Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Not a historian

Those who have been paying attention know that David Barton doesn't get much respect from actual students of history. Greg Forster provides more evidence [if such is needed] why that is true:
World magazine breaks the story about conservative Christians who view David Barton of Wallbuilders as an embarrassment. The focus of the current controversy is Barton’s new book on Jefferson. My friend Jay Richards doesn’t mince words; he says this book and Barton’s other books and videos are full of “embarrassing factual errors, suspiciously selective quotes, and highly misleading claims.”

I’m not a scholar of Thomas Jefferson, but I am a scholar of John Locke. Barton has an article about Locke on his website, so I thought I’d weigh in with my opinion on whether it matches Jay’s description of Barton’s methods. It does, and then some. .... [read on]
David Barton’s Errors » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog

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