[WackySam]

They connected Jefferson’s atheism with that of the French

Jefferson was not an atheist.

[NavyCanDo]

“Jefferson was not an atheist.”

There is a lot of gullible people, even here on Free Republic that fall hook line and sinker for the “Jefferson was an atheist lie”. David Barton a truly gifted historian pointed out very clearly on the Glenn Beck TV show, that he was not an atheist, and that the founding Fathers were far more religious than what is commonly believed.

[Cheburashka]

They connected Jefferson’s atheism with that of the French

Jefferson was not an atheist.

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He wasn't a Christian. And the French Revolutionary state that he so identified with was as anti-Christian as any Marxist state.

[Cronos]

Yes, got these links from a fellow freeper --> http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danbury.html and http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/religion.html

[sueuprising]

“Jefferson was not an atheist.”
Jefferson was not an orthodox Christian in any sense which is what they were comparing him to. The Adamses, along with a good deal of Americans, considered the French, atheists. Because Jefferson seemed so pro-French there was a rumor that one would have to lock up the Family Bible if Jefferson were to become President! Evidently, he was able to convince the majority of voters that he was not an enemy to Christianity, and won the election.