George Washington And Religion
The exact nature of George Washington's religious beliefs has been debated by historians and biographers for over two hundred years. Unlike some of his fellow Founding Fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, Washington rarely discussed or wrote about his religious and philosophical opinions in any great detail, yet he frequently displayed a humble and gracious respect towards Providence in his personal letters and public speeches. He was a registered member at a number of churches, where he attended, but not regularly, and served as an Anglican vestryman and warden for more than a decade and a half at a time when everyone in politics in Virginia had to be Anglican, and vestryman was a low rung on the political ladder, serving civil administration needs as well.
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