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To: Poison Pill

You need to study accurate history rather than liberal propaganda about anti Christianity. You are simply incorrect in much of what you write.

Jefferson changed the bible putting it in chronological order, which it is not in it’s traditional form. The name of his book (he didn’t call it the Jefferson Bible) was The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth.

Jefferson believed the government should not declare a religion, he actually wrote this while being President and it was eventually published by the government for incoming congressmen until supplies ran out in the 1950’s. His book/bible reflected that although, in todays world you would have been greatly insulted by his “forcing” Christianity down everyone’s throats.

You can read it here: http://www.thejeffersonbible.com/


33 posted on 06/12/2015 5:11:40 AM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Wpin

Here is some interesting information that may surprise you about Thomas Jefferson and his Christianity...

http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=21076


35 posted on 06/12/2015 5:30:15 AM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Wpin
You are simply incorrect in much of what you write.

Your entire meathod of argument is a lazily attempted rhetorical slight of hand.

It works like this. You make an absurd claim; "Our nation was created by Jesus Christ". I ask you to tell me where in the founding documents the name Jesus appears. Instead of answering the direct question, you tell me that I'm "limited", a "fool", need to read more history, etc. Then I get a disjointed opinion, and then I get some straw man pronouncement about which I never disagreed, like; "Jefferson believed the government should not declare a religion".

Please tell me specifically where I am incorrect about what I did say and I will address that. Please don't comment on what I didn't say. Am I incorrect that the founding documents of the country don't mention Jesus? Am I incorrect in saying that Jefferson's Bible was a heavily redacted King James Bible that removed miracle stories and references to divinity resulting in what was essentially a moral guide book?

I'm not interested in your opinions of my level of understanding or my lack of study or the darkness of my mind about which you run on and on and on.

36 posted on 06/12/2015 7:18:50 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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