tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post7334812709647722747..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Politico: David Barton’s Political Usefulness Trumps Scholarship For Evangelical GroupsBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-73666980516073084062013-09-09T17:07:33.951-06:002013-09-09T17:07:33.951-06:00After the "Jefferson Lies" debacle, it&#...After the "Jefferson Lies" debacle, it's questionable David Barton will ever have the influence he once did.<br /><br />The irony was that the "several pastors picked up the thread" were well-known left-wing activists, and Barton was nailed not for his main thesis of religion and the Founding, but for downplaying Jefferson's slaveholding.<br /><br />He touched the third rail.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-75665985444796018912013-09-09T11:09:09.992-06:002013-09-09T11:09:09.992-06:00I am glad his work was repudiated. And I am not su...I am glad his work was repudiated. And I am not surprised his reputation is still strong in some circles. I used to be part of that unthinking, or rather, emoting and dogmatist group. I do not think less of them but pray and try to teach them proper critical thinking as part of the Christian heritage.polymathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122383984552473728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-37551107924679866592013-09-09T10:56:34.568-06:002013-09-09T10:56:34.568-06:00“I really underestimated the power of the politica...“I really underestimated the power of the political element in evangelicalism.”<br /><br />Well, someone has been paying attention, have they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com