Phil Robertson - The Theft of Americas Soul: Blowing the Lid Off the Lies That Are Destroying Our Country

PRAISE FOR THE THEFT OF AMERICAS SOUL

The moral clarity in this book is so powerful and so refreshing I wish I could give it to everyone I know. Incidentally, the only way something could be this full of truth and wisdom is if its author is a prophet. That he is. Hear him.

ERIC METAXAS, AUTHOR OF BONHOEFFER AND IF YOU CAN KEEP IT

In The Theft of Americas Soul, the Duck Commander has set his sights on something higher, taking aim at the ten lies that have led our culture astray and put our faith, our families, and our freedom at risk. I am grateful for the direct, nonpolitically correct way my friend Phil Robertson lays out the truth. My prayer is that this book finds its way into the hands and hearts of many Americans.

TONY PERKINS, PRESIDENT OF FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL AND PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY

During these days and in this world, we need a direct, clear, and positively disruptive message about what the Bible says about living life the right way. Phil Robertsons voice is unique in that he not only speaks the truth, but he has been living these truths as a matter of faith and integrity for many years. His authenticity and his challenges will speak to you.

DR. JOHN TOWNSEND, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND FOUNDER OF THE TOWNSEND INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING

Phil Robertson is not only my friend, hes someone I admire for his boldness when it comes to the truth of Gods word and his ability to shoot straight. He is known by millions of people who have watched him on television and marveled at the family he and his wife, Miss Kay, have raised to love God, family, and country. Phil is a man who doesnt beat around the bush. He doesnt sugarcoat what is going on in our world today and once again sounds the alarm as he lays out the case for The Theft of Americas Soul.

FRANKLIN GRAHAM, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SAMARITANS PURSE, BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION

Something I know for sure is that Phil Robertson loves God, his family, people, and our country. In The Theft of Americas Soul he candidly shares new and personal stories while powerfully and compellingly presenting spiritual solutions to our current culture war.

ROBERT MORRIS, LEAD SENIOR PASTOR OF GATEWAY CHURCH AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BLESSED LIFE, THE GOD I NEVER KNEW, AND FREQUENCY

America is in desperate need of a cultural awakening that would restore God to the public square. Phil Robertson has done a masterful job of diagnosing the central problem, the lies that have their roots in the Father of Lies. Those lies are acted on by Christians as well as unbelievers, to the harm of every part of our country. The Theft of Americas Soul exposes the ten primary lies the devil has used in an attempt to steal, kill, and destroy Americas soul. Phil provides ten truths from the Bible that, if believed and acted on, would put God back into the culture and might just turn our country around. This is a must-read for every Christian.

DR. ROBERT JEFFRESS, SENIOR PASTOR AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, DALLAS

It seems across America that truth has fallen in the streets. Phil Robertson has rejected political correctness and speaks to us with common sense and faith. Put this book on your must-read list.

PASTOR ALLEN JACKSON, PASTOR OF WORLD OUTREACH CHURCH, MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE

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2019 by Phil Robertson

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I n April 1966 Time raised a ruckus when it printed this question in red block letters against a black background on its cover: Is God Dead?

It was a shocking cover posing a shocking question, and that question took root in the public dialogue of the day. Scientists, preachers, insurance agents, housewiveseveryone from New York to California was drawn into the discussion. Even us river rats down in Northern Louisiana. But if the cover was provocative, the story inside the magazine was even more provocative.

Is God dead? the article opened. It is a question that tantalizes both believers, who perhaps secretly fear that he is, and atheists, who possibly suspect that the answer is no. The writer added that modern churchmen were trying to reconcile Gods supposed death with their brand of Christianity. A small band of radical theologians, he wrote, has seriously argued that the chorus must accept the fact of Gods death, and get along without him. These theologians believed it was time for the church to figure out a way to write a theology without theos, without God.

Huh?

The disappearance of God in art, politics, and economics led to the death of God, some claimed in the article. Modern science had undermined or explained the mysteries of God in the natural world, others said. And in the wake of Gods supposed death, many believers in the modern church turned to other things in search of meaning. Psychiatry, Zen, and drugs were the new sources of meaning for so many. Others had quietly abandoned all but token allegiance to the churches, surrendering themselves to a life of anonymous Christianity dedicated to civil rights or the Peace Corps.