The time has come to remember again.
In The Jefferson Lies, prominent historian David Barton sets out to correct the distorted image of a once-beloved founding father, Thomas Jefferson. To do so, Barton tackles seven myths head-on, including:
- Did Thomas Jefferson really have a child by his young slave girl, Sally Hemings?
- Did he write his own Bible, excluding the parts of Christianity with which he disagreed?
- Was he a racist who opposed civil rights and equality for black Americans?
- Did he, in his pursuit of separation of church and state, advocate the secularizing public life?
About the Author
David Barton is the founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage. He is the author of numerous best-selling books and also addresses more than 400 groups each year. David and his wife, Cheryl, have three grown children. He was named by Time magazine as one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals, and he has received numerous national and international awards, including Who's Who in Education and DAR's highest award, the George Washington Honor Medal. (All of the above are the words of an editorial review of Barton's book).
Interesting. I know people like this are out there but I usually hope that everyone else can see right through lies like these. David Barton is a revisionist historian who likes to make up history to serve his personal agenda. A man who tries to make himself out to be some kind of credentialed historian with a background in education. In 5 minutes of research you can find out that he has a BA in religious education from Oral Roberts University. Which by itself is nothing to discredit him. But you will also find out that he is a Saul Alinsky type activist who believes that the United States was created by theocrats who believed that The US should be ruled by religious law. Which sounds a lot like the Taliban. I feel pretty confident that most people in America then and now do not want an American Taliban government.
ReplyDeletePeople who are afraid of the present time will try to alter the past that they think they understand to conform to the way they wish the present time could be.
Written like someone who is well-read in liberal trash talk. That is all you have replicated, here.
ReplyDeleteThe reader should know the definition of "theocracy" ----
"A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god."
Of course, David Barton has never made the claim of "theocrate" for any of the founder. That is clear in a simple reading of the definition, above. What the Left wants folks to believe is that this nation was founded by secularist -- an idiot's lie.
The fact of the matter is this: most founders were Christian. Jefferson was not, but not at all opposed to the Christian influence and used Christian materials throughout his political career. Nor, is there any DNA evidence that he ever fathered a child from one of his slaves. In fact, that conclusion is rather old news for those who pay attention to such things.
American historicity includes the Christian influence. The basis of American moral law is the bible, like it or not. And nothing in our history is remote similar to Taliban Law.
The statement that Barton is a Alinsky activist, someone (Alinsky) stripmallpaul thinks is a good guy, is nothing but a damn lie.
Paul's last statement is "right on," however. Such is the cornerstone of liberal political strategies.
Just plain silliness is all we have here in stripmallpaul's statement.
Barton is a true charlatan in the field of history. Beware of historians with an agenda...
ReplyDeleteActually American law is based on Greek political philosophy and has very little to do with the Bible. Unless you consider Thou Shall Not Kill influential. If I'm not mistaken every culture and political philosophy finds murder immoral and illegal. If I am not mistaken the Bible also teaches an "eye for an eye" and to "forgive all sins" and to "turn the other cheek", amongst many other contadictions. If the Bible has influenced American law so much then why would we have the freedom to worship any religion? The first commandment is: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
ReplyDeleteIn fact the only laws that have anything to do with the Bible have to do with murder and stealing which just so happens to be the same as the Koran and probably every other book of religion.
If the Bible is so influential why is charging interest legal? Is that another one of those things God conveniently changed his mind about?
The fact is that the founders of this country had seen how dangerous religious influence was to government and wanted to make sure that America didn't suffer from the tyranny of organized religion, religious fanatics and cultist evangelicals who deny the validity of science.
Its easy to dismiss the truth when it comes with a little trash talk, but I'm not a scholar and you're not above talkin' trash.