a long time, it was hidden in plain sight and that's because to the outside world he was a God-fearing man, someone who was seen as respectable and caring and even looked after the elderly, and that public image gave him cover for the abuse and the crimes he committed," Paul said.

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“He is God-fearing, extremely passionate about soccer, and a mentor to his little brothers. He was just a friend that his friends could rely on.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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