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David Barton

Originally published 08/27/2016
Speaker Ryan loves pseudo-historian David Barton

Speaker Paul Ryan apparently has a penchant for the work of the notorious “historian” and Christian nationalist David Barton. Once again illustrating just how rotten Ryan’s judgment can be.

Originally published 09/10/2015
Anti-gay ‘historian’ leading pro-Ted Cruz PAC says Bible forbids finding an AIDS vaccine

“The Bible says if you engage in homosexuality, your body will do things that penalize you. So if you can have a vaccine for AIDS, then you’re keeping your body from penalizing you. I don’t think they’ll ever find a vaccine for AIDS.”

Originally published 06/05/2015
David Barton’s Unreal Appearance on Family Research Council’s Washington Watch

The discredited writer is still being taken seriously on Christian media.

Originally published 12/23/2014
The Unsuspecting Thing Conservative Historian David Barton Did With $1 Million Awarded to Him in Defamation Lawsuit

Conservative historian David Barton has given away the money he won as the result of a $1 million judgement issued earlier this year.

Originally published 07/24/2014
Ukrainian Leaders Are Using David Barton's Theocratic Pseudo-History To Build Their Nation

"They were absolutely shocked to find out how practical the Bible was," Barton said.

Originally published 06/26/2014
"Faux-historian David Barton’s shocking new influence"

He was invited to participate in Tea Party events all over the country and even held a constitutional seminar for the 2010 incoming freshman class at the invitation of congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

Originally published 05/03/2014
David Barton: Allowing women to vote ‘hurts the entire culture and society’

Barton argued that in the time since the women’s suffrage movement succeeded in the United States, “we’ve moved into more of a family anarchy kind of thing.”

Originally published 11/04/2013
Texas tea party seeks Ted Cruz 2.0: David Barton

Activists seek Barton to run against Sen. John Cornyn.

Originally published 08/05/2013
Warren Throckmorton: A Year Ago Thomas Nelson Lost Confidence in "The Jefferson Lies"

Warren Throckmorton is Professor of Psychology at Grove City College and Fellow for Psychology and Public Policy at the Center for Vision and Values which is a part of Grove City College.

Originally published 03/05/2013
Adam Laats: Get In Line, David Barton

Adam Laats researches and writes about conservative educational activism.What history books should American school children read?Most recently, the history darling-in-chief among many conservatives has been Wallbuilders’ David Barton. Glenn Beck, Mike Huckabee, and other conservative politicians have praised Barton’s vision of American history.

Originally published 01/17/2013
David Barton: History proves armed elementary kids prevent school shootings

Conservative host Glenn Beck and "historian" David Barton on Tuesday debuted a new show called "Foundations of Freedom" and suggested that history proved that school shootings could be prevented if all elementary school children were armed.After pointing out that some areas of the United States required every household to own a gun in the late 1800s, Beck told Barton that "everybody grew up with a gun" and it was "part of school."Barton noted that guns were only fired in schools at the time to stop criminal activity."The great example, in the 1850s you have a school teacher who's teaching," the historian explained. "A guy, he's out in the West, this guy from New England wants to kill him and find him. So, he comes into the school with his gun to shoot the teacher, he decides not to shoot the teacher because all the kids pull their guns out and point it at him and say, 'You kill the teacher, you die.' He says, 'Okay.' The teacher lives. Real simple stuff."...