A college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues
Michael Peroutla wants the Bible to be the law of the United States. It is the Christian reconstructionists dream. Here he presents in a nutshell (see what I did there) the crux of his argument that the law of the land must square with the Bible or else it can be ignored. (Blog note: since … Continue reading “Michael Peroutka: To Determine Whether or Not a Law is Valid, One Must Consult the Bible”
This post is an additional note to our earlier post on Jefferson and the 1798 Thompson Bible. To briefly recap, David Barton says his description of the situation is accurate; we say it is not. Here is what Barton said in The Jefferson Lies about the Bible, followed by what he told Kirk Cameron in … Continue reading “Did Thomas Jefferson Fund the Thompson Hot-Pressed Bible or Simply Buy One?”
During his appearance on the 8/16/12 Glenn Beck show, David Barton addressed two of our critiques of his chapter on Jefferson and the Bible. The first related to verses included in the Jefferson Bible and the second related to Barton’s treatment of the 1798 Thompson Hot-Pressed Bible. We’ll take the second item first. Barton contends … Continue reading “Jefferson and the Bible: A Response to David Barton on the Glenn Beck Show, Part Four”
David Barton told Kirk Cameron they did for Cameron’s new movie Monumental. Watch the video clip from the movie: For this post, I am interested in what Barton and Cameron say about the first Bible mentioned by Cameron and Barton dated 1798. Kirk Cameron: What are these? David Barton: This is a family Bible done … Continue reading “Monumental Question: Did Signers of the Declaration and Constitution Finance a Bible for Every American Family?”
In his American Heritage series, David Barton told Matthew and Laurie Crouch that the Jefferson Bible was Thomas Jefferson’s attempt to construct a Bible to evangelize the Indians. He said that Jefferson put together the “red letters” or the words of Christ (often written in red in King James Bibles) for this Bible so he … Continue reading “Is the Jefferson Bible just the words of Jesus?”