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"Questioning God is not blasphemy; it’s an act of intellectual integrity"
>Thomas Jefferson
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Context in Jefferson’s Writings
Jefferson’s genuine contributions to the discourse on religious freedom and rational inquiry are best understood by looking at his broader body of work. In his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and in many of his personal letters, he articulated the idea that government and public life should not be dominated by any one religious perspective. His work in these areas underlines his commitment to a society in which individuals are free to question, debate, and determine for themselves what they believe about God and religion.
For example, in his correspondence with contemporaries, Jefferson often stressed that no man should be forced to believe or act against his own conscience. Although this idea is not encapsulated in a single memorable aphorism about “questioning God,” it is consistent with the philosophy that religious beliefs—and the authority that enforces them—should be subject to personal scrutiny and rational examination.