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John Martignoni is founder and president of the Bible Christian Society, an apostolate dedicated to explaining and defending the Scriptural foundations of the Catholic faith. He presents talks around the country and hosts EWTN’s Open Line program every Monday at 3 pm Eastern/12 pm Pacific. He lives with his wife and four children in Birmingham, Alabama.

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