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Thursday, January 12, 2012

5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today

Thomas Jefferson believed that a coolly rational form of religion would take root in America. Was he ever wrong.


To hear the Religious Right tell it, men like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were 18th-century versions of Jerry Falwell in powdered wigs and stockings. Nothing could be further from the truth.


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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    most of this is opinion

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    @1:04 Really? Why? The fact remains is that many of the founding fathers were Deists. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence for this in their writings and letters. I know that this fact hurts the narrative of the evangelicals, but it's hard to argue with verifiable facts.

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