Jefferson was most proud of penning the Declaration of Independence, founding the University of Virginia, and shepherding the Statute of Religious Freedom; he considered these achievements his gifts to America. What were three accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson most proud? Jefferson asked that only three of his many accomplishments be engraved […]
Use this abbreviation after having formally acknowledged “the University of Virginia.” We use the capital VA because UVA is the flagship public University for the Commonwealth of Virginia and VA is the official abbreviation of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Is University of Virginia the same as UVA? The University of […]
Although Jefferson had good intentions, he clearly violated the Constitution by abusing his position as executive of the U.S. In another situation, Jefferson pushed the limits of presidential power by passing the Embargo Act of 1807. What was Jefferson’s main objection to the Constitution? Thomas Jefferson’s December 20, 1787, letter […]
Of the world’s major religions, Christianity is the largest, with more than two billion followers. What is the top 5 religion? While there are thousands of different religions in the world, the five oldest religions are generally described as the main world religions. These religions are Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, […]
Simultaneously pious and profane, Truman had an unsophisticated understanding of Christianity and attended church irregularly, but he prayed daily for God’s guidance and knew the Bible well. What was Harry Truman’s religion? While living in Independence, he served as a Shabbos goy for Jewish neighbors, doing tasks for them on […]
Washington, D.C., U.S. Eisenhower was born into a large family of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry in Denison, Texas, and raised in Abilene, Kansas. His family had a strong religious background, and his mother became a Jehovah’s Witness. Was Ida Eisenhower a Jehovah’s Witness? Later in life, Ida and David both […]
Edward Herbert. Deism, an unorthodox religious attitude that found expression among a group of English writers beginning with Edward Herbert (later 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury) in the first half of the 17th century and ending with Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, in the middle of the 18th century. […]
This book contains: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, The Book of Tobit, The Book of Susanna, Additions to Esther, The Book of Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, The Epistle of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasses, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Book of Enoch, Book […]
Thomas Jefferson was known as an inventor and tinkerer. But this time he was tinkering with something held sacred by hundreds of millions of people: the Bible. Using his clippings, the aging third president created a New Testament of his own—one that most Christians would hardly recognize. When did Thomas […]
Although Jackson was a Presbyterian, like the Methodists, Disciples of Christ, and most Baptists who dominated the region, he rejected Calvinism, emphasized the virtue of common people, and advocated personal spirituality, salvation through faith in Christ, and individual interpretation of the Bible. What did president Jackson believe in? While Jackson […]
Past of The Lost Books of the Bible The Protevangelion. The Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The Epistles of Jesus Christ and Abgarus King of Edessa. The Gospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate) The Apostles’ Creed (throughout history) The Epistle of Paul the […]
Judaism and Christianity are two monotheistic, ethical religions which share a part of their scriptures in common; the Bible or Tanakh of the Jews is the Old Testament of the Christians. Which religion does not believe in the New Testament? Where the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible is concerned, ecumenically-minded people like […]
Ashoka the Great. Freedom of religious worship was established in the Buddhist Maurya Empire of ancient India by Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC, which was encapsulated in the Edicts of Ashoka. Who believed in freedom of speech thought and religion? Although Locke spoke out for freedom of […]
Jefferson’s stature as the most profound thinker in the American political tradition stems beyond his specific policies as president. His crucial sense of what mattered most in life grew from a deep appreciation of farming, in his mind the most virtuous and meaningful human activity. How was Thomas Jefferson a […]
Many of the founding fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and Monroe—practiced a faith called Deism. Deism is a philosophical belief in human reason as a reliable means of solving social and political problems. How religious were the founding fathers? On the surface, most Founders appear to have been orthodox (or “right-believing”) […]