Was George Washington a Deist?
Many people have been told that George Washington was a deist. Here is one of his prayers. Read it and you decide. “O most Glorious God, in Jesus Christ my merciful and loving father, I acknowledge and confess my guilt, in the weak and imperfect performance of the duties of …
Thanksgiving Proclamation
[New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor– and …