Did George Washington and Thomas Jefferson believe Jesus was a myth? Credit: Public Domain
- Did George Washington and Thomas Jefferson believe Jesus was a myth?
- Paine expert Moncure D. Conway reported that Paine and Thomas Jefferson corresponded over whether or not Jesus was a myth.
- Thomas Paine was a "Lost" American Founding Father who questioned the Bible as history.
- Count Volney was friends with Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, among others, and possibly influenced their religious beliefs.
- French mythicist Charles Dupuis was an influence on Napoleon Bonaparte as well as Count Volney and many other European intellectuals.
- Ben Franklin was friendly with many freethinkers and possibly knew about Jesus mythicism during the 18th century.
- Famous French philosopher Voltaire knew about Jesus mythicists among the disciples of Bolingbroke.
- Joseph Priestley, a Unitarian minister, was instrumental in having Count Volney chased out of America.
- Second American President John Adams booted Count Volney out of the U.S.
- George Washington was a Freemason and knew various religious secrets, including, possibly, those explained by Thomas Paine.
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