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(RNS) Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted portions of all four Gospels — minus any miracles or unexplained events — for the “Jefferson Bible,” currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Religion News Service photo by Hugh Talman/The Smithsonian Institution.

(RNS) Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted portions of all four Gospels — minus any miracles or unexplained events — for the “Jefferson Bible,” currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Religion News Service photo by Hugh Talman/The Smithsonian Institution.

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