Benjamin Franklin’s religious beliefs

Sir,

I was reading Lauren O’Hara’s article entitled, “Should one defend
intolerant religions?”. I think it was wonderfully written and spot on.

She was right on every point except one. Being an amateur, and somewhat
fanatical student of United States history, I would like to point out
that Benjamin Franklin was very publicly a deist, not an atheist.

Thank you for your online paper, and Ms. O’Hara for a great article.

Tim Krueger, USA

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