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- ↑ Presbyterian Publishing Corporation Archived November 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Tooley, Mark (August 23, 2006). "The Truth Behind 9/11: According to a new book from the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, Bush brought down the towers". The Weekly Standard .
- ↑ "A note from President and Publisher Davis Perkins about our rationale for publication" (Press release). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2006.
- ↑ "9/11 Conspiracy Book by Presbyterian Publisher Stirs Controversy". The Christian Post. August 17, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ Duin, Julia (August 18, 2006). "9/11 book rankles Presbyterian faith". The Washington Times .
- ↑ Wilhelm, Heather (September 8, 2006). "Anything Goes: The Presbyterian Church gets into the 9/11 conspiracy theory business". The Wall Street Journal .