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To: tejek who wrote (363707)	12/19/2007 8:50:52 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573889

Adams and Jefferson were both Unitarians and were among the most religiously liberal of the FF's. What separates them from Deists (besides the church going) is that they both viewed God as being a righteous judge who was actively interested in and active in human affairs. Thats why Adams called for natinonal days of fasting and prayers for forgiveness of individual and national sins: churchstatelaw.com When I said they would be considered members of the religious right today its because of statements like this: • Statesmen, my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free Constitution is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People in a greater Measure than they have it now, They may change their Rulers and the forms of Government, but they will not obtain a lasting Liberty. They will only exchange Tyrants and Tyrannies. o Letter to Zabdiel Adams (1776-06-21) Do you not remember that only recently all the liberals in the land were scandalized when Romney said something like the above? That shows my point. Todays liberals would object to Adams, the most religiously liberal of the FF's, saying the above just as they did to Romney. BTW Adams and Jefferson became friends and correspondents after they had both retired from the Presidency. They were political enemies during their political careers.