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About the Author
JOCELYN R. ZICHTERMAN in an abuse advocate and whistleblower fighting against the IFB Church. Zichterman was a critical source and interview for the ABC News 20/20 investigative hour “Shattered Faith” as well as the “Ungodly Discipline” series featured on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. She has also been a source for The New York Times and The Huffington Post, among many other publications. Jocelyn lives with her husband and eight children.
I FIRED GOD. Copyright © 2013 by Jocelyn R. Zichterman. Foreword copyright © 2013 by Melissa Janz Fletcher. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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