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Books printed by the PPC either belong to the Geneva Press division, which reaches a "specifically Presbyterian audience," or the WJK division, which "cover the spectrum of modern religious thought," according to the PPC website.

James Berkley, the director of Presbyterian Action for Faith and Freedom, commended the decision by the PPC board of directors to correct what he called a mistake by the editors. He said the image of Presbyterians was damaged when the book was released.

"I know that this book has hit the national and secular press so Presbyterians everywhere got painted with the same brush as Griffin," Berkley said. "I know that pastors have had people in their congregations say, 'What is going on with our denomination?'"

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See our earlier article on the book, published July 31, "."

At press time, the PPC's press release did not appear on its website. Presbyterian News Service has an earlier article about the PPC defending the book, and a Religion News Service story about the controversy, but does not have the PPC's new statement.

Christian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11 is no longer available from Christianbook.com, but can be purchased from Amazon.com and other book retailers.

The book also attracted the attention of the Associated Press, The Washington Times, The Courier-Journal, Presbyterians Today, Presbyterian Outlook, The Layman, World, and The Christian Century.

The Institute on Religion and Democracy has press releases on the book and the PPC's statement.

Westminster John Knox has more information about the book.

Some of Griffin's free writings on 9/11 include:

9/11, American Empire, and Christian Faith (911Truth.org)

9/11: The Myth and the Reality (Mindfully.org)

Interviews and profiles have been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Bohemian.com, and elsewhere.

Other news on Griffin, from a supportive view, is available at 911Blogger.com. There's also a Wikipedia entry.

Popular Mechanics has one of the more popular conspiracy debunking articles.

Science and Theology News examined Griffin's "naturalistic theism" argument, that God never interrupts "the world's most fundamental patter of causal relations."

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