Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Jefferson’
America: Just Another Ancient Rome? (Part 1)
Rome didn’t fall in a day. That’s a historical myth. On September 4, A.D. 476, the Western Roman Empire came to an end. At least that’s the date historians eventually…
Read More“Thy Kingdom Come”: The Church of Thomas Jefferson (Part 3)
Thomas Jefferson was always a believer. Although his political opponents tagged him an atheist, there was no demonstrable evidence to support that claim. Being Virginian, Jefferson was raised Anglican…
Read MoreOur Lives, Fortunes and Honor: The Declaration of Independence
Ever hear of George Walton, Arthur Middleton, Lyman Hall or William Ellery? Or Thomas Heyward, Richard Stockton, Francis Hopkinson or William Floyd? Probably not. They’re hardly household names. Did you…
Read More“A Wee Little Book”: The Bible of Thomas Jefferson (Part 2)
Jefferson…wrote his own Bible that excluded all references to miracles, wonders, signs, virgin birth, resurrection, the God-head, and whatever else conflicted with his own religious thought.[i] Robert S.…
Read More“I am a Real Christian”: The Religious Views of Thomas Jefferson (Part 1 of 4)
Jefferson’s personal history…disgraceful conduct…reputation for free thinking and loose morality is admitted.[1] “An atheist and fanatic.”[2] “[His] knowledge of and admiration for the teachings of Jesus have never been…
Read MoreMixing Church and State: Thomas Jefferson and America’s First Megachurch
t America is known for its churches. Even today, despite decades of declining attendance, millions of Americans still head to church every Sunday. Many will gather in what we call…
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