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Kurt W. Peterson
Kurt W. Peterson teaches history at North Park University in Chicago.
American idol: David Barton's dream of a Christian nation
David Barton, a chief advocate for a Christian America, is a bad historian. When he thunders, "We have lost our understanding of the Founders' intent and teachings. . . . We have been robbed," he is partially right: the founders were at least loosely Christian. But it is historically absurd to dismiss the separation of church and state as a myth.
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