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Chris Rodda: Don't Mess With Me, David Barton


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Thank you so much! What an important issue that is far too often ignored. Work like this gives me hope that these lying nuts will not go unchallenged. Please keep up the good work!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:54 PM on 04/05/2009

Chris Rodda, you're comments were thoroughly delightful and delightfully thorough. I think you've just sold another copy of your book. You should think of creating a documentary on this subject that could be used to educate those unfamiliar with American history.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:19 PM on 03/30/2009
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I'd love to do a real documentary about this stuff, but I just don't have the resources to do it. The best I can do for now is to make little videos like this one with the camera on my laptop and iMovie.

What I'm really encouraged by is the great feedback I've been getting from Christians on this video. There are many, many Christians out there who are as disgusted by Barton and the other revisionists as I am. In fact, awhile back, the minister who wrote the foreword to my book suggested that we create a study guide for my book for the use of churches like his. Since I deliberately avoided current politics in the book, churches could certainly use it without risking any potential IRS problems over pushing a political agenda. I may revisit my minister friend's suggestion, maybe not the original idea of a printed study guide, but a series of videos covering each chapter of the book.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:05 PM on 03/30/2009
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Barton, Green and their ilk obviously missed the part in Christianity about bearing false witness. What is most unconscionable, however, is the preening pseudodialogue they pretend to on the radio show to beguile the listeners into trusting them. Of course, it's a ploy common to the breed, aptly named by Chris as "Liars for Jesus," or more accurately, "Liars for a skewed notion of Jesus," that is, "Skewers for Jesus Who Skewer Jesus."

Thanks, Chris, and cheers.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:59 PM on 03/29/2009

Hi Chris - I am not an American, but am very grateful that you are tackling some of the nutters from the God Squad who lie to achieve their own ends. These sorts of people are delusional and appear to want to validate their delusions through lies. Some, in the past, like the anti-abortionists, take it much further and have murdered doctors et al who have carried out such acts. On this basis I wish to voice a note of caution to you. Please, please be aware of this sort of element in the type of person you are bringing to account over their lies. They can be very dangerous. Look after yourself, and keep up the good work - it is very much appreciated. Hopefully liars such as Barton will sink in their own manure in good time.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:51 PM on 03/28/2009

Awesome job Chris

Way to point out the sell job this guy is trying to do on our history by listing issue by issue the fallacy of his interpretation of American constitutional history. He believes in the philosophy of the winner gets to write history and he wants to be the winner which makes him another hypocritical religious right winger.

This guy is the latest in the long line of snake oil salesmen and evangelical bible thumpers. My question is how much money does he make selling this garbage? It must be quite a bit since he is able to own original letters and books which puts him in the Jim and Tammy Faye Baker category. It would be interesting to find out how much each church he goes to are paying for his gospel meetings which are thinly disguised as history lessons. Or does he depend on selling his alternate history books?

Keep up the hard work.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:02 PM on 03/27/2009
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