Comments on: Was the Jefferson Bible an evangelism tool? https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/04/12/was-the-jefferson-bible-an-evangelism-tool/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 17:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: oft https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/04/12/was-the-jefferson-bible-an-evangelism-tool/#comment-73743 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:30:12 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8960#comment-73743 As I understand it, Jefferson did indeed favor Christian teaching for Native Americans.>>>>
There goes Separation of Church and State. So he wasnt’ an evangelical; big deal.

]]> By: oft https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/04/12/was-the-jefferson-bible-an-evangelism-tool/#comment-49372 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:58:03 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8960#comment-49372 As I understand it, Jefferson did indeed favor Christian teaching for Native Americans.>>>>
There goes Separation of Church and State. So he wasnt’ an evangelical; big deal.

]]> By: Zoe Brain https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/04/12/was-the-jefferson-bible-an-evangelism-tool/#comment-49371 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:18:06 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8960#comment-49371 I have come to realise that my belief in Good is really a matter of Faith. I told myself that Games Theory, Kantian reasoning etc justified it empirically – which they do. But I eventually realised that even if they hadn’t, even if they contradicted it, I’d still believe it.
God I see as superfluous. The concept of Jesus as “Moral Over-Achiever” sounds in tune with my belief, which is basically that of Jefferson minus the deity.
I’m no Christian. I do try to live by Matthew 22:39-40 (Or Hillel’s version in Shabbat 34a IIRC) and 1 Corinthians 13.

]]> By: Zoe Brain https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/04/12/was-the-jefferson-bible-an-evangelism-tool/#comment-73734 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:18:06 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8960#comment-73734 I have come to realise that my belief in Good is really a matter of Faith. I told myself that Games Theory, Kantian reasoning etc justified it empirically – which they do. But I eventually realised that even if they hadn’t, even if they contradicted it, I’d still believe it.
God I see as superfluous. The concept of Jesus as “Moral Over-Achiever” sounds in tune with my belief, which is basically that of Jefferson minus the deity.
I’m no Christian. I do try to live by Matthew 22:39-40 (Or Hillel’s version in Shabbat 34a IIRC) and 1 Corinthians 13.

]]> By: Throbert McGee https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/04/12/was-the-jefferson-bible-an-evangelism-tool/#comment-49370 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:17:54 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=8960#comment-49370

Thanks for acknowledging this Throbert; too many people in the world who think they are educated about Western religion are so ignorant of this.

I should say thanks, also, Emily — not so much to you personally, but to Jewish tradition generally, as it played a role in “saving” me from degenerating (as an ex-Catholic) into a crabby, fault-finding atheist in the manner of Christopher Hitchens or Richard Dawkins.

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