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Date: January 06, 2025 08:16PM
https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/01/06/house-speaker-mike-johnson-jefferson-prayer/House Speaker Mike Johnson read a prayer he attributed to Thomas Jefferson and claimed he recited it everyday of his presidency and every day after he left until his death.
The problem is, that’s unlikely.
“The Jefferson Foundation calls out the prayer on its website, noting that, although it’s often associated with Jefferson, it’s unlikely he was the true source of the words.
“Ultimately, it seems unlikely that Jefferson would have composed or delivered a public prayer of this sort. He considered religion a private matter, and when asked to recommend a national day of fasting and prayer, replied, ‘I consider the government of the US. as interdicted by the constitution from intermedling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises,’” the Foundation’s website says.”
https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/01/06/house-speaker-mike-johnson-jefferson-prayer/