A college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues
There he goes again. Nearing the anniversary of the largest pre-Civil War slave emancipation in U.S. history, David Barton is again claiming that Thomas Jefferson could not free his slaves because Virginia law did not allow it. He made the claim this week in a WorldNetDaily article out on Tuesday. Barton said: “They [Louisiana Democrats] … Continue reading “Virginia Law Allowed Thomas Jefferson to Free His Slaves”
Despite numerous factual accounts of what happened to the two White House statues of Winston Churchill, Ted Cruz repeated a debunked story during Thursday’s GOP presidential debate which has been around since the early days of Obama’s first term. Here is what Cruz said last night: CRUZ: Of course it does. And we’ve seen for seven … Continue reading “More Truth Stretching: Ted Cruz's GOP Debate Claim About Obama's Oval Office Churchill Statue”
The final session I attended at the Conference on Faith and History was titled “The Christian Right and the Search for a Usable Past.” Gregg Frazer, Professor of History at The Master’s College chaired the session and provided closing comments. Three papers were presented: 1. “Fallen Walls and Open Doors: An Analysis of David Barton as … Continue reading “The Christian Right and the Search for a Usable Past”
Hopefully, he won’t be replaced but there are those who come close. By now, most people know that the pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps, died earlier this month (March 19). Phelps was the personification of hatred toward gay people along with the church which was mostly his family members. I am sure others … Continue reading “Who Will Replace Fred Phelps?”
Funds permitting, David Barton will provide some stories for a new project called Miracles: The Movie (not to be confused with Miracle: The Movie). The movie is a project of LDS film producer Ken Cromar. Via Indiegogo, the Cromar is seeking funds for a December release. Cromar posted four clips yesterday, one of which has … Continue reading “David Barton Embellishes George Washington Story in New LDS Movie Project”