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LINK Here Are 5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today | Alternet

Although not an orthodox Christian, Jefferson admired Jesus as a moral teacher. In one of his most unusual acts, Jefferson edited the New Testament, cutting away the stories of miracles and divinity and leaving behind a very human Jesus, whose teachings Jefferson found “sublime.” This “Jefferson Bible” is a remarkable document – and it would ensure his political defeat today. (Imagine the TV commercials the Religious Right would run: Thomas Jefferson hates Jesus! He mutilates Bibles!)

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zblaze 7 June 11
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They would not be unelectable if We would freakin' VOTE!

They can't make it far enough into the process for us to be able to vote for them.

No shit!
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Liked Jefferson for this despite his racism. Trying to get the theists to take in this information is usually very difficult. Maher had this in his documentary too.

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...yet the Far-wrong proclaim our ‘Founding Fathers’ to be godlike.. It’s a contrast most Americans will never fully appreciate, but thanks for posting it ~

Varn Level 8 June 11, 2018
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We should be glad that the founding fathers were not jealous christians. They set things up so religious people were free but also so that non-religious people could be free. How things have changed where today it is extremely hard for a non-believer to hold public office. Christians have gotten deep holds on our public instituions.

and they will not stop until the law of the land, the constitution, is replaced with the bible and biblical law (whatever that means and however they want to interpret it to suit their purpose).
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I would imagine that fake news and alt-truth would take care of that very easily.

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