tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135060557127775977.post814139386509757839..comments2009-07-05T21:41:38.958-05:00Comments on Kurtharsis: Christian Founders, My Ass.Kurt Pankauhttps://profiles.google.com/108500389926919033691noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135060557127775977.post-6767304039458294732009-07-05T21:41:38.958-05:002009-07-05T21:41:38.958-05:00Jefferson got a lot of flack in his day for his re...Jefferson got a lot of flack in his day for his religious views, which is why he tried very hard to keep them secret. He became skilled at evading questions about his religion, even to his close friends. His version of the New Testament wasn't published until some time after his death and was revealed to very few before then.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397690087325816911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135060557127775977.post-23081998853512342462009-07-05T11:21:14.216-05:002009-07-05T11:21:14.216-05:00Interesting; I didn't know about the Jefferson...Interesting; I didn't know about the Jefferson Bible, but I did know that he was Deist rather than conventional Christian.<br /><br />And it seems that Jefferson is credited with creating the phrase "separation of church and state": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#Religious_views<br /><br />Oh those wacky founding fathers.Abby (aka AgatheAthena)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16447551005638395272noreply@blogger.com