Comments on: David Barton’s Founders’ Bible and Thomas Jefferson https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/11/david-bartons-founders-bible-and-thomas-jefferson/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Patrocles https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/11/david-bartons-founders-bible-and-thomas-jefferson/#comment-62488 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:32:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12374#comment-62488 Jefferson seemingly believed, as the Jews, that God actually governs the world and shapes the destiny of “His” people or peoples in this world. Making him one of the precursors of the “manifest destiny” ideology.

That’s not so far from Judaism. even if there are differences en detail.

]]> By: Patrocles https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/11/david-bartons-founders-bible-and-thomas-jefferson/#comment-84881 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:32:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12374#comment-84881 Jefferson seemingly believed, as the Jews, that God actually governs the world and shapes the destiny of “His” people or peoples in this world. Making him one of the precursors of the “manifest destiny” ideology.

That’s not so far from Judaism. even if there are differences en detail.

]]> By: James Ferguson https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/11/david-bartons-founders-bible-and-thomas-jefferson/#comment-62487 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:22:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12374#comment-62487 BTW, Wiencek and Meacham both have new books on Jefferson due out this Fall.

]]> By: James Ferguson https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/11/david-bartons-founders-bible-and-thomas-jefferson/#comment-62486 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:20:53 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12374#comment-62486 I guess Barton is just trying to bury the reader in minutiae. You have far more patience than I do, Warren, to work your way through a massive tome like this.

]]> By: James Ferguson https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/11/david-bartons-founders-bible-and-thomas-jefferson/#comment-84883 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:22:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12374#comment-84883 BTW, Wiencek and Meacham both have new books on Jefferson due out this Fall.

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