David Barton

Lusty Lunging: Let Us Know Which NY Gym Ad You Think Is The Steamiest

Posted 08.24.2009 | New York


Yes, it's hard to get to the gym, especially when you feel like crud and the rest of the gym looks like it just walked out of a muscle magazine. But n...

The Idiocy of Texas and the Threat of David Barton

Chris Rodda | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Chris Rodda

Governor Rick Perry's (R-TX) has appointed the worst and most dangerous state Board of Education ever, as well as Christian nationalist, history revisionist David Barton as an "expert" to review the state's social studies curriculum.

It's Back -- Randy Forbes Reintroduces His Religious Heritage Week Resolution

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Chris Rodda

The resolution, which purports to promote "education on America's history of religious faith," is packed with lies found on Christian nationalist websites and in the books of pseudo-historians.

Don't Mess With Me, David Barton

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Rodda

Rather than just write about the lies evangelical David Barton told about me on his show, I decided to make a little video with iMovie.

Randy Forbes Wants Congress to Declare "The Holy Bible is God's Word"

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Chris Rodda

This is nothing but a sneaky way of getting the Congress of the United States to declare that the Christian Bible is the word of God, which, of course, for many Americans, it is not.

David Barton Gym Pulls Out Of Block 37

Chicago Tribune | Sandra M. Jones | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago


David Barton Gym, the first and largest retail tenant to sign onto the long-anticipated Block 37 retail complex, has pulled out of the project. The...

Bachmann: Democrats Not "Normal American People" ... Hayes: Stability In Iraq Depends On Jesus

Chris Rodda | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Chris Rodda

The first thing that pops into my head when seeing the names Michele Bachmann and Robin Hayes is the Congressional Prayer Caucus, the prayer group founded by Congressman Randy Forbes.

Jesus Thieves Convene for McCain

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

Many of the nation's leading Jesus Thieves convened in Denver last Tuesday to work towards uniting behind the candidacy McCain, a man who used to have the courage to denounce such charlatans.

David Barton: Bobby Jindal is "One of the Really Cool Guys"

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Chris Rodda

Since Barton came on the scene in the late 1980s, his mythical version of American history has been employed by members of Congress with disturbing frequency, often finding its way into legislation