"DOUBTING THOMAS? The Religious Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson" by MARK A. BELILES and JERRY NEWCOMBE deals with the faith---or the lack thereof---of one of our most important founding fathers. But this volume provides NEW information, some of which has not been in print before. To learn more about the book, see www.americapublications.org DOUBTING THOMAS contains previously unpublished documents including a dozen religious letters by Jefferson and two sermons by his pastor Charles Clay. Jefferson voluntarily joined and donated to Clay’s Calvinistical Reformed Church of Charlottesville.
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 …