2006-07-27 06:07:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
He was admittedly so (a deist), read his personal letters:
http://www.sullivan-county.com/identity/jeff_letters.htm
"It would be more pardonable to believe in no God at all, than to blaspheme him by the atrocious attributes of Calvin. Indeed, I think that every Christian sect gives a great handle to atheism by their general dogma, that, without a revelation, there would not be sufficient proof of the being of a God. Now one-sixth of mankind only are supposed to be Christians; the other five-sixths then, who do not believe in the Jewish and Christian revelation, are without a knowledge of the existence of a God??"----- To J. Adams, 1823 On Calvinism
2006-07-27 06:13:50 · answer #1 · answered by m137pay 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Never heard that. Considering how many times he referred to God in his speechs and writings, I would not think atheist was a term to describe him.
2006-07-27 13:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by Salem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've heard that in a number of places, and see a number of quotes on it.
2006-07-27 13:11:25 · answer #3 · answered by lagunium 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he was a deist not an atheist
2006-07-27 13:12:02 · answer #4 · answered by biggun4570 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've actually heard this. From what I heard, he was an atheist.
2006-07-27 19:29:33 · answer #5 · answered by Brooke 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe his writings show he believed in God, read the preamble to the Declaration of Independance...
2006-07-27 13:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by R J 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that, yes.
2006-07-27 13:18:13 · answer #7 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of that. Where have you heard that?
2006-07-27 13:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by mageta8 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No I haven't heard...probably because I don't care
by the way, thanks for the 2 points
2006-07-27 13:11:09 · answer #9 · answered by keziah 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
So what?!
2006-07-27 13:10:09 · answer #10 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋