Concerning his religious views - he was wrong (in my opinion) and very spiteful.
Concerning his liberality in religious freedom - very admirable, but many better men wanted religious freeom before him so I do not consider him the father of religious freedom, so to speak.... But I like how, despite how much he disliked Christianity, he always considered religious liberty someone's inherent natural rights.... That is admirable.
2007-01-29 18:01:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was flat dead wrong in his view of Christianity.
He took a pair of scissors and cut up the Bible, removing all the parts that referred to Jesus's divinity and His miracles.
Once you remove the AUTHORITY from which Jesus spoke, (His Godhead), you reduce His teachings to nothing more than that of an educated man. At that point, it becomes very easy to disagree with Him.
But if the teachings come from GOD Himself, you simply must open you ears and listen, yes?
2007-01-29 18:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-17 05:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by michelson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson secretly converted to Islam. That is why he wanted people to be open to other religions... because he realized a greater truth and hoped by allowing the freedom to exist, others would come to explore and question their own faith and seek new knowledge.
2007-01-29 19:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought he was brilliant, and idealistic, and seriously morally flawed. My problem with him isn't his rejection of so much of Christianity, or even his affair with a slave woman (I'm not saying that was a *good* thing either, but I'll accept that it's complicated by the times they lived in, and the fact that she was the half-sister of his late, beloved wife). My problem is how viciously he promoted slimeball tactics in politics, once he and Adams were running against each other. I will always side with Adams against Jefferson :-)
2007-01-29 18:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was one of the greatest thinkers, ever. If we followed his thought, today, our country would be a better place, and our citizens happier.
2007-01-29 18:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I was surprised he had a copy of the Qur'an.
2007-01-29 18:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋