Changes

At the [[Constitutional Convention]] less than three years from his death, however, [[Benjamin Franklin]] proposed prayers in a way indicative of his no longer being a deist.

At the [[Constitutional Convention]] less than three years from his death, however, [[Benjamin Franklin]] proposed prayers in a way indicative of his no longer being a deist.

[[Thomas Jefferson]] did not label himself as a deist, but he rejected the doctrine of the divinity of Jesus and certainly was not an orthodox Christian. Jefferson produced an edited version of the Gospels, later known as the [[Jefferson Bible]], which contained only the moral and ethical teachings of Jesus and omitted third-person accounts of his life, particularly the accounts of the miracles.

The only other [[Founding Father]] described as a deist was [[Thomas Jefferson]] , but he did not call himself a deist. He rejected the doctrine of the divinity of Jesus and certainly was not an orthodox Christian, but he was not a deist either. Jefferson produced an edited version of the Gospels, later known as the [[Jefferson Bible]], which contained only the moral and ethical teachings of Jesus and omitted third-person accounts of his life, particularly the accounts of the miracles.