{"id":10903,"date":"2026-08-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=10903"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:29:14","slug":"looking-at-e-michael-joness-book-2025-walking-with-a-bible-and-a-gun-part-10-of-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=10903","title":{"rendered":"Looking at E. 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