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→Views on Religion and Religious Liberty: Paine was the only Deist among the colonial leaders who formed the United States, contrary to liberal bias falsely asserting that many of the Founders were Deists.
==Views on Religion and Religious Liberty==
==Views on Religion and Religious Liberty==
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),<ref>The first part was written earlier, in 1794.</ref> in which he asserts that organized religions, including Christianity, are frauds.
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),<ref>The first part was written earlier, in 1794.</ref> in which he asserts that organized religions, including Christianity, are frauds.
Paine was the only [[Deist]] among the colonial leaders who formed the [[United States]], contrary to [[liberal bias]] falsely asserting that many of the [[Founders]] were Deists.
But Thomas Paine vigorously defended freedom of religion:
But Thomas Paine vigorously defended freedom of religion: