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David Barton just can’t stop it. In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Barton says his book, The Jefferson Lies, is “upcoming.” He also falsely says that Virginia state law prohibited Jefferson from emancipating his slaves. On July 2, Fergus Bordewich wrote a review of two books on Thomas Jefferson. At least … Continue reading “David Barton Tells Half-Truth to the Wall Street Journal”
Right Wing Watch’s Kyle Mantyla picked up on Glenn Beck’s claim last week that David Barton had a PhD in Education. Mantyla remembered that Barton once said he didn’t have a PhD. Watch the video: [youtube]https://youtu.be/JEeW8E4tMiI[/youtube] So yes, Mr. Beck, Barton is a guy who thinks he knows history. In the clip above, Barton talks … Continue reading “Glenn Beck Says David Barton Has a PhD, Barton Says He Doesn't”
Here is the title of the post: David Barton Ruined Conservative Christianity for Me: A Call for Stories. A sample: By Shaney Lee, HARO Board Member Recently, a group of homeschool alumni were sharing stories of their “lightbulb moment”: a moment when we realized that we had been taught an agenda, rather than how to … Continue reading “Home Schoolers Anonymous Blog Asks For Stories of How David Barton Ruined Conservative Christianity”
In this June 19, 1802 letter, Jefferson wrote to Joseph Priestley to correct his understand of Jefferson’s role in shaping the Constitution. Jefferson wrote: one passage, in the paper you inclosed me, must be corrected. it is the following. ‘and all say that it was yourself more than any other individual, that planned & established … Continue reading “Daily Jefferson: June 19, 1802 Letter to Joseph Priestley on Jefferson's Role in the Constitution”
Of late, I have gone from trying to change the problem to trying to understand it. Numerous Christian academic historians have weighed in on the historical misadventures of David Barton, often with unclear results in the church world. A recent example is the decision of the Missouri Baptist Convention to sponsor a talk by David … Continue reading “Why Don't Christian History Professors Matter When it Comes to David Barton?”