Wallbuilders Live! With David Barton & Rick Green

What if the Founders didn’t reject the King James Bible at all—but rejected the politics that tried to own it? We open the archive and walk through the real story: why early American leaders printed Bibles in King James language while stripping the king’s name from the title page, how the Aitken Bible won congressional endorsement during the Revolution, and why Noah Webster’s 1833 update aimed to make Scripture plain for everyday readers. Along the way, we spotlight the Geneva Bible’s enduring appeal—not just for its translation, but for the reformers’ commentary that empowered laypeople to measure rulers by the Word, not the other way around.From Pilgrims packing both Geneva and King James aboard the Mayflower to Witherspoon and Isaiah Thomas selecting KJV language for major printings, the thread is consistent: clarity, access, and self-government in the church. That posture shaped a culture where Scripture informed civic life without bowing to royal branding. Then we pivot to another contested narrative: sl