I have read several of their journals, and of the ones I have read, none were Christian.
2006-10-04 05:21:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thomas Jefferson.
Check his first line in this biography.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html
2006-10-04 05:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by dyke_in_heat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The term Christian is first used in the Book of Acts. Up until that point, they were all observant Jews. They initially accepted themselves as Jewish followers of "The Way."
Even today, if you went to services at a Jewish synagog, then to services at a Catholic church you'd find things amazingly similar.
So don't worry about your confusion. They are the church fathers. They were Christian. They were all baptized in the manner Jesus prescribed.
Here are some more names. Check out Polycarp. He was an early Christian Martyr. Knew St. John the Apostle.
2006-10-04 05:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your absolutely right, most were agnostic, which is why they founded this country of the principle of separation of church and state. A lot of the mixing of government and religion was done two centuries later. Like the word God in the pledge of allegiance, and in God we trust on the money, these were put in the 1950's, and this was done as a rebellion against communism.
Case in point, this is a saying that was said by Thomas Jefferson. "Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Most Christians I know would find that statement blasphemous.
2006-10-04 05:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here is one you should find interesting
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...Hope you enjoy it!
...I wish you a blessed eternity!
...By the way, meaning no disrespect to Mr. Jefferson, but somehow Thomas Jefferson has become the "poster boy" for liberal historians, so fully expect them to quote him most of the time."
2006-10-04 05:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by carson123 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well maybe one was a Christian, the others were just Freemasons.
2006-10-04 05:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you wont find any aunless they are wrong. The founding father were diests.
2006-10-04 05:23:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
http://www.catholic.com/library/fathers_know_best.asp
2006-10-04 05:23:41 · answer #7 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you probably know, most of them were deists.
2006-10-04 05:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
ok
2006-10-04 05:24:21 · answer #9 · answered by Osunwole Adeoyin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋