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stillers4me
07-22-2011, 09:19 AM
Among testimonials to Ben Roethlisberger's vowed change in behavior and image, the Rev. Bruce Cote's stands above the rest.

"In a day and age when it is so much easier to go down a different road, Ben has chosen to go God's way," said Cote, senior associate pastor and interim lead pastor at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Ohio Township. "He sets a wonderful example for children. He is a good role model, and he is doing it God's way. He has proven he has changed."

Roethlisberger plans to marry New Castle native Ashley Harlan, 26, on Saturday at Christ Church, almost seven years after he burst onto the Pittsburgh scene as the Steelers' rookie quarterback — and set the stage for his rise and fall from grace.
Had people been polled a year ago about the least likely things to happen in 2011, Roethlisberger getting married probably would have fallen somewhere between the Pirates becoming baseball's hottest story and Facebook driving a revolution in Egypt............

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