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We've never had an atheist president, but we've had deists (whom most evangelicals would discount as Christians) including Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. W
by time_management 18y ago
We've never had an atheist president, but we've had deists (whom most evangelicals would discount as Christians) including Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. We've also had Unitarian presidents, such as John Adams.
- jganetsk 18y agoWhen Jefferson was running for President... his opponents would smear him by calling him a "howling atheist". Jefferson was deeply repulsed by Christianity, read his quotes: http://www.nobeliefs.com/jefferson.htm http://www.nobeliefs.com/jefferson.htm