If the he you are referring to is Thomas Jefferson - he was NOT a Christian; he was a Deist (as were most of the founding fathers.) They were also all Freemasons, but that's beside the point. A deist recognizes God, but not Jesus Christ; therefore, a deist cannot be a Christian.
Just wanted to pass along this little tidbit. No flame intended.
This is actually a very bad historical lie that has only been around since the early part of the 20th century. The book that propogated this lie was W. E. Woodward's 1926 book entitled George Washington: The Image and the man. Within the book he repeatedly refutes the ideas of any of the founding fathers as Christians, but rather displays them all as greedy, uncaring Deists, who's intent of creating a free country was simply for monentary gains.
"Additionally today's so-called Jeffersonians ignore the fact that Jefferson designated space in the Rotund of the University of Virginia for chapel services; that he expected students to participate in various religios schools which he personally had invited to locate adjacent to and upon the University property; that he praised the use of the Charlottesville courthouse for religious services; and that he stated that religion is "deemed in other countries with good government and yet proved by our experience to be its best support."
In Fact Jefferson thought Christianity so important that he personnally authored a work for the Indians entitled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth which set forth the teachings of Jesus as delivered in the Gospels. While President of the United States, Jefferson even approved several measures appropriating federal funds to pay for Christian missionaries to the Indians."
(pg 207. David Barton Origional Intent. 1997)
If you want the exact sources he used to prove this point just respond back channel and i will send them to you.
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