[Note: this photo of a generic religious painting is file only.] Our book, DOUBTING THOMAS by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe, makes two key points: 1) Jefferson, though not an orthodox Christian (especially later in life), was by no means an atheist or agnostic. 2) Jefferson did not believe that God …
Our book, Doubting Thomas, by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe deals with the faith or lack thereof of Thomas Jefferson. The documents that the third president went through various stages of religious conviction, while always claiming to be a Christian and while always attending church, usually the Episcopal Church at …
In our book, DOUBTING THOMAS (by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe), on the faith or lack thereof of Thomas Jefferson, we see that he went through different stages of life…sometimes as a believer, but sometimes as a serious doubter. Here is a summary of his faith during his adult years. …
Thomas Jefferson was not an orthodox Christian, but nor was he a lifelong skeptic. When he was most valuable to his country—especially in writing the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and in writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (written 1777 and passed 1786)—from all outward appearances, he …
From what is said about Thomas Jefferson today, one could easily assume that he was atheist, a lifelong skeptic, and he believed in the strict separation of church and state (as in separating God and government). But our book, DOUBTING THOMAS shows that the historical evidence contradicts those assertions. Here …