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<blockquote data-quote="DriveInDriѵeOut" data-source="post: 1357269" data-attributes="member: 44954">&quot;But while this syllabus is meant to place the character of Jesus in its true light, as no imposter himself, but a great reformer of the Hebrew code of religion, it is not to be understood that I am with him in all his doctrines. I am a materialist; he takes the side of spiritualism; he preaches the efficacy of repentance towards forgiveness of sin; I require a counterpoise of good works to redeem it......&nbsp; Among the sayings and discourses imputed to Him by His biographers, I find many passages of fine imagination, correct morality, and of the most lovely benevolence; and others, again, of so much ignorance, so much absurdity, so much untruth, charlatanism and imposture, as to pronounce it impossible that such contradictions should have proceeded from the same Being. I separate, therefore, the gold from the dross; restore to Him the former, and leave the latter to the stupidity of some, and roguery of others of His disciples.&quot; -- Thomas Jefferson: letter to William Short, April 13, 1820</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DriveInDriѵeOut, post: 1357269, member: 44954"] "But while this syllabus is meant to place the character of Jesus in its true light, as no imposter himself, but a great reformer of the Hebrew code of religion, it is not to be understood that I am with him in all his doctrines.[B] I am a materialist[/B]; he takes the side of spiritualism; he preaches the efficacy of repentance towards forgiveness of sin; I require a counterpoise of good works to redeem it...... Among the sayings and discourses imputed to Him by His biographers, I find many passages of fine [B]imagination[/B], correct morality, and of the most lovely benevolence; and others, again, of so much[B] ignorance[/B], so much [B]absurdity[/B], so much [B]untruth[/B], [B]charlatanism[/B] and [B]imposture[/B], as to pronounce it impossible that such contradictions should have proceeded from the same Being. I separate, therefore, the gold from the dross; restore to Him the former, and leave the latter to the stupidity of some, and roguery of others of His disciples." -- Thomas Jefferson: letter to William Short, April 13, 1820 [/QUOTE]

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