Telling Jefferson Lies: Debunking the Myth that America was Founded as a Christian Nation
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Telling Jefferson Lies chronicles how history can be hijacked for ideological and political purposes, as well as a much broader story about the surge of Christian nationalism and the misuse of history which often goes along with it. The series begins with an in-depth consideration of the methods of Christian nationalist story teller David Barton. Then I tell the story of how his book on Jefferson was pulled from publication in 2012 and the response of evangelicals to that rare event. From there, I broaden the scope to examine the varieties of Christian nationalism and the negative consequences of this way of thinking about church and state. The last segment examines the reasons why the separation of church and state is good history, good civics, and good religion.
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Telling Jefferson Lies: Debunking the Myth that America was Founded as a Christian Nation
Telling Jefferson Lies Season Two Trailer - Charlie Kirk's History Lessons
In 2024, a video featuring Charlie Kirk defending America as a Christian nation was viewed over 10 millions times on social media. Many of the claims were false or misleading. This season of Telling Jefferson Lies will examine this video and other Christian nation claims by Christian nationalists in addition to Kirk.
The first full episode is planned for April.
There are lies, there are Jefferson Lies, and then there are Christian nationalists' stories.
Music by Warren Throckmorton and Jonus Fair.
Host: Warren Throckmorton; guest Matthew Boedy.
Art: Sarah Eshelman