Topic
Danbury Baptists
A religious coalition in 1801 Connecticut who wrote to Thomas Jefferson expressing concerns about religious favoritism and the Congregationalists gaining too much influence.
Mentions
The United States is Not a Christian Nation
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7:15
the Danbury Baptists were like, hey, this doesn't sound like equality to us. Speaker 1: We don't want to be a minority class. It's we the people. And so they. Speaker 2: Got together and they formed a coalition, the Danbury Baptists.
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7:33
And they wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson voicing their concerns, right? Speaker 1: They wrote the letter. It was sent in December of 1801.
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8:02
And that letter went on to talk about those who seek after power and gain under the pretense of a governmental religion. They would actually be the enemy of religion.
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8:46
And Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter in response. January 1st, 1802. He assured the Danbury group that he took his responsibility very seriously.
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19:26
How would the founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson feel watching yet another shade of congregationalists trying to wield power and discriminate against other people? We are full of Danbury Baptists in this country, even the non-religious, right?
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22:03
They want to rewrite our yesterday, today, and tomorrow in their favor. They are an active movement to betray the founders and to betray. Speaker 1: Us, we the people.