[Halfmanhalfamazing]

I originally found this on a far left wing website, but I didn't see this anywhere on the conservative side. It should be, and now it is.

[Twotone]

David Barton is terrific. I’d vote for HIM for president any day!

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Rick Green is the co-host of Wallbuilders Live.

[GulfBreeze]

Barton is amazing. I like his thoughts on things for sure.

[C. Edmund Wright]

I was introduced to David Barton’s work in early 92 and was very impressed. Actually had a chance to chat with him on the eve of the 92 elections in a fluke meeting which was fun. (he warned me about the influence of Karl Rove and one other insider on GWB’s team in fact. But that’s another thread).

But to the point - It makes total sense that two students of history like Barton and Newt would have a lot in common. I would pay a nice sum to sit in on a dinner conversation between those two.

[LomanBill]

What's Barton think of this?

"...who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time;

 

...

 

 that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. "

 

"I HAVE SWORN UPON THE ALTAR OF GOD ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF TYRANNY OVER THE MIND OF MAN"

--The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom
--Thomas Jefferson, 1786

http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/vaact.html

 

[CatherineofAragon]

David Barton is an excellent historian and seems to be a strong Christian. If he associates himself with Newt (a good thing IMO), he should be ready for Glenn Beck to break ties with him and call him a scumbag by association, LOL.

[LomanBill]

“I HAVE SWORN UPON THE ALTAR OF GOD ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF TYRANNY OVER THE MIND OF MAN”

—The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom
—Thomas Jefferson, 1786

http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/vaact.html

ETERNAL HOSTILITY?

Strong words.

To what “TYRANNY OVER THE MIND OF MAN” was Jefferson directing this hostility?

[LomanBill]

"Barton says given the fact that Hindus are a tiny constituency of the American public, he questions the motivation of Senate leaders. "This is not a religion that has produced great things in the world," he observes. "

Read more: http://www.indiancinemafans.com/board/upload/lounge-57/historian-barton-says-hindu-prayer-before-senate-raises-concerns-13302/#ixzz1mE7yOTTl

"Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting "Jesus Christ," so that it would read "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination."
-Thomas Jefferson, Autobiography, in reference to the Virginia Act for Religious Freedom

http://www.history1700s.com/etext/html/texts/jefferson/jeff1.txt

 

He "questions".  Uhuh.

FAIL.  No history soup for you!  Or for the Texas Board of Edumacation.


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