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The Love of Freedom

"The clergy know that I know that they know that they do not know."- Robert Ingersoll

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On Jefferson and God

Posted in February 3rd, 2010

by Scott in American Deism, Declaration of Independence, Exploratory, Religion, Spirituality

I found a copy of the original letter on an Apriarian sect here: http://memory.loc.gov/master/mss/mtj/mtj1/051/0500/0555.jpg.
This is addressed to Thomas B. Parker. My transcription is as follows. I hope I got it right:
Monticello May 15, 1819
I thank you, Sir, for the pamphlet you have been so kind as to send me on the reveries, not say insanities of [...]

Socialized medicine: Tyranny vs Conscience

Posted in December 22nd, 2009

by Scott in American Deism, Declaration of Independence, Politics, Religion

As a spiritual matter, the problem of Tyranny is the problem of conscience. A virtuous and Godly life requires freedom of choice. The freedom to choose between a red car and a green car is not an issue. The “Liberty” in “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” refers to liberty of conscience, not the [...]

Why Jeffersonian Deism is necessary for American freedom

Posted in December 17th, 2009

by Scott in American Deism, Declaration of Independence

Looking at the lesson of history, we see that when one group conquers a nation it either demonizes the gods of the conquered nation, or it absorbs the conquered gods and makes them subservient to the gods of the conquerers. A variation on that happened during the American Revolution. The revolutionaries made the Christian God [...]