David Barton

Politician

David Barton is a prominent historian and author known for his advocacy of America's founding principles and the role of faith in governance.

Born
January 1, 1776
Died
January 1, 1838
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#1448

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"That's exactly what made America so different, we don't have that colonial aspect of let's go conquer somebody else and make our nation bigger and that's because of the faith element."

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"And you get Thomas Paine, who's the least religious Founding Father saying, you've got to teach creation science in the classroom. Scientific method demands that."

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"It is interesting to note that during the last ten years Washington's 'Farewell Address' has begun to reappear in college textbooks - minus the four religious warnings."

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"The 1947 Court (Everson v. Board of Education) for the first time had used only Jefferson's metaphor - completely divorced from its context and intent."

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"Only majorities can expand political rights in America's constitutional society."

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"The Court abandoned the traditional constitutional meaning of 'religion' as a single denomination or system of worship and instead substituted a new 'modern' concept which even now remains vague and nebulous, having changed several times in recent years."

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"Recent decades clearly demonstrate that the more secular our Public Schools become the less successful they become academically."

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