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Did the Deists and Catholics have the same thoughts about religion during the enlightenment?
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Not at all, Deists are actually called atheists by the more traditional theists. Deists believe that there was a Creator who created the world out of nothing, but that He does not reveal Himself in anyway, after that. There are no miracles, nothing supernatural. God just started the world, like a wind-up toy and then left it go.
Catholics believe in a revealed religion, first that God revealed Himself in the Old Testament to the Jews, then the fulfillment of His revelation came with His Son's incarnation as Our Blessed Lord, who taught, suffered, and died for us on the cross.
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What did Deists living during the European enlightenment believe in?
A deist is a person who believes in a all powerful God, but not in a particular God from any one religion. George Washington was a deist.
What religion ignores the worship of gods?
A:Deism, a popular belief among the educated elite during the Age of Enlightenment, holds that there is a creator God but that after creating the world, he took no further interest in his creation. Deists see no point in worshipping God. Some of the United States Founding Fathers, notably Thomas Jefferson, were Deists.
What religion believes that god doesn't effect the world?
Deist. Deists believe god created the world then stepped back. He does not intervene in the world today. Incidentally the founding fathers of America where deists, not Christians.
Is pope Illuminati?
Catholic AnswerNo, don't be ridiculous, the Illuminati was a secret society which was formed during the Enlightenment by protestant Deists. It was destroyed nine years after it was formed.
Is Pope Benedict illuminati?
Catholic AnswerNo, don't be ridiculous, the Illuminati was a secret society which was formed during the Enlightenment by protestant Deists. It was destroyed nine years after it was formed.
What are the impacts of deism on Islam?
A:The flowering of Deism in Western society was during the Age of Enlightenment, when former Christians sought to harmonise their doubts about Christianity with the prevalent view that the world could not exist without a creator. There is now an unknowable, but probably small number of Muslims who have consciously considered themselves to be Deists, probably for the same reasons as the Deists of the Western Enlightenment. Only time will tell whether this trend is part of the future for educated Muslims.
Are there still many Deists?
Yes. Percentage wise, it is now the fastest growing religion in the USA at 717%. www.sullivan-county.com/identity/deism_grows.htm
What type of religion are American pioneers?
Christians! They came to America to worship their God in freedom and peace. Many of the Founding Fathers, however, were Deists who believed in God but not necessarily in any particular religion.
Are most US citizens Catholics?
No, The United States is mainly Christian and the largest group is the Catholic Church, but as far as total population, it is not the largest belief in the US. The original thirteen colonies were mostly founded by protestants and Deists fleeing oppression in Europe, either from Catholics or Anglicans.
What was the most famous religion of the presidents?
Most of them were Christians, either officially as church members or privately by their letters and statements. Some few were Deists or Unitarians.
What did the Deists see God as?
Deists believe that God created the universe but hasn't interacted since.
Do Deists believe in Armaggedon?
no
