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The religious views of Thomas Jefferson diverged widely from the traditional Christianity of his era. Throughout his life, Jefferson was intensely interested in theology, religious studies, and morality. [1] [2] Jefferson was most comfortable with Deism, rational religion, theistic rationalism, and Unitarianism. [3]
Four presidents were affiliated with Unitarian churches [12] and a fifth (Thomas Jefferson) was an exponent of ideas now commonly associated with Unitarianism. Unitarianism, the belief that God has a unitary nature, developed in opposition to Trinitarianism, the belief that God is three persons in one (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ...
Jefferson's Extracts from the Gospels: The Philosophy of Jesus and The Life and Morals of Jesus. Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series. Vol. 3. pp. 3– 44. ISBN 0691046999. Zastoupil, Lynn (2009). "'Notorious and Convicted Mutilators': Rammohun Roy, Thomas Jefferson, and the Bible". Journal of World History. 20 (3): 399– 434.
The “wall of separation” description is found in a Jan. 1, 1802, letter from President Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury, Connecticut, Baptist Association: “Believing with you that religion is ...
Jefferson's unorthodox religious beliefs became an important issue in the 1800 presidential election. [356] Federalists attacked him as an atheist . As president, Jefferson countered the accusations by praising religion in his inaugural address and attending services at the Capitol.
"Separation of church and state" is a metaphor paraphrased from Thomas Jefferson and used by others in discussions of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
Let’s remember Jefferson for the good he did, not for his ignorant mistakes. | Letters to the editor. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was drafted in 1777 by Thomas Jefferson in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and introduced into the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond in 1779. [1] On January 16, 1786, the Assembly enacted the statute into the state's law.