2007-07-05 Jefferson Bible reveals Founding Father's view of God, faith

2007-07-05 \Thomas Jefferson\Jefferson Bible\separation of church and state\US is a Christian nation\Bible http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs5-2008jul05,0,7730914.story Jefferson Bible reveals Founding Father's view of God, faith &ldquo;The big question now, said Lori Anne Ferrell, a professor of early modern history and literature at Claremont Graduate University, is this: "Can you imagine the reaction if word got out that a president of the United States cut out Bible passages with scissors, glued them onto paper and said, 'I only believe these parts?' " .. "He was a product of his age," said Ferrell, whose upcoming book, The Bible and the People, includes a chapter on the Jefferson Bible. "Yet, he is the least likely person I'd want to pray with. He was more skeptical about religion than the other Founding Fathers."   