{"id":1421,"date":"2013-05-21T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2025-08-24T06:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:38:49","slug":"book-review-the-coming-revolution-by-dr-richard-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/index.php\/book-review-the-coming-revolution-by-dr-richard-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Coming Revolution by Dr. Richard Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The event of the last few days in Washington, DC has really highlighted the message of this book by Dr. Lee. \u00a0Many can see that more and more of our liberties are being taken away by our government. Scandals from the IRS to surveillance of media organizations to deliberate attempts to coverup terrorist activity affecting our citizens to the second amendment &#8211; how much more can this country take\/ \u00a0From a very historical perspective, Dr. Lee breaks down the similarities from before and during the birth of this country and today.<\/p>\n<p>A very timely read for every American. \u00a0This book is very eyeopening in sharing what this country was founded on and how many gave their funds, their futures, and even their lives to give us the country we once knew. \u00a0Today many are asleep, but this book essentially asks the question of how long will people stay asleep.<\/p>\n<p>When people awaken, if it is not too late, there will be a cause as there was in the past. \u00a0This book points out that we are losing our moral compass, our Christian heritage, and the American spirit. 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