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Trump's denomination

In this article: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/10/24/trump-confirmed-presbyterian-now-identifies-non-denominational they say Trump is a Nondenominational Christian, so why does it say in the table that he is a Protestant? איתן קרסנטי (talk) 10:29, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Trump has recently indicated he is not Christian. Considering his track record, any personal information he shares during an unscripted speech is to be trusted more than whatever he has ever said during an interview. 02:24, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

James Monroe

The section titled Nonreligious Presidents explicitly describes zero evidence for Monroe's religious thoughts. And yet, the list of Formal Affiliations had him listed as an Episcopalian. That is an example of apologists at work. I have altered the list to the proper information, i.e. None Specified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.113.21.168 (talk) 13:37, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You should have checked instead of assuming a negative and deleting it. I checked and according to PBS he was raised in the Anglican Church and it's unknown if he left or not.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/godinamerica-white-house/

You should undo your edit. He does has a formal connection according to a US government source. Odeaser (talk) 11:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Catholics not Christian?

Why does the affiliation totals table treat Roman Catholics as not Christian? This seems odd to say the least. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:05, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agreed. Catholics are most definitely Christians by all accounts of legitimate religious studies sources. The only sources that say Catholics are not Christian are Protestant sources which obviously have a bias against Catholics. Our own Wikipedia says as much. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church Odeaser (talk) 11:41, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lincolns section Contradicts his page

On the page about Lincoln's religious view it says while he had skepticism early in his life it goes on to say he moved away from that and that "He frequently referred to God and had a deep knowledge of the Bible, often quoting it. Lincoln attended Protestant church services with his wife and children." I'm not really sure what threshold is being placed but if actively attending church and referring to God and the Bible isn't Christian, it's to high. Odeaser (talk) 11:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the page I am referring to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Abraham_Lincoln Odeaser (talk) 11:42, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Abraham Lincoln regularly worshiped at St. JAMES, Chicago

Lincoln prayed and worshipped in Chicago. To state he was atheist is FALSE. His writings include God. Irresponsible whomever says otherwise. 2600:1700:1FDD:1220:D1D1:5C38:CDDC:3A62 (talk) 01:07, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source? -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:14, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Our article doesn't say he was an atheist. It says his political opponents speculated that he was an atheist. Squeakachu (talk) 01:21, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]