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UPDATE: On the 7/22/16 Eric Metaxas Show, David Barton told this same story. Barton included the part about Jefferson getting the idea to cut up the Gospels due to a sermon from Scottish minister William Bennet. The post below debunks that. I also cite Mark Beliles who told me Barton was wrong in his claim. … Continue reading “How Did Thomas Jefferson Come Up with the Idea to Cut Up the Gospels? (UPDATED)”
David Barton is a confusing fellow. Sometimes he tells one story and other times he contradicts himself. Take the facts surrounding Thomas Jefferson’s Quran. Jefferson owned a Quran and Barton has told a couple of different stories about it. First, he told Glenn Beck that Jefferson bought the Quran while on a mission to Islamic … Continue reading “David Barton Can’t Decide When or Why Thomas Jefferson Got His Quran”
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”
I have just about run out of headlines to describe the errors in David Barton’s description of why The Jefferson Lies was pulled from publication in 2012. He and World Net Daily continue to promote the idea that the book’s critics were liberals and that Thomas Nelson pulled the book due to political correctness. I’ve … Continue reading “David Barton Claims Professional Historians Don't Use Original Documents and That's Why They Attack His Work”
Some readers will focus on David Barton praying over LDS member Glenn Beck. Some readers will focus on Beck and Barton’s certainty that Ted Cruz is really the anointed candidate. Some readers will wonder why Ted Cruz, if he really is the guy, only gave 1% of his income in charitable deductions from 2006-2010. Some … Continue reading “Ted Cruz "Really is the Guy" Glenn Beck and David Barton Have Been Praying For”