The Jefferson Lies: David Barton’s New Collection Of Whoppers
April 13, 2012 by Rob Boston in Wall of Separation
I have obtained a copy of David Bartons new book The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths Youve Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson. I havent read the entire tome yet but did spend some time leafing through it last night. Within half an hour I had noticed several outrageous distortions of the truth.
Thats not surprising since Barton, a Texas-based Christian nation propagandist, has been spreading fundamentalist misinformation about the nations founding for years. Hes no historian; his only earned degree is in Christian education from Oral Roberts University. But that hasnt stopped his WallBuilders outfit from convincing many evangelical Christians that the Religious Rights version of America was intended by the Founders from the start.
Today is Jeffersons birthday, so its an appropriate occasion to rise to his defense against people like Barton who are trying to covert our third president into an 18th-century Religious Right zealot. With that thought in mind, here are some of the lies Barton is spreading about Jefferson:
http://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/the-jefferson-lies-david-barton%E2%80%99s-new-collection-of-whoppers
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Barton's writings are consistently shredded by professional historians yet he continues to be quite popular in some Christian circles. Confirmation bias founded on misinterpretations and outright lies.
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