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SUMMARY:Virtual Meeting – The Robert Welch Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Meeting - The Robert Welch Book Club\nToday's Book:\nTh
 e Real Lincoln\nby Thomas J. DiLorenzo\n To purchase the book\, click here
 .\n\nCurrent Discussion\nWe'll discuss chapter 7 through the end of The Re
 al Lincoln.\n\n\nDate: Thursday\, December 3\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 p.m. - 8:
 00 p.m. ET\nAdmission: Free\nRegistration Link: https://form.jotform.com/
 232737508978169\n** MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE **\nQuestions: See our we
 bsite www.RobertWelchBookClub.com or contact Matthew Rhodes at (207)391-09
 70 or email RhodesMatthew431@gmail.com.\n\n\n\n\nReading Assignment for De
 cember 17\, 2026\nPlease read chapters 1-10 of the 2011 expanded edition o
 f Lincoln’s Marxists by Walter D. Kennedy and Al Benson\, Jr.\n\nClick h
 ere to purchase the 2011 expanded edition of Lincoln’s Marxists.\n\nEdit
 ion details: While not a Marxist\, Abraham Lincoln was willing to do whate
 ver it took to consolidate his power — and the power of the federal gove
 rnment— even if it meant starting a war. This book addresses the questio
 n: "Why did Karl Marx and other socialists find 'Mr. Lincoln's War' worthy
  of their support?"\n\nCome prepared to discuss the reading at our Decembe
 r 17 meeting.\n\n\n\nGeneral Information:\nPurpose: The purpose of the Ro
 bert Welch book club is to give participants an opportunity to gain a deep
 er understanding of the wisdom of our founder and the philosophy of The Jo
 hn Birch Society. Members of the book club will become more effective in p
 romulgating the cause of Americanism. They will gain a better working know
 ledge of constitutional originalism\, obtain a proper historical perspecti
 ve\, and gain an active working knowledge of The John Birch Society and it
 s goals.\n\nObjective: The goal of the book club is not to supplant the ac
 tivities of JBS members in the completion of their monthly duties\, in fac
 t the book club’s hope is to augment and draw attention to The John Birc
 h Society’s weekly and monthly activities as these are born out of the w
 orks of Robert Welch. In less than a year\, members will have systematical
 ly completed the majority of our founder's published works.\n\nExpectation
 s: Members of the book club should try to keep up with the assignments as 
 they are given. We will attempt to read at a pace that suits our current r
 eaders. While those with handicaps may wish to listen to the audio version
 s of these presentations\, this privilege is reserved for those with a tru
 e reading disability. Reading books will be the requirement for all able-b
 odied participants\, as reading is the greatest means of gaining permanent
  knowledge. \n\nFormality: Classes will be informal\, and the leader will 
 serve only as a guide and moderator\, who uses small prompts that will be 
 given to ensure the class stays focused on the material having been read t
 hat week.\n\nTime and Place: Classes will be held Sunday evenings from 7 t
 o 8 p.m. via Zoom. Upon registration\, you will receive the initial assign
 ment along with a Zoom link. Registrants must obtain the current book (har
 d copy or PDF) at least one week before class starts in order to read the 
 assigned pages before attending the Zoom meeting. We will not meet on holi
 day weekends.
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