To me that suggests that he was a politician taking actions to shore up public relations in an area where he perceived himself both weak and under attack.

Well, that explanation would confirm, that, at least, the rest of the nation was very Christian, whether the politician himself was or was not... If we weren't a Christian nation, then in front of who did Jefferson "pretend" to be a good Christian (sincerely or not)?

I do see a trend here... The deniers of Christianity's role in America seem to have two conflicting arguments: they reject the religion's role in our history, while at the same time lament its "undue influence"...

One right you do NOT have is to not be offended.

What's that supposed to mean? That I must be offended? You bet I am...

So fuck off.

Oh, how clever! The discussion is about swearing, so I must swear, get it?

The invitation extended above to another anus, applies to you as well... Be sure to get yourself wiped first, though...

I'm offended by people proselytizing their God. Do I have the right to have them ticketed or hauled away, too?

If your city decides, proselytizing is a civil offense as the City of Philadelphia decided, swearing is, your city's police may ticket them...

I repeat my example of the FCC regulating swearing. Their power to do that was challenged, but continues to stand... Philadelpia's action is only more defensible, because FCC is empowered by Federal Congress to whom the First Amendment directly applies, whereas the locales have more freedom in enacting laws, even though we extended the "Congress shall make no law" to lesser governments too a while ago.

You can get a pair of earphones and protect your right to not listen for yourself

Or, as the spammers so often say: "Just press delete..."

Fuck you.

Come to Westfield, NJ and say it to my face, brave anus...

Just as your fist's freedom of movement ends at my face, your speech's freedom ends at my ears, if I so choose.

If FCC can limit swearing on public airwaves, police can do it too — even if the waves are in different medium and frequency...

It's just traditional formula.

He didn't have to spell the formula out in full. That he did it anyway, does suggest, he was perfectly "in" Christianity — as is the GP's point.

BTW, every President since has also been a Christian. The current one was, reportedly, quite devout too — at least, until he moved to the capital.

You're going to have to use actual English

The comas, which I used, were appropriate. Check with your English teacher.

That neither addresses my point nor is what the comment you refer to actually said.

Not interested.

Is not "ways" a plural? Can article "a" be used in front of it? Ever?..

Could a native English-speaker kindly explain it to this Ukrainian immigrant?

Yeah, we're in serious danger of curing every major disease, thus putting medical researchers out of business.

Evidently, the people advocating a government takeover of medical research are sure, it is the big-pharma's sabotage, that prevents cures from becoming widely available...