John Fea Watched Jim Bakker and David Barton So You Don’t Have To; About That Founders Bible

I watched the whole thing because I study this stuff, but John Fea did his readers a favor by summarizing a truly bizarre segment of the Jim Bakker Show (and that is saying something) with David Barton and Brad Cummings as guests. You should go read it. I really can’t improve on Fea’s piece, but … Continue reading “John Fea Watched Jim Bakker and David Barton So You Don’t Have To; About That Founders Bible”

The Founders’ Bible: Did Thomas Jefferson Base the Declaration of Independence on the Bible?

The authors of the Founders’ Bible want readers to believe that America was established to be a Christian nation. By that, they mean that the basis of civil law is Christianity. One important claim in support of the Christian nation theory is that the Declaration of Independence was based on the Bible. In an article … Continue reading “The Founders’ Bible: Did Thomas Jefferson Base the Declaration of Independence on the Bible?”

David Barton’s Founders’ Bible and Thomas Jefferson

As I feel up to it, I am gradually working my way through the massive Founders’ Bible published by a subsidiary of Windblown Media (publishers of The Shack). In this post, I want to briefly address the Founders’ Bible articles on Thomas Jefferson and the Jefferson Bible. On page 64, a biography of Jefferson appears. … Continue reading “David Barton’s Founders’ Bible and Thomas Jefferson”

David Barton’s Founders’ Bible is Wrong about the Aitken Bible

David Barton is certainly consistent. In his Capitol Tour, in the movie Monumental and now in the Founders’ Bible, Barton claims that Congress printed the first English language translation of the Bible. Here is the claim from page xiii of the Founders’ Bible: America’s commitment to the Bible was unwavering and was demonstrated in many … Continue reading “David Barton’s Founders’ Bible is Wrong about the Aitken Bible”