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6. Isn't this the book that's about Vance's...

Reply to shelshaw (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:38 PM

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…purported conversion to Catholicism, yet the cover depicts a distinctly Protestant church? (By the way, the church in the cover photo is Methodist, IIRC).

It seems that Vance has been cruising for a bruising for a while with this book. A little more time spent on due diligence (e.g. proofing, editing) would have served him well in this project.

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