i don't see how you could say that deism is a form of christianity based on the definition of deism you provided??? The part about "denies the revealed religion," right???
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he also left out deists. they are the only intellectually honest form of christianity. thomas paine and many other founding fathers were deists.
http://www.deism.com/deism_defined.htm
Deism is defined in Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1941, as: "[From Latin Deus, God.Deity] The doctrine or creed of a Deist." And Deist is defined in the same dictionary as: "One who believes in the existence of a God or supreme being but denies revealed religion, basing his belief on the light of nature and reason."
What is the basis of Deism? Reason and nature. We see the design found throughout the known universe and this realization brings us to a sound belief in a Designer or God.