tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post4482106655848051650..comments2009-10-17T09:03:45.329ZComments on Bookride: Richard Carlile (1790 - 1843)Bookridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881971821359627382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-68919281958158421822009-10-17T09:03:45.329Z2009-10-17T09:03:45.329ZPaine is much more controversial in the US where h...Paine is much more controversial in the US where his deism has traditionally been seen as un-American - 'filthy little atheist' - T Rossevelt.<br /><br />As far as I can remember his deism was actually not much different from Jefferson's but TJ's true beliefs and practices are (also traditionally) largely unexamined in the US.Edwin Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05317173893948248954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-17947144337010410762009-10-11T00:20:05.981Z2009-10-11T00:20:05.981ZActually, Paine was not an atheist. He was a deis...Actually, Paine was not an atheist. He was a deist, someone who believes in God as a creator but not not in God as interventionist or anything in organized religions.McBloggethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12568129188110154675noreply@blogger.com