Jefferson was not an atheist, but neither was he a Christian believer.
All one has to do is read the Second Inaugural Address........
First the fags and now this.
The letter that President Lincoln sent to a Mrs Bixby of Boston during the Civil war strongly suggests otherwise:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
A. Lincoln
Washington wasn't exactly a Deist either, but he had leanings in that direction.
Lincoln had something of an Old Testament view of religion that deepened as he aged. He understood judgment, but had a hard time accepting redemption.
I always thought Lincoln was an agnostic. But since libs write all the books, perhaps I’m mistaken. And the idea that Washington was an athiest!!!
...good to know, guess I should bake a few and pray to them for the removal of an evil Marxist tyrant trying to divide our nation into warring factions as well...
Jefferson was a non-Christian and was likely a Deist.
Lincoln was likely not a Christian either, but definitely a monotheist.
Jefferson did not believe in the divinity of Jesus. In fact he compiled his own New Testament. He edited out all references to miracles or any super natural events. What was left were the moral and ethical teachings, which Jefferson admired greatly. His edited version is called the Jefferson Bible.
Jefferson did not believe in the supernatural.
The only Christian signer of the Declaration was John Jay.
The only Christian signer of the Declaration was John Jay.
Baptist ping
Actually, only God, Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington know for sure.
My favorite quote of Lincoln was during a national day of prayer during the civil war. A group of Methodist ministers said to Pres. Lincoln, “We pray that God is on our side.” My Lincoln replied, “That is not my concern. But that we are on God’s side is my concern!”
And Muslims claim that they worship the same G-d as Jews & Christians.
Whoop-tee-doo, whatever feeds your agenda, hijack it for your own. Bet that Lincoln was a secret Muslim, too.
The internet is chock full of fake quotes ascribing religious sentiments to Washington and Lincoln.
But it appears to also be true that there is not a good source for either of the anti-religion quotes in the article.
“Then little Willie died, the apple of his eye, his beloved son, his little boy. Lincoln was absolutely crushed. He was so overwhelmed with grief that he set aside every Thursday to mourn his death. He would see no one on that day, but wept and mourned and lamented the death of his son Willie.
Dr. Francis Vinton, rector of Trinity Church, came down to Washington from New York. He was a friend of the family, and was allowed in to see the President. Not wanting to beat around the bush, he told him it was not right to mourn like this over his son. He said, “Your son is alive in paradise with Christ, and you must not continue.” Lincoln sat there as though he were in a stupor, and then his mind caught onto the words that Dr. Vinton had said. He exclaimed, “Alive! Alive! Surely, sir, you mock me.” “No, Mr. President, it is a great doctrine of the church. Jesus himself said that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Lincoln leaped to his feet and threw his arms around this pastor. He wept openly and sobbed, saying, “Alive! Alive! My boy is alive!” From that day on there began a change in Lincoln that even his wife Mary noticed.
His religious views began to dramatically change. There is a remarkable letter from an Illinois clergyman who talked to Lincoln after this time. He said this to Mr. Lincoln, “Mr. President, do you love Jesus?” After a long pause, Mr. Lincoln solemnly replied: “When I left Springfield, I asked the people to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ. Yes, I do love Jesus.”
http://www.timetracts.com/Was%20Abraham%20Lincoln%20a%20Christian.htm
What if they were? Would G-d cease to exist if George Washington or Thomas Jefferson didn't believe in Him?
As an American I revere our Founders, but I don't consider them religious authorities. My beliefs come from a much more ancient source.
Ok, I can’t stand Lincoln, and even I’m not so blinded by that to think thT he was an athiest. He was close friends with Chiniquy and wrote to him on religous subject matter a couple of times, especially about the Jesuits.
“I cannot perceive how man can look into the heavens and say there is no God.”
Abe Lincoln