In an letter written in 1800 to one of his fellow signers of the Declaration of Independence, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Jefferson said his views were consistent with Deism.
He was also known to be openly scornful of many of the tenets of Christianity and held in contempt most leaders of the Christian church. Look into it sometime. You might be surprised what you find.
35 posted on 07/02/2003 12:27:46 PM PDT by tdadams