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==Views on Religion==

==Views on Religion==

Paine was a devout [[Deist]], and was skeptical about miracles in [[Christianity]].  Thirty years after his successful ''Common Sense'' he published ''The Age of Reason'' (1807), in which he asserts that Christianity a mere fraud and cult. This causes a brief revival of [[Deism]] in the [[United States]], but without lasting effect.  He ultimately fell into disfavor due to his intemperate attacks on religion.

Paine was the son of an [[Anglican]] and a [[Quaker]], and grew to become a devout [[Deist]].  Paine was skeptical about miracles in [[Christianity]], and became an opponent of the [[Bible]].  Thirty years after his successful ''Common Sense'' he published ''The Age of Reason'' (1807), in which he asserts that Christianity a mere fraud and cult. This causes a brief revival of [[Deism]] in the [[United States]], but without lasting effect.  He ultimately fell into disfavor due to his intemperate attacks on religion.

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