The Limits of David Barton’s “Freedom of Religion” Argument
Religious right historian makes explicit that he believes only Christianity is protected by the Constitution.
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Rapture Fraud?
Atheist group asks California AG to investigate.
Read MoreRoy Moore’s Presidential Ambitions and “Biblical Law”
The former judge and the Christian Reconstructionists.
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“We (some of) the People” Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Tea Party
Budget cuts, the Tea Party, and the Bible.
Read MoreA Tea Party Case Study: Jacksonville’s Divisive Mayoral Race
Jacksonville’s recent mayoral election provides a perfect opportunity to explore the coded racism in tea party rhetoric.
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Pressure Public Schools to Adopt Skousen Curriculum
Skousen, popularized by Beck, was the Cold War era’s David Barton.
Read MoreChristian Reconstructionist Legislator Slams Tornado Victims for Praying to “Their God FEMA”
Bobby Franklin on the tornado victims’ idolatry.
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Pseudo-Historian David Barton in the Times and on The Daily Show
Glenn Beck’s favorite “historian” gets kid-glove treatment in the paper of record.
Read MoreThings the GOP Won’t Like about Ron Paul
How the Tea Party favorite diverges from Republican orthodoxy.
Read MoreThe Return of Government as “Idolatry” and the “Second Amendment Remedies”
Sharron Angle’s political future.
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