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::I agree with you with what you say about Twain's religious views, above. And I've said on the Talk page that I believe he should be removed from the list in [[Homeschooling#High-achieving Christians who were educated at home|Homeschooling]]. Although if his religious views are to be mentioned, something must be said about his book on Joan of Arc... [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 07:25, 10 March 2007 (EST)
::I agree with you with what you say about Twain's religious views, above. And I've said on the Talk page that I believe he should be removed from the list in [[Homeschooling#High-achieving Christians who were educated at home|Homeschooling]]. Although if his religious views are to be mentioned, something must be said about his book on Joan of Arc... [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 07:25, 10 March 2007 (EST)
==Religion==
I think that the religion section treats Twain harshly. He was a practicing Presbyterian, but the deaths of most members of his family (his son Langdon, his wife, and two of his three daughters died in his lifetime) by the end of his life made him very bitter towards God and religion but didn't mean he was necessarily an atheist, just angry that life had treated him poorly. I don't know how strict this site is on sources, but the Ken Burns' documentary "Mark Twain" is where I'm getting this information. I know this is a conservative website that considers the kind of humor regarding God that Twain utilized to be sacreligious but that doesn't mean that he wasn't a Christian or anti-Christian. I'm going to try to reword the section without ruffling any feathers :). [[User:Ripberger|Ripberger]] 19:29, 21 June 2007 (EDT)