So I love Thomas Jefferson just because of the fact that when he wrote Danbury Baptist Church, going back to them, and you were the one who highlighted this for me and then invited Thomas Jefferson...invited his reverend friend almost immediately after to come preach to Congress. Just shows the simplicity. I love Thomas Jefferson because he's the one everyone attacks as a deist. And then we can immediately prove that he actually had more faith than most actually thought he had. (51:21–51:35)
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Asserts that Thomas Jefferson invited a reverend to preach to Congress shortly after writing to the Danbury Baptist Church.
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