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To: AnalogReigns
I always found it fascinating that the Father of the "Wall of Separation of Church and State" took a pair o scissors and cut out of his bible any references to the Deity of Christ.

The Smithsonian has that bible.

365 posted on 04/03/2003 8:41:24 PM PST by sauropod (If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy...)
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To: sauropod
Clearly Jefferson wasn't a Christian, by any biblical standard. I don't know any responsble scholars who say otherwise.

One thing about the "Jeffersonain Bible" however. He edited it not as how he wanted the Bible to be, or even how he professed to believe, rather as a a tool for "evangelism" to the American Indians, because he thought the mirracles would distract from the essential moral teachings of Christ.

Christians have always claimed those same miracles, far from being a distraction, established and anchored the moral teachings of Christ, showing His right to make them....
405 posted on 04/03/2003 9:19:44 PM PST by AnalogReigns
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