Our third president was very generous in the support of church activities. Thomas Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic, as some try to make him out to be. Our book, DOUBTING THOMAS, documents this point. It also shows that Jefferson was friendly toward church and religious leaders. In his account …
The idea of Thomas Jefferson as a card-carrying member of the ACLU is absurd. Of course, it’s absurd in light of the fact that the ACLU did not incorporate until 1920. But what is really absurd is the idea that our third president wanted to ban God from the public …
Thomas Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic. When Episcopal worship was available to him, he attended church regularly, faithfully. He also donated generously. Meanwhile, in his neck of the woods there were many revivals. Dr. Mark Beliles thinks that perhaps some of Jefferson’s later-in-life doubts of core Christian doctrines, e.g., …
These letters are important evidence to understand Jefferson’s religious life for it shows that Jefferson clearly heard preachers outside of his own Anglican/Episcopal tradition prior to going to Washington. Before looking at more of Jefferson’s relationship with clergymen and religious groups while president in Washington, the previous reference to Presbyterian minister John Glendy’s preaching …