David Barton (author)

David Barton
Barton in 2016
Born (1954-01-28) January 28, 1954 (age 70)
Aledo, Texas, U.S.
Alma materOral Roberts University (BA)
Occupation(s)Author, political activist

David Barton (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical author and political activist for Christian nationalist causes.[1][2] He is the founder of WallBuilders, LLC, a Texas-based organization that promotes pseudohistory about the religious basis of the United States.[3][4][5]

Barton's work is devoted to advancing the discredited idea that the United States was founded as an explicitly Christian nation and rejecting the notion that the United States Constitution calls for separation of church and state.[6][7][8][9] Scholars of history and law have described his research as highly flawed, "pseudoscholarship" and spreading "outright falsehoods".[10][11][12][13]

Barton is a former vice chair of the Republican Party of Texas and served as director of Keep the Promise PAC, a political action committee that supported the unsuccessful Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign.[14]

  1. ^ Shimron, Yonat (July 3, 2018). "A campaign to blitz the country with 'In God We Trust' laws takes root". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Peterson, Kurt W. (October 31, 2006). "American Idol". Christian Century. 123 (22): 20–23
  3. ^ "The Most Influential Evangelist You've Never Heard of". NPR.org.
  4. ^ "David Barton: Propaganda Masquerading as History".
  5. ^ "Huckabee Channels Rushdoony". April 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blakeslee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Billy Bruce (February 18, 1992). "First Amendment specialist views church/state separation as "myth"". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "NOW: God's Country". PBS. April 28, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  9. ^ Michelle Goldberg (May 14, 2006). "What Is Christian Nationalism?". HuffPost. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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  14. ^ "PAC Built by Ted Cruz Mega-Donors Gets Evangelical Leader". Bloomberg.com/politics. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.