A college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues
At the end of the month at Glenn Beck’s Restoring Love rally in Dallas, David Barton will sign his new book. While he may sign some copies of his other new book — The Jefferson Lies — the new book I am referring to is called The Founder’s Bible. From 2:30-4:00pm on July 26, Barton … Continue reading “Founders’ Bible Cites Pro-Slavery Leader as Proponent of America as a Christian Nation”
During his appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, David Barton claimed that John Adams believed in the Trinity and avoided discussing the meaning of John Adams letter to Benjamin Rush where Adams invokes the Holy Ghost. Last week, I noted that John Adams denied the Trinity in correspondence to Thomas Jefferson, who also denied … Continue reading “David Barton on John Adams – The Holy Ghost letter”
During his appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, David Barton claimed that John Adams believed in the Trinity and avoided discussing the meaning of John Adams letter to Benjamin Rush where Adams invokes the Holy Ghost (at about 9 minutes in the clip). The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p … Continue reading “David Barton on John Adams – The Trinity”
The month of May marks the 400 anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible. The most published book in history, the KJV was once widely read in public schools around the nation. However, in 1872 that trend was reversed by the Ohio Supreme Court in Minor v. Board of Education of … Continue reading “The Cincinnati Bible Wars: When the Bible was removed from schools”
Somehow I missed this one. Janet (I want CBS to be the Christian Broadcasting System) Porter was not happy that her media takeover was foiled temporarily due to the loss of her radio show. She used her June 8 column to blast, nay, to smite with a vengence an organization called Discernment Ministries who played a … Continue reading “Sing a little louder”