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'''David Barton''' is known for reminding [[American]] audiences that the words "separation of [[church]] and [[state]]" do not appear in the [[United States]] [[Constitution]]. <ref>http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch1s9.html</ref>  He has spent decades studying documents, letters, and transcripts of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, and personally owns a library of tens of thousands of original writings from the Founding Era, and his organization, Wallbuilders <ref>http://www.wallbuilders.com/</ref>, distributes historical, legal, and statistical information to educate interested citizens <ref>http://www.oru.edu/university/departments/schools/edu.old/Barton.html</ref> through books, videos, and public speaking events.   

'''David Barton''' is known for reminding [[American]] audiences that the words "separation of [[church]] and [[state]]" do not appear in the [[United States]] [[Constitution]].<ref>http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch1s9.html</ref>  He has spent decades studying documents, letters, and transcripts of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, and personally owns a library of tens of thousands of original writings from the Founding Era, and his organization, Wallbuilders,<ref>http://www.wallbuilders.com/</ref> distributes historical, legal, and statistical information to educate interested citizens <ref>http://www.oru.edu/university/departments/schools/edu.old/Barton.html</ref> through books, videos, and public speaking events.   

== ''Original Intent'' And Other Works ==

== ''Original Intent'' And Other Works ==

One of David Barton's popular [[book]]s is ''Original Intent''. <ref>http://www.nccs.net/original_intent.html</ref>  In this compelling compendium of organic utterances, Barton lays out the quotes of [[men]] and [[women]] who lived and breathed during the Founding Era of American History.  The reader is acquainted with quotes from [[letter]]s, [[speech]]es, and the ''Congressional Record''.  Also documented are some [[Court]] decisions which, Barton is convinced, have contributed to the eroding of [[First Amendment]] rights, including the removal of [[prayer]] in [[public school]]s. Barton's books and videos are primarily the presentation and juxtaposition of names and quotes of men who were there when the Constitution and [[Bill of Rights]] of the United States of America were written. Much effort has been made to discredit his work, and those who have read Barton's books and listened to his videos will understand why.  

One of David Barton's popular [[book]]s is ''Original Intent''.<ref>http://www.nccs.net/original_intent.html</ref>  In this compelling compendium of organic utterances, Barton lays out the quotes of [[men]] and [[women]] who lived and breathed during the Founding Era of American History.  The reader is acquainted with quotes from [[letter]]s, [[speech]]es, and the ''Congressional Record''.  Also documented are some [[Court]] decisions which, Barton is convinced, have contributed to the eroding of [[First Amendment]] rights, including the removal of [[prayer]] in [[public school]]s. Barton's books and videos are primarily the presentation and juxtaposition of names and quotes of men who were there when the Constitution and [[Bill of Rights]] of the United States of America were written. Much effort has been made to discredit his work, and those who have read Barton's books and listened to his videos will understand why.  

A theme of ''Original Intent'' would be Barton's view that the rights of American [[citizen]]s are "God-given."  If people can be convinced that faith in God is not foundational to our American government and way of life, then God-given rights are no longer protected but given and taken at will by the government itself. As ''The [[Declaration of Independence]]'' penned by [[Thomas Jefferson]] intones:

A theme of ''Original Intent'' would be Barton's view that the rights of American [[citizen]]s are "God-given."  If people can be convinced that faith in God is not foundational to our American government and way of life, then God-given rights are no longer protected but given and taken at will by the government itself. As ''The [[Declaration of Independence]]'' penned by [[Thomas Jefferson]] intones: