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It spite of Christian right attempts to rewrite history to make Jefferson into a Christian, little about his philosophy resembles that of Christianity. Although Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence wrote of the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God, there exists nothing in the Declaration about Christianity.

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vor
Jan. 4, 2007, 1:09 p.m.
Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting "Jesus Christ," so that it would read "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination.
-Thomas Jefferson, Autobiography, in reference to the Virginia Act for Religious Freedom
END OF ARGUMENT....we are not a Christian nation...thank GOD!!!
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vor
Jan. 5, 2007, 8:52 a.m.
You believe what you want to believe.
Answer this for me professor. If Thomas Jefferson did not believe in Christ's divinity how on earth can you describe him as a Christian? Read Jefferson's Bible you will find it quite interesting. I can assure you that in the Bible Belt his beliefs would be considered quite unacceptable. This is easily resolved by turning a blind eye to knowledge as you have done. Jefferson saw great worth in what is described as Jesus's word and morality. That does not make him a Christian. This is clear. As it would be unimaginable to hear him express..."I believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost"....
You assuredness of the correctness of your argument pleases no one but yourself. Your beliefs have no influence on mine as they are derived from faith and my arguments will always be based on logic. Therefore you will assuredly find it rare that we agree on anything. I hold the facts, you hold the myth.
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mntnman444
Jan. 6, 2007, 12:44 p.m.
" I have recently been examining all known superstitions of the world.I find in our particular superstition,Christianity,not one redeeming feature,they are all alike founded on fable and mythology"
-Thomas Jefferson

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  ru4me
  June 29, 2007, 1:45 p.m.
  I do not know what you have been reading, but Christianity being founded on fable and mythology?...wake up!
  Have you ever studied the Bible? Have you ever looked at the many, many evidences that it is true?
  Do you realize that historical writers from many nations throught history have reported the stories found in the Bible?
  Do you know that the Dead Sea Scrolls contain most of the Book of Isaiah?
  Do you realize that the location for the Crossing of the Red Sea by Moses has been located with absolute proof?
  The historian, Josephus, record much of the day and times of Jesus?
  fable and mythology, uh?
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Locky12
Jan. 4, 2007, 11:18 p.m.
in the context of what God means in the article...why would people want "Under God" out of our Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" off our currency? Why do people want all references to God out of the public square?
This article is a red-herring. This country is for everybody of every faith or no faith at all...but the strong Judeo-Christian traditions of our founding fathers and beyond cannot be denied!

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    ru4me
    June 29, 2007, 1:50 p.m.
    Do you know what E Pluribus Unum means?
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ETproductions
Jan. 5, 2007, 11:51 a.m.
As one who is chiming in to label others as wrong, that task falls to you. And I would be astounded if books written 200 years ago are "the same" as those today. But the handwritten correspondence of Jefferson speaks eloquently enough for itself.
Yesterday, I was searching for a video link to Monty Python's Holy Grail and the scene with the fight between the Black Knight and King Arthur. Ran across this link. It speaks volumes on why it is utterly pointless to cite facts to someone like GodsServant.
http://www.jcnot4me.com/Items/evidence/Without A Leg To Stand On.htm
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  ru4me
  June 29, 2007, 2:36 p.m.
  I love it when people speak about things, acting like experts in the field, and yet they have not a clue about what they speak! ;)
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vor
Jan. 5, 2007, 11:28 a.m.
Again, God's Servant, your entire argument is based on faith, not reason. And of course because of your faith you reject every argument based on logic. I cannot imagine living such a life. There is almost surely a God (some omnipotent force opererating in this universe) but you can spend all day reading the Bible and you aren't getting one iota closer to understanding such an entity.

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  ru4me
  June 30, 2007, 9:34 a.m.
  How can you say that any argument for God or the Bible is solely based on faith. There are many archealogical evidences that the Bible is true. The Dead Sea Scrools contain most of the Book of Isaiah. When compared to the Bible it is extrememly acurate. Thats fact. What about secular writers who confirm the stories in the Bible? Seems like more fact.
  You are just unwilling to study the FACTS with an open mind!
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mntnman444
Jan. 6, 2007, 12:33 p.m.
" The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jeruselem of an insane asylum"
-Thomas Paine
" The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy"
-Thomas Paine
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"
-Ben Franklin
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searcher1
Nov. 18, 2007, 10:54 a.m.
I've observed two groups of people who profess atheism. Those who truly believe there is no deity above humanity. And those who profess a disbelief, but actually harbor a hatred for argument of the existance of a deity. The former are recognized by there impervious regard to those who profess belief in such. And the latter are easly recoginized by there incessant vitriol toward those same believers. It becomes blantly obvious through there viteral, they actually believe in a deith, they just don't like him.