Warren Throckmorton
Is the Jefferson Bible just the words of Jesus?
In his American Heritage series, David Barton told Matthew and Laurie Crouch that the Jefferson Bible was Thomas Jefferson’s attempt to construct a Bible to evangelize the Indians. He said that Jefferson put together the “red letters” or the words of Christ (often written in red in King James Bibles) for this Bible so he…
Read MoreDid Thomas Jefferson found the Virginia Bible Society?
David Barton says he did. Watch this clip from the American Heritage series. Barton is speaking to Matthew and Laurie Crouch. About the Virginia Bible Society, Barton says You get back here and you find the Virginia Bible Society. Now what makes that one particularly interesting is Thomas Jefferson was one of the founders of…
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Read MoreDid Thomas Jefferson give the Jefferson Bible to missionaries?
I can’t find the original quote, but Craig Fehrman wrote in the LA Times yesterday that Daivd Barton said Jefferson gave his edited Bible to missionaries to evangelize Indians. Fehrman says that is a fabrication. I wonder if Barton will answer this charge. In any case, the LA Times article is worth a read. As…
Read MoreAlan Chambers: 99.9% have not experienced a change in their orientation
As noted Friday, President of Exodus International, Alan Chambers, spoke that evening as a part of a panel discussion at the annual conference of the Gay Christian Network. Audio of the panel is now up at GCN (Part 1, part 2). During part 2, about 5:30 into the file, Alan Chambers is asked, I think…
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