Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines, and whole car-loads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity.” ~ John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US PresidentSource: Attributed to Adams in Spirit (1988) by William Edelen, p. 4 , however, not an accurate quote. Paraphrased from diary entries in February 1756:http://books.google.com/books?id=-JQKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA5 See: John Adams 'convenient cover for absurdity' quoteSee: John Adams 'trumpery' quote.