Telling Jefferson Lies
Warren Throckmorton
4.9from 127 ratings
- 52
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 127
- Ratings
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- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Telling Jefferson Lies
Season Three which began April 28 is now complete. I renamed the podcast The Christian Past That Wasn't to be consistent with my book from Broadleaf Books, The Christian Past That Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths That Hijack History. This is so much more than a fact-checking book; it critiques the entire Christian nationalist project and misuse of history for political gain. Consistent with the first two seasons of this podcast, The Christian Past That Wasn't demonstrates that separation of church and state was the intention of the framers of the charter documents. We would be so much better off if we stayed true to separation of church and state in the US. Podcast summary: Season one of 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 in season one 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 by publisher Thomas Nelson, followed by 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. Season two consists of interviews with experts on Christian nationalism and the effects of religious liberty on church and state. For more information on books about these topics, go to http://www.gettingjeffersonright.com and http://www.christianpast.com.
- Publisher
- Warren Throckmorton
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Aug 2026
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7 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Live at Nooks Gallery & Book Shop with Scott Coley, July 30, 2026 - Bonus Episode
Published 7 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's the Christian past that wasn't. And I call it the Christian past because so many of those stories are set in a Christian context. And they're also used to try to make Christian points. So there are other stories that don't involve religion that could be debunked as well. This is the Christian past that wasn't. There's also a Christian past that was. There were terrible things done in the nation's past that were done in the name of Christ, that were done in the name of Christianity. That's the Christian past that was. And because of those things, I make the case that In no way can the United States founding be considered Christian. […]
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