tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post6059807099960314123..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Brad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-49293799563076811772008-06-09T11:51:00.000-06:002008-06-09T11:51:00.000-06:00Amen to everything you said. I've read through a ...Amen to everything you said. I've read through a number of late 19th century and early 20th century history books and am amazed by their ridiculous claims. Many of these books provide excuses and justifications for slavery, abuse of Native Americans and women. <BR/><BR/>I also think that Barton needs to look at a few more boos from that time, because there are a number of them that actually challenge the religious beliefs of our founders. At the beginning of the 20th century, historian Charles A. Beard published a very controversial book entitled, "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States." The book slammed the founders for being motivated purely out of greed. Beard also accused the founders of even being atheist. Though the book was troubling to many of Beard's contemporaries, it proves that not all works of history were pro-Christian as Barton argues.Brad Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.com