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Hey, I didn't know Abe Lincoln was an Atheist. Cool.

Hat Tip: Pharyngula

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Hey, I didn't know Abe Lincoln was an Atheist. Cool.

Debatable. Honest Abe converted to Christianity shortly after his death.

By Reginald Selkirk (not verified) on 09 Apr 2008 #permalink

After his death? Is this snark or a typo?

By Chris Coon (not verified) on 09 Apr 2008 #permalink

The most certain thing we can say about Lincoln is that he was a freethinker. He rejected the Bible and Christianity specifically, but it's open question whether he would consider himself an Atheist, Agnostic, Deist, or Pantheist.

Here's an excellent piece I found the other day about Lincoln and freethought.

After his death? Is this snark or a typo?

Snark, but snark based in reality. There were false stories spread about Lincoln and his godliness after he was not around to refute them.

I'll bet he's baptised as a Mrmon by now, anyway.

By Reginald Selkirk (not verified) on 09 Apr 2008 #permalink

Now that one was a typo. I meant "Mormon."

By Reginald Selkirk (not verified) on 09 Apr 2008 #permalink

I learned about Abe Lincoln several years ago. Someone tried to use Lincoln to suggest that I should be religious, so I looked it up... boy were they sorry.