David Barton (author)

David Barton
Barton in 2016
Born (1954-01-28) January 28, 1954
Aledo, Texas, U.S.
Alma materOral Roberts University (BA)
OccupationsAuthor, political activist

David Barton (born January 28, 1954) is an evangelical Christian political activist and author. He is the founder of WallBuilders, LLC, a Texas-based organization that promotes his views about the religious basis of the United States.

Barton has been described as a Christian nationalist; his work is devoted to advancing the idea that the United States was founded as an explicitly Christian nation and rejecting the consensus view that the United States Constitution calls for separation of church and state. Historians have described his research as "flawed" and containing "outright falsehoods".

Barton is a former vice chair of the Republican Party of Texas and served as director of Keep the Promise PAC, a political action committee that supported the unsuccessful Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign.

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