Nyteshade81
Nyteshade81 t1_jaej4gz wrote
Reply to comment by Locke_and_Load in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
One case in point:
“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these
shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for
centuries.”
James Madison — 1803 letter objecting use of gov. land for churches
Nyteshade81 t1_jaejh71 wrote
Reply to comment by HPmoni in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
"Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion"
John Adams - Treaty of Tripoli