
Yet during his administration and that of James Madison, the state became the church. Within a year of his inauguration, Jefferson began attending church services in the House of Representatives, making it a habit to ride there every Sunday on horseback, rain or shine. In fact, it is said that Jefferson never missed a single church service, even in inclement weather. Odd for a man who wasn't religious at all and who supposedly wanted government to have nothing to do with religion. Hmmm.

Throughout his administration, Jefferson also permitted church services in executive branch buildings and allowed the preaching of the Gospel in the Supreme Court chambers.
Only a rational person could come to the conclusion that Jefferson wasn't at all against the melding of religion and government. From various documents and letters, including the Bill of Rights, it seems obvious that he and the other founders were simply against having an imposed national religion. In fact, by attending church services on public property, Jefferson consciously and deliberately revealed his support to religion as a basis for good republican government.
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Interesting post, MaryLu. I didn't know this about church services. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteInteresting fact! Thanks for sharing.
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