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This was Jefferson’s definition of Christianity. However, for orthodox Christians, this was insufficient as Jefferson did not believe in the Trinity or in the divinity of Jesus. Nor did he believe in the Biblical narrative of most historical events. He was a Christian in the sense that he thought the ethics and philosophy of Jesus was as good as he had seen. See {629222}. In this sense, a number of the Founding Fathers were “Deists” including Jefferson’s conservative rival, John Adams.


This is actually a very widespread belief amongst many Muslims. Even sophisticated national leaders do not appreciate that other religions have adherents who feel just as passionately about their own religion. See {588668} for another example where Muslim leaders believe that if Jewish Kings David and Solomon came back to life they would worship Islam.