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To: xzins
>> He was a judeo-christian deist. He wasn't a neutral deist.

True. Jefferson had great respect for Jesus, and in at least three letters he stated, "I am a Christian".
121 posted on 08/28/2003 6:16:52 AM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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To: PhilipFreneau
True. Jefferson had great respect for Jesus, and in at least three letters he stated, "I am a Christian".
He qualified this statement, explaining that he meant a follower of the moral teachings of Christ. He stated his believe that this was the only sense in which Jesus would have wanted someone to be a Christian...clearly implying his belief that Jesus had no desire to be worshipped as a deity and that Jefferson would not do so.

-Eric

123 posted on 08/28/2003 6:22:47 AM PDT by E Rocc (Separation between church and state: It's not just the law, it's a good idea.)
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