A college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues
On Tuesday, I posted an audio clip of David Barton on Eric Metaxas’ radio show talking about the two times when Thomas Jefferson cut up the Gospels to create an extraction of the morals of Jesus. During Jefferson’s first term, he revealed his beliefs about Christianity to some of his closer friends and in the … Continue reading “Eric Metaxas and David Barton: Show Me the Miracles”
David Barton has said things like that before but at Charis Bible College last week he claimed he has the truth because he has “all the original documents.” Watch (original video lost in server move): In this video, David Barton renews his war on Christian college professors. He claims we were all trained by “pagan” professors and … Continue reading “David Barton: Christian Professors Oppose Him Because They Were Taught by Pagan Professors”
And here they are (from Politico): · Michele Bachmann – Former Congresswoman · A.R. Bernard – Senior Pastor and CEO, Christian Cultural Center · Mark Burns – Pastor, Harvest Praise and Worship Center · Tim Clinton – President, American Association of Christian Counselors · Kenneth and Gloria Copeland – Founders, Kenneth Copeland Ministries · James … Continue reading “Donald Trump Announces Evangelical Advisory Board”
If you mean a new Israel or a covenant nation, Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore — writing for The Gospel Coalition — says no. The Founders were influenced by Christians but there is no religious test in the Constitution. Moore says the Bible doesn’t assign America a providential place in history. Moore makes it clear … Continue reading “Russell Moore: Is America a Christian Nation?”
David Barton was a guest on Michael Brown’s Line of Fire show recently and spun some familiar yarns. A story that has been around awhile (since Barton’s 1989 book Myth of Separation) is his claim that Thomas Jefferson incorporated the Bible and Isaac Watts hymnal into the curriculum of the Washington D.C. schools while Jefferson … Continue reading “Debunking One of David Barton’s Oldest Stories: Thomas Jefferson and the D.C. Schools”