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David Barton Tells Listeners Virginia Law Kept Slave Owners from Emancipating Slaves; Admits it Happened in New Edition of The Jefferson Lies

Yesterday, David Barton said again that Virginia law did not allow slave owners to free their slaves. He usually tries to make that case in relationship to Thomas Jefferson, but yesterday on his Wallbuilders’ program, he said George Mason could not free his slaves because of Virginia law. At about 37 seconds into this clip … Continue reading “David Barton Tells Listeners Virginia Law Kept Slave Owners from Emancipating Slaves; Admits it Happened in New Edition of The Jefferson Lies”

WND Markets The Jefferson Lies

Some readers will see what I did there with the title of this post. WND is rolling out pre-launch publicity for David Barton’s The Jefferson Lies, including a new website and a trailer. Watch: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2pUBopUnGQ[/youtube] The new website features endorsements for the new book. I wonder if they have any idea what they are endorsing. … Continue reading “WND Markets The Jefferson Lies”

World Net Daily and David Barton Claim Political Correctness Doomed The Jefferson Lies

On Friday of last week, World Net Daily published something called “Anatomy Of An American Book Banning.” Believe it or not, World Net Daily and David Barton are hoping to convince readers that Barton’s book was pulled from publication due to political correctness. The subtitle of the article is: How New York Times bestseller was … Continue reading “World Net Daily and David Barton Claim Political Correctness Doomed The Jefferson Lies”

World Net Daily to Publish New Edition of David Barton's The Jefferson Lies

First, he said Simon & Schuster was going to publish it. They declined. Today, World Net Daily announced plans to publish a new edition in 2016. I am looking forward to learning the identity of the “academic endorsements.” Why not just post them now on the WND page promoting the book? Michael and I are … Continue reading “World Net Daily to Publish New Edition of David Barton's The Jefferson Lies”

David Barton Still Pitching His Discredited Jefferson Lies

Recently, David Barton spoke at Knightdale, NC at the Faith Baptist Church. He spoke on Saturday and then again on Sunday morning. In previous posts, I described his false teaching on HIV and his faulty claim that 50% of students at Christian colleges abandon their faith. In the third session of his Saturday workshop, Barton … Continue reading “David Barton Still Pitching His Discredited Jefferson Lies”