Why President Jefferson Would Not Call for a Day of Prayer—As President (but he did as Governor)

Thomas Jefferson did many things showing support, even as president, for religion in the public square. For example, he regularly the Christian church services held Sunday mornings at the U.S. Capitol during his presidency. As governor of Virginia, he had written a Prayer Proclamation. But he didn’t think the federal …

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Repeatedly Jefferson Had Many Positive Interactions with Christians and Churches, Even as President

On December 13 Thomson, sent Jefferson a copy of his translation of the Old Testament from the Greek—providing evidence once again that our third president was a serious student of the Bible. Jefferson replied on Christmas day saying: “I have dipped into it at the few moments of leisure which my vocations permit, and …

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