Comments on: John Adams' Holy Ghost letter: David Barton strikes back

By: Lynn David

Lynn David — Wed, 30 May 2018 20:50:43 +0000

Warren….. Given that David Barton has responded to one critic, I think he now needs to respond to the rest of us, but this time really address a substantial issue – namely the December 5 letter from Rush to Adams.

I really doubt it. Barton said in that post:

Normally, we simply ignore these types of absurd claims…..

Absudity, thy name be Throckmorton! At least to Barton. Which is sufficient to say that he’s deluded himself enough not to care what you or anyone else might say. Afterall, he got on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart…. and you didn’t.
And I hope you take that with the tongue in cheek humor in which it was given. No doubt Barton would say I was defending him, however.

By: Krista Vessell

Krista Vessell — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:20:23 +0000

I like the way jimshev tried to shift the focus on everything BUT the actual December letters themselves. LOL
Adams made himself perfectly clear when he responded to Rush’s letter about how ridiculous the system of ordination by the “Holy Ghost.” He said:
“Your Fable of Dorcas [btw, if you haven’t read it, READ IT!] would make a good Chapter or a good Appendix to The Tale of a Tub.”
…followed IMMEDIATELY by…
“But my Friend there is something very serious in this Business.”
Obviously the entire “Holy Ghost” paragraph was written in response to Rush’s concern over the dispute in the article he sent! Mankind is corrupt, and we corrupt anything we can…even the word of God.

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:20:21 +0000

jimshev – If it doesn’t matter, then why are you here?

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:18:01 +0000

In reply to locomotivebreath1901.

LocoBreath – If you are correct about Adams, then he was a liar in public. As far as I can tell, Barton has never dealt with Adams’ statements about the Trinity to Thomas Jefferson. Adams views about Providence can be explained within a Unitarian framework, however, his statements on the Trinity, Christ’s atonement, etc., cannot be explained by seeing him as an Protestant evangelical. Until you all deal with that, you are guilty of selective quotation as you say the liberals are.
Barton ignored completely Rush’s December 5 letter which puts this whole issue to rest.

By: jimshev

jimshev — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:08:52 +0000

do more research bro cause Adams was a christian so you would be incorrect in stating that he was mocking christianity…he feared God and so did Rush…look at the bigger picture—-is it worth all your time to rip apart other people who believe in god ! Why dont you simply find facts to back up what you believe?? If there is no God then we must have evolved? Correct? Can you prove evolution? The Cambrian explosion? DNA? The flagellum? All I am saying to you is why not find the truth in what you believe? Does it really matter what others believe?
just sayin