By Michael Coulter & Warren Throckmorton UPDATE: David Barton made many of the same defenses in his World Magazine article dated January 22, 2013. Barton concluded: Simply put, Jefferson did not have the financial resources necessary to free his 260 slaves. In these three articles about Jefferson and slavery we anticipate and address the rebuttal Barton offered in his World article. Barton claims that Jefferson didn’t have the money to free his slaves. However, Jefferson had enough money…
Continue ReadingThis week, Michael Coulter and I are going to present a series of reactions to an eight minute YouTube video of David Barton’s Capitol Tour. Sponsored by the Family Research Council, the video provides narration from Barton speaking in the Rotunda of the Capitol. First, I am going to revisit Barton’s fable about Jefferson and the Kaskaskia Indians. I wrote about the Kaskaskia treaty last year and we cover it in our book Getting Jefferson…
Continue ReadingNOW AVAILABLE: Getting Jefferson Right in paperback. Many have asked for it and so here it is in print. It will be available on the main Amazon site in a few days and then in stores within a month. The eBook, Getting Jefferson Right: fact-checking Claims about Our Third President is still available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble (only $4.99 both places). Click the links to see the pages and purchase the book. You can view the book…
Continue ReadingIn mid-April, Warren Throckmorton & Michael Coulter, professors at Grove City College (PA) will publish on Amazon.com their eBook titled, Getting Jefferson Right: fact-checking Claims About Our Third President. The book examines key claims frequently made by Christians about Thomas Jefferson. Wh ile the authors also address claims made by those who view Jefferson as an athiest, they zero in on false or misleading claims made by evangelical Christians.To get an idea of the kinds…
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