The Invincible Paul Blair

A little more than a year ago I met Paul Blair, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, OK and founder of the Dominionist religio-political organization Reclaiming Oklahoma for Christ. On that occassion Blair spoke about his good friend David Barton who he believed had evidence that the United States was founded as a "Christian nation."

I suggested that Blair do his own research on this issue and read the source documents himself. I gave him a copy of a newsletter that I published that gave him documentation and references that could help him know where to begin.

The newsletter provided the text of The Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Thomas Jefferson's Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, James Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance, Jefferson's Letter to Danbury Baptist Association, and the Treaty of Tripoli.

If the quotations recently attributed to him by the Oklahoma Gazette are correct, it is hard to find any evidence that Blair has bothered to do any research on his own. Apparently, he still thinks David Barton is a credible researcher.

I'm ordering a copy of Chris Rodda's Liars for Jesus for Blair. I know, I know, I know ... "You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it."

I also know that those who assume the role of pastor should expect to be held to the highest standard of accuracy and veracity. "Study to show yourself approved" (2 Timothy 2:15).