Consider all. Test All. Hold on to the good.
Original Intent
David Barton (Wallbuilders, Inc.: August 2008), 552 pages.
Table of Contents
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- Foreword 5
- Editor’s Notes 7
- Acknowledgments 11
- 1 Religion and the Courts 13
- 2 Religion and the Constitution 27
- 3 The Misleading Metaphor 49
- 4 The Judicial Evidence 55
- 5 The Historical Evidence 81
- 6 The Religious Nature of the Founding Fathers 129
- 7 Safeguarding Original Intent 153
- 8 Rewriting Original Intent 157
- 9 Ignoring Original Intent 197
- 10 The Court’s Selective Use of History 203
- 11 Establishing the American Philosophy of Government 219
- 12 A Changing Standard – Toward a New Constitution? 233
- 13 A Constitution in a State of Flux 239
- 14 Identifying the Spirit of the Constitution 247
- 15 Maintaining Constitutional Integrity 259
- 16 Revisionism: A Willing Accomplice 285
- 17 Religion and Morality: The Indispensable Supports 325
- 18 Returning to Original Intent 337
- Appendix A The Declaration of Independence 357
- Appendix B The Constitution of the United States 361
- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Select Individuals Referenced in Original Intent 379
- Appendix D Endnotes 439
- Appendix E List of Cases Cited 505
- Appendix F Bibliography 513
- Appendix G Index 535