I love how the left uses Jeffersons above mentioned letter against us while ignoring his 17,000 some odd other letters.
Thomas Jefferson was a deist (as was Madison, and perhaps Washington and Franklin as well). Had he lived after Darwin he would probably have been an atheist.
True, he considered himself a chrstian, in the sense of admiring J*sus as a great moral philosopher. He rejected the supernatural, and orthodox chrstianity of any form demands the supernatural (though it seems to have forgotten that lately).
“Thomas Jefferson was a deist (as was Madison, and perhaps Washington and Franklin as well). Had he lived after Darwin he would probably have been an atheist.”
In what way is Darwin’s theory contrary to Deism?
>> “Thomas Jefferson was a deist (as was Madison, and perhaps Washington and Franklin as well).” <<
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An oft repeated lie.
None of the founders were deists; all believed in a God that was active in his creation. Jefferson in particular even “translated” his own Bible to agree with his beliefs on Christ.