[metalmanx2j]

No Ben was a Deist, which is a belief that God created the world and all the rules it is governed by, but He doesn't interfere with the world or anything about it thereafter. This belief discounts the divinity of Jesus since Jesus' mission was basically God "tampering" with the world He created. The funny thing is though, that Ben said, in respect, "that if a swallow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it possible that an empire can arise without His aid?" Plus, he also insisted that before opening each meeting of the Continental Congress, the group resite a short prayer unto God.

So, you can kind see that he was a confused man.

[little jeremiah]

Maybe he wasn't *that* kind of deist. Also from what I have read he chaned his viewpoint on religion quite a bit as he got older.