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Has the United States ever had a non-Christian President?

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If Bernie Sanders wins the 2020 election, he would be the first Jewish POTUS in American history (regardless of how 'cultural' his Judaism may be). Given this, would him being the first Jewish POTUS also make him, more generally, America's first non-Christian POTUS?

America is a young nation, at least compared to its peers, but there's still a lot of POTUSes, many of which I don't know much, if anything, about, and I'm just curious if any of them weren't Christian.

I originally asked this on r/AskHistorians, but apparently it breaks their '20 year rule' thing. Thus, I ask here. :)

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  Their '20 year rule' speaks mountains about what they think Trump's devotion is. The other presidents during that period were unequivocally Christian.
  
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  @DenisdeBernardy Not necessarily. As far as I can tell, it simply means they don't want to get into a debate over it and aren't going to make an exception for this specific case. reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45wqkl/…
  
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If Bernie Sanders wins the 2020 election, he would be the first Jewish POTUS in American history (regardless of how 'cultural' his Judaism may be). Given this, would him being the first Jewish POTUS also make him, more generally, America's first non-Christian POTUS?

America is a young nation, at least compared to its peers, but there's still a lot of POTUSes, many of which I don't know much, if anything, about, and I'm just curious if any of them weren't Christian.

I originally asked this on r/AskHistorians, but apparently it breaks their '20 year rule' thing. Thus, I ask here. :)

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  Their '20 year rule' speaks mountains about what they think Trump's devotion is. The other presidents during that period were unequivocally Christian.
  
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If Bernie Sanders wins the 2020 election, he would be the first Jewish POTUS in American history (regardless of how 'cultural' his Judaism may be). Given this, would him being the first Jewish POTUS also make him, more generally, America's first non-Christian POTUS?

America is a young nation, at least compared to its peers, but there's still a lot of POTUSes, many of which I don't know much, if anything, about, and I'm just curious if any of them weren't Christian.

I originally asked this on r/AskHistorians, but apparently it breaks their '20 year rule' thing. Thus, I ask here. :)

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Only two US presidents haven't self-described themselves as being Christians to date: Lincoln (whose case is murky) and Jefferson (who rejected the idea of the divinity of Jesus and became a deist later in life).

If you scan through the linked list, you'll see a further note on Andrew Johnson, who was nominally Christian but is considered to be one of the least religious presidents to date.

If you look at actual practice, the current occupant of the White House might be a good addition to that list. While Presbyterian Christian on paper, he exhibits a laundry list of behaviors that, depending on viewpoint, might disqualify him from being considered devout, and he notoriously doesn't go to church.

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  The last sentence looks like a marginal political attack. However, there is a little something to it. At the time of his election, Trump was viewed by the American public as the least religious candidate. However, he's made a big effort to court the Evangelical vote since (despite often comical ignorance of the religion) and rumors that he previously claimed atheism have so far turned out to be false.
  
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  Jefferson in briefing the 1st trans-USA expedition penned a list of requirements/expectations. A number of these specified delving into the origins of the various Indian tribes with a clear intent of establishing if they might be the descendants of the 10 lost tribes of Israel. | Jefferson is often described as a deist. It's not clear (to me) that a conviction in the veracity of the existence of the biblical "lost tribes" is consistent with his classification as a deist. || If non-belief in Christ's divinity is held to be pivotal then It might more make him a convinced Jewish proselyte :-).
  
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Only two US presidents haven't self-described themselves as being Christians to date: Lincoln (whose case is murky) and Jefferson (who rejected the idea of the divinity of Jesus and became a deist later in life).

If you scan through the linked list, you'll see a further note on Andrew Johnson, who was nominally Christian but is considered to be one of the least religious presidents to date.

If you look at actual practice, the current occupant of the White House might be a good addition to that list. While Presbyterian Christian on paper, he exhibits a laundry list of behaviors that, depending on viewpoint, might disqualify him from being considered devout, and he notoriously doesn't go to church.

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  The last sentence looks like a marginal political attack. However, there is a little something to it. At the time of his election, Trump was viewed by the American public as the least religious candidate. However, he's made a big effort to court the Evangelical vote since (despite often comical ignorance of the religion) and rumors that he previously claimed atheism have so far turned out to be false.
  
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  Jefferson in briefing the 1st trans-USA expedition penned a list of requirements/expectations. A number of these specified delving into the origins of the various Indian tribes with a clear intent of establishing if they might be the descendants of the 10 lost tribes of Israel. | Jefferson is often described as a deist. It's not clear (to me) that a conviction in the veracity of the existence of the biblical "lost tribes" is consistent with his classification as a deist. || If non-belief in Christ's divinity is held to be pivotal then It might more make him a convinced Jewish proselyte :-).
  
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Only two US presidents haven't self-described themselves as being Christians to date: Lincoln (whose case is murky) and Jefferson (who rejected the idea of the divinity of Jesus and became a deist later in life).

If you scan through the linked list, you'll see a further note on Andrew Johnson, who was nominally Christian but is considered to be one of the least religious presidents to date.

If you look at actual practice, the current occupant of the White House might be a good addition to that list. While Presbyterian Christian on paper, he exhibits a laundry list of behaviors that, depending on viewpoint, might disqualify him from being considered devout, and he notoriously doesn't go to church.

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• 
  
  
  

  
  5
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The last sentence looks like a marginal political attack. However, there is a little something to it. At the time of his election, Trump was viewed by the American public as the least religious candidate. However, he's made a big effort to court the Evangelical vote since (despite often comical ignorance of the religion) and rumors that he previously claimed atheism have so far turned out to be false.
  
  – T.E.D.♦
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  Jefferson in briefing the 1st trans-USA expedition penned a list of requirements/expectations. A number of these specified delving into the origins of the various Indian tribes with a clear intent of establishing if they might be the descendants of the 10 lost tribes of Israel. | Jefferson is often described as a deist. It's not clear (to me) that a conviction in the veracity of the existence of the biblical "lost tribes" is consistent with his classification as a deist. || If non-belief in Christ's divinity is held to be pivotal then It might more make him a convinced Jewish proselyte :-).
  
  – Russell McMahon
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Only two US presidents haven't self-described themselves as being Christians to date: Lincoln (whose case is murky) and Jefferson (who rejected the idea of the divinity of Jesus and became a deist later in life).

If you scan through the linked list, you'll see a further note on Andrew Johnson, who was nominally Christian but is considered to be one of the least religious presidents to date.

If you look at actual practice, the current occupant of the White House might be a good addition to that list. While Presbyterian Christian on paper, he exhibits a laundry list of behaviors that, depending on viewpoint, might disqualify him from being considered devout, and he notoriously doesn't go to church.

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