The left, in their anti-Christ spirit, ignore, oppose, and disregard the blatant and obvious Christianity of the founders of this nation. Barton exposes the truth and they attack him accordingly.
I'm impressed with the obvious references to Christian faith in the Jefferson memorial. For me, that is evidence enough:
PANEL 1: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
PANEL 2: Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens...are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion
PANEL 3:God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever.
In Panel 1, the word "Creator" hearkens back to Genesis 1 and God's ultimate authority. In Panel 2, Jefferson clearly identifies with the Christian faith and also emphasizes that it was commonly embraced, using the words "OUR religion". In Panel 3, Jefferson recognized Christian doctrine, calling God "just" and acknowledging that "his justice cannot sleep forever."
The fact that 3 out of 4 panels refer to Christian faith implies that at a minimum Jefferson acknowledged, accepted, and endorsed Christianity.
The fact that 3 out of 4 panels refer to Christian faith implies that at a minimum Jefferson acknowledged, accepted, and endorsed Christianity.”
That is a great point.
And I think that it is precisely what Barton was doing with his book. Showing that about 3/4s of Jefferson is friendly to Christianity....and thus showing that the current model of Jefferson as sort of a proto Richard Dawkins, is in fact, a bold faced lie.