Biblical Bovine Fertilizer: David Barton’s ‘Science’

It should come as little surprise that some (even most) of the extreme Christian right-wingers are more than just a few cards short of a deck; even bat-shit crazy (although not necessarily in a clinical sense). Case in point – David Barton who is just about as Biblically obsessed as it is possible to be without being an actual professional theologian. Here’s how Barton views science and science-related subjects mostly through his Biblical lens (as related by the following headlines culled from stories posted on the “Right Wing Watch” website).

*[David] Barton: Science Proves the Bible… (Posted 8 April 2011)

*[David] Barton: The Bible Opposes Net Neutrality. (Posted 19 April 2011)

*[David] Barton: Founding Fathers Were Against Teaching Evolution… (Posted 8 June 2011)

*Dr. [David] Barton Recommends Getting Your Healthcare Advice Straight From the Bible. (Posted 28 June 2011)

*[David] Barton: Life Begins Before Conception. (Posted 23 February 2012)

*[David] Barton: Schools Don’t Teach History … Because of Evolution. (Posted 6 April 2012)

*[David] Barton Suggests We Can’t Cure AIDS because it is Punishment for Sin. (Posted 27 April 2012)

*[David] Barton: DNA Evidence is a Biblical Concept. (Posted 3 October 2012)

*[David] Barton: Science Will Eventually Discover That Salt is Not Bad for People Because the Bible Says So. (Posted 12 October 2012)

*[David] Barton: We Haven’t Had Global Warming In Sixteen Years. (Posted 14 August 2013)

*[David] Barton: Being a Good Scientist or Mathematician Requires a Proper ‘Fear of the Lord’. (Posted 4 September 2013)

*[David] Barton: Everything the Bible Says Will Eventually Be Confirmed By Science. (Posted 6 September 2013)

*[David] Barton: America Must Have ‘A Biblical View on Computer Programming’. (Posted 2 December 2014)

*[David] Barton: The Founding Fathers Opposed the Theory of Evolution, Which Was Established In 500 B.C. (Posted 23 December 2014)

*David Barton: The Bible Says There Will Never Be a Vaccine for HIV Because AIDS Is the Penalty for Homosexuality. (Posted 2 March 2015)

*David Barton Once Again Claims That the Bible Says There Will Never Be an AIDS Vaccine. (Posted 13 April 2015)

*David Barton: The Concept of Adolescence Is Unbiblical. (Posted 19 April 2016)