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This book contains a series of questions and answers first posted on Facebook. In this book, the author will expand the answers in a search for the truth found in God's word. Traditional teachings can often take on the aire of authenticity; when we fail to question the source, we open up the grounds for false teachings to creep into the church.

The story of Tilman Manus is compelling. Born in the middle Tennessee hills in 1835 when Andrew Jackson was President, he learned early the meaning of hard work. Leaving Cannon Country to transport the Wallace family to Shreveport, Tilman and Uncle James decide to seek a future in the fertile Mississippi River land of Union County, Illinois.

Lee Harvey Oswald has been recorded by history as the reported assassin of President John F. Kennedy. On November 22, 1963 the United States was dramatically changed forever. Two days later while the nation prepared to bury their fallen leader, Jack Ruby shot and killed the accused assassin. Lee Oswald claimed he was a patsy. What if he were right?

In this short treatise, historian Keith Pruitt examines the idea of the United States as a Christian Nation. First, examining the intent of the founding fathers and then their religious beliefs, Pruitt shows that the founders wanted to guarantee religious freedom while refusing to impose a state religion. The current movement of Christian Nationalism is further examined to attempt to determine what it is that these right-wing religious zealots are trying to achieve in this nation.