Later in life, Jefferson came to disbelieve in the Trinity. But what about the New Testament—what does it say on that point? Historic Christians don’t believe in three Gods. But we certainly believe in what the Bible seems to say about the Godhead. Here are seven basic beliefs that are …
An update on some recent exposure for DOUBTING THOMAS (as of 3/4/15): ——a radio show: Great show everyone. Thank you Jerry and Mark. Here is the podcast. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/americanstatesman/2015/03/04/american-freedom-watch-radio–thomas-jefferson-on-religion Karen Schoen ——another radio show: Thursday, February 19th. Bible Breakfast Club with Pastor Ron Miller on WBFI in Kentucky. The podcast can be …
Here’s a clip of Mark Beliles being interviewed for a Presidents Day segment on CBN News. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/February/Letters-What-Did-Jefferson-Really-Think-of-Christianity/
There has been a massive shift in the understanding of “the separation of church and state” in America. As a nation, we were founded for religious liberty, but now that freedom seems under attack by the forces of a militant secularism. Just as an example. Recently, in Houston, city officials …
***11/4/14- Jerry Newcombe posted his weekly column on Jefferson: “Was Jefferson Really a Doubting Thomas?” This was distributed in Jerry’s usual sources: wnd.com, christianpost.com, and townhall.com. Townhall| Columnists | Jerry Newcombe Misreading Jefferson on Church and State Jerry Newcombe | Nov 06, 2014 Unless you’ve been living in a cave lately, you might …
There are 2 key points that our book, Doubting Thomas, strives to make: 1) Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic (and even at the end of his life, when it was now available again, he publicly attended and financially supported Trinitarian worship services, while privately holding Unitarian beliefs), and 2) He did …
Although outwardly an Episcopalian (even attending on a regular basis when Christ Church opened in Charlottesville in 1819 or 1820 until his death in 1826), Jefferson had privately embraced many key Unitarian views. The following observations are not found in our book, Doubting Thomas, but I bring them up to make the …
The goal of our book is to set the record straight on Thomas Jefferson and religion. It is a very nuanced picture. He was not the ACLU’s Jefferson, but nor was he Jefferson the traditional Christian either. Jefferson was a student of the Bible, even though later in life he …
Missionaries urged the distribution of whole Bibles to the multitudes of new Indian tribal groups, but a later letter on January 20, 1816, to Peter Wilson (who apparently had urged Jefferson’s support of Bible translations in languages of Indians) explained Jefferson’s reasoning the best: “. . . I think, therefore, …
Most clergy in Jefferson’s lifetime were not antagonistic to him. Only later did this begin to be popular in some historical works of clergy. And similarly Jefferson was not universally opposed to the clergy. His anti-clericalism was clearly selective and focused, and for biographers to not make that distinction is …