Reply To: U.S. Presidents and Christianity

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Steve27664
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I have news for you – there have already been U.S. Presidents who were not Christians. Chief among them was Abraham Lincoln, who openly said he believed in God but not in Jesus as his son (the critical part of being Christian!) and was referred to by contemporaries and associates as a deist. Other presidents who were not members of any church were William Henry Harrison, U.S. Grant and Andrew Johnson. Presidents whose religious beliefs were either unknown, doubtful or at least not obvious were James Madison, James Monroe and Zachary Taylor.

Actually, there is some doubt that even George Washington and Thomas Jefferson held Christian beliefs, with both expressing admiration for Thomas Paine’s philosophy, which was definitely not Christian. Even Teddy Roosevelt, publicly expressed doubts about whether God existed. Kind of interesting that all four “heads” on Mount Rushmore may have all been non-Christian Presidents.

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