John Brown & Secession

[Alabaman]

Hi Matthew,

As I gather from your kind reply, A. Lincoln was actually a deist. That's very interesting! Thanks for your reply, Matthew. One never ceases to learn. :-)

Most Respectfully,
Rob

[matthew mckeon]

Rob,
I was just nattering on. I wish someone with something more than half remembered reading would post.

[ole]

Matthew and Rob:

It's a bit difficult to tell what Lincoln was personally. According to acquaintences of his youth, he was an agnostic and, worse, he was a mocker. It is conceivable that as he matured he began to develop some positive thoughts on belief. It is equally conceivable that as a politician he had to join with his highly pious constituents in acknowledging belief.

Going to church, with attendant newspeople, has been a requirement for all presidents, living and dead. Whether he was a deist or ingenuously sprinkled his speeches with reference to an almighty is a tough question. I'll vote for a political deist.

Ole