[fr_freak]

Jefferson probably isn't the best person to quote.

He made a decision to keep the theology school separate from the rest of the state-funded University of Virginia because he felt it would be an establishment of religion.

There is a big difference between having a theology school, which is an organization designed to teach and promote specific religious beliefs, in a state-run school and simply having Christian references incorporated into school teachings. While I can see Jefferson recognizing that a state-run theology school would be a de facto establishment of religion, I am certain he did not object, but in fact even encouraged, incorporations of Christianity in the school, little things such as starting the day with a prayer or having the Ten Commandments displayed on the wall.

[gdani]

I am certain he did not object, but in fact even encouraged, incorporations of Christianity in the school, little things such as starting the day with a prayer or having the Ten Commandments displayed on the wall.

Maybe, maybe not. He often said one thing & did another.

What is fact is that he personally did not believe in the divinity of Christ & did not believe in the Virgin Birth. He went so far as to write his own Bible removing all references to miracles, etc that he considered supernatural. He was also apparently a big fan of Unitarianism, although he wasn't one himself (contrary to what some claim).