Question

In Thomas Jefferson’s view, religious beliefs should ultimately be governed only by _____.

A. our reason
B. the church
C. our government
D. the majority will

Answer 1

Pretty sure it's the church, in the text he talks about how people make false religions based on their own ideas which they think are infallible, so it can't be reason. and the government is made up of people so nope. and the majority will is just a dumb answer, if that was the case people could make up anything they wanted and convince other people to believe it. b is the only one that makes sense

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson who was the author of the declaration of independence and the third president, was a leading figure in America's early development too.

He was born on April 13, 1743 at shadwell-Virginia.

Jefferson believed strongly in religious freedom and separation of church and state.

According this explanation, jefferson believed that the religious should ultimately be governed only by our reason. option A,