Sentences with phrase «mild deists»
Thus the first victories for religious liberty were won in those states where revival Christians combined with mild deists to overthrow the entrenched clergy.
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The mild deists such as Franklin and Jefferson were in agreement with the Christian revivalists on many things.
As a result of the combined efforts of the dissenting Churches and the mild deists such as Jefferson and Madison, full religious liberty was established by law in Virginia in 1785.
The mild deists such as Jefferson were also shocked.