Instead, he's just a liar, explicitly misrepresenting a Supreme Court ruling in order to further his ideology-driven pseudo-history.
For the record, SCOTUS did not rule that "reading the Bible in schools" would cause "brain damage" and therefore it had to be "banned". In fact, SCOTUS didn't "ban" the Bible at all, it simply said you cannot make reading it a mandatory part of the school's curriculum and activities.
Barton knows this. The ruling is plain. And the quote he throws out there is unquestionably elided by Barton to change the point of what was being said.
Despite being patently untrue, I'm sure that Barton will continue to make this claim to his credulous followers, who will then fulminate about those Evil Judges Who Hate Jesus.
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More Evidence That David Barton’s ‘History’ Cannot Be Trusted
As we have said time and time again, David Barton’s books, DVDs, radio programs, and presentations are so riddled with misrepresentations that just about any factual claim he makes needs to be che
Ugh. Shit like this only makes me wonder when my hidden whack-job is going to spring forth and make itself known.
Mischa Barton – Semi-whack-job Actress (DUI, Psychiatric Confinement)
Terry Barton – Four felony counts of Arson for the Hayman Fire – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Fire
Michael Barton Brother of soccer player Joey Barton. Michael is doing life for a racial killing in 2005.
And this guy…
Seriously, the only moderately famous Barton that I know of that has left a positive legacy for generations is Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross…
Well Clint Barton is the Avenger's resident archer, Hawkeye. That's not bad.