| | *In eighteenth century terms, Jefferson was man of the left in that he supported the French Revolution and opposed the British. He insisted he was a "real Christian" and was a regular church goer. He was a unitarian at a time when unitarianism was still seriously Christian. He didn't accept the Nicene Creed, the trinity, or the doctrine of any sect. "I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know," he wrote.[https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/jeffersons-religious-beliefs] He was also a white supremacist with conflicted views on slavery. FDR made him an icon of the Democratic Party. Now it's Obama's party, with no room for the skeptical or even the thoughtful. So Jefferson has been expelled. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 05:48, 6 June 2017 (EDT) | | *In eighteenth century terms, Jefferson was man of the left in that he supported the French Revolution and opposed the British. He insisted he was a "real Christian" and was a regular church goer. He was a unitarian at a time when unitarianism was still seriously Christian. He didn't accept the Nicene Creed, the trinity, or the doctrine of any sect. "I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know," he wrote.[https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/jeffersons-religious-beliefs] He was also a white supremacist with conflicted views on slavery. FDR made him an icon of the Democratic Party. Now it's Obama's party, with no room for the skeptical or even the thoughtful. So Jefferson has been expelled. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 05:48, 6 June 2017 (EDT) |
| | **BTW, in case anyone's still in doubt, here's an article fully exposing more on his love of the Jacobins, to the extent that he outright ignored not only Morris, but even Short, and the latter was like a son to him: [https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/05/understanding-thomas-jeffersons-reactions-rise-jacobins/ Understanding Thomas Jefferson’s Reactions to the Rise of the Jacobins]. Like I said, anyone, and I do mean ANYONE, who supports the same people who tried to outright slaughter us Christians simply to prove God doesn't exist, and knowingly do so especially, is an awful piece of trash in my book. I could care less if they were American, even one of our Founding Fathers, I'd still feel disgusted for him cheerleading for those butchers. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 19:55, 1 July 2017 (EDT) | | **BTW, in case anyone's still in doubt, here's an article fully exposing more on his love of the Jacobins, to the extent that he outright ignored not only Morris, but even Short, and the latter was like a son to him: [https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/05/understanding-thomas-jeffersons-reactions-rise-jacobins/ Understanding Thomas Jefferson’s Reactions to the Rise of the Jacobins]. Like I said, anyone, and I do mean ANYONE, who supports the same people who tried to outright slaughter us Christians simply to prove God doesn't exist, and knowingly do so especially, is an awful piece of trash in my book. I could care less if they were American, even one of our Founding Fathers, I'd still feel disgusted for him cheerleading for those butchers. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 19:55, 1 July 2017 (EDT) |
| | + | ***There's also [https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4779&context=theses this essay] that I found, which, while mostly focusing on [[Thomas Paine]] and [[Joel Barlow]], did have some commentary on Thomas Jefferson, and indicated the latter was about as radical as those two, especially regarding the French Revolution. The source also implied he was a supporter of public education, indicating he may have had some progressive tendencies. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 07:45, 6 February 2021 (EST) |