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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
Ah but even Ben saw the wisdom of the Bible even if he didn't believe it.
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So, he was an advocate ofr a Christian nation even though he thought it was bunk, even though
useful bunk?
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I was involved in a discussion of Jefferson many years ago, the consensus was that he did fall away (and while fallen invented 'modern' negative campaigning!) but came back when older.
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"Fall away"? "Fallen"? If you want to see just how far Jefferson "strayed" read his "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth".
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I don't know if that is true (the campaigning is). But, 1 of many many.
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If Jefferson invented negative campaigning it was by being the victim of it. Adams, that devout Christian, threw the kitchen sink at Jefferson, right down to the (accurate) rumors about Sally Hemmings.
John