Publisher Pulls David Barton's The Jefferson Lies from bookshelves - Too many factual errors. (Huckabee, Glenn Beck)
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David Barton, evangelical minister and conservative activist and author has had his book "The Jefferson Lies" a revisionist attempt to prove the religious convictions of Thomas Jefferson pulled form the shelves of retailers by the book's publisher attempt at revisionist history has been pulled his book, The Fefrom retail market by its Christian publisher Thomas Nelson due to insurmountable factual errors. The book, which was once on the New York Time's best sellers list, was voted the least credible history book in print by a group of 10 imminent Christian historians.
Just about anything written by a religious extremist is going to be factually incorrect on numerous levels. Evangelicals (extremist fundamentalist protest sects) are simply the most egregious example in modern day America.
Just another example of why NPR is the best news source in America. It not only finds stories which are over looked by the corporate media but they also really dig into those stories in order to uncover the cold hard facts.
Mike Huckabee considers him the one of the greatest historians of our time, going so far as to say, "I almost wish that there would be like a simultaneous telecast and all Americans will be forced, forced — at gunpoint, no less — to listen to every David Barton message. And I think our country will be better for it."
Did Glenn Beck recommend this book? I'll bet he did.
I'd be real surprised if he didn't. It's exactly the type of untrue dog crap he loves to recommend especially since he insists of getting kick backs from publishers for him recommending a book to his idiotic followers.
David Barton, evangelical minister and conservative activist and author has had his book "The Jefferson Lies" a revisionist attempt to prove the religious convictions of Thomas Jefferson pulled form the shelves of retailers by the book's publisher attempt at revisionist history has been pulled his book, The Fefrom retail market by its Christian publisher Thomas Nelson due to insurmountable factual errors. The book, which was once on the New York Time's best sellers list, was voted the least credible history book in print by a group of 10 imminent Christian historians.
There is alot more to the story than is being revealed, so before everyone gets on the Barton bashing bandwagon let's see what the actual errors are. I don't agree with everything Barton says but we do need to give him the benefit of the doubt. Mere accusations without examples is merely bashing.
There is alot more to the story than is being revealed, so before everyone gets on the Barton bashing bandwagon let's see what the actual errors are. I don't agree with everything Barton says but we do need to give him the benefit of the doubt. Mere accusations without examples is merely bashing.
He's a fake historian. There are historians whose personal political philosophies run the gamut and I would be surpised if a single actual historian of any stripe regards Barton as a historian. Despite what some of you believe, academics usually place the highest premium on scholarship and rigor.
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