Dominionism Denial 2.0

During the last election, certain evangelicals denied the dominionist leanings of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann. I haven’t seen much dominionism denial this time around, but here is an effort from David Limbaugh. Echoing David Barton’s evangelical founders theme, Limbaugh denies that evangelicals are the boogeymen. Don’t believe fear-mongers who preach that evangelicals and other … Continue reading “Dominionism Denial 2.0”

By His Own Standards, David Barton is a Historical Revisionist

In a World Net Daily article about dangers to America, Rafael Cruz cites Ted Cruz’s historian David Barton on how revisionist historians operate. David Barton with Wallbuilders points out four ways revisionist historians excise our Christian heritage from American history: 1. PATENT UNTRUTHS. Whenever a historian claims, :America began as a secular country,” you’re witnessing … Continue reading “By His Own Standards, David Barton is a Historical Revisionist”

John Fea on David Barton's Make Believe Thomas Jefferson

Messiah College history prof John Fea recently authored a history of the American Bible Society. In it, he describes the efforts of certain founding fathers (e.g., Elias Boudinot) to make sure the new United States would be a Christian nation. The American Bible Society was one of those efforts. In the minds of the ABS … Continue reading “John Fea on David Barton's Make Believe Thomas Jefferson”

David Barton, John Locke’s Two Treatises, and the Real Reason Thomas Nelson Pulled the Jefferson Lies

This post is inside baseball for those who are keeping up with the controversy surrounding David Barton’s history writing. One of David Barton’s frequent claims is that John Locke referred to the Bible 1500 times in his Two Treatise on Government. He said this to a Ukrainian audience and claimed it again in his new … Continue reading “David Barton, John Locke’s Two Treatises, and the Real Reason Thomas Nelson Pulled the Jefferson Lies”

World Net Daily to Publish New Edition of David Barton's The Jefferson Lies

First, he said Simon & Schuster was going to publish it. They declined. Today, World Net Daily announced plans to publish a new edition in 2016. I am looking forward to learning the identity of the “academic endorsements.” Why not just post them now on the WND page promoting the book? Michael and I are … Continue reading “World Net Daily to Publish New Edition of David Barton's The Jefferson Lies”