Lakhota
Diamond Member
By Rob Boston
Thomas Jefferson believed that a coolly rational form of religion would take root in America. Was he ever wrong.
To hear the Religious Right tell it, men like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were 18th-century versions of Jerry Falwell in powdered wigs and stockings. Nothing could be further from the truth.
More: 5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today | Belief | AlterNet