alues of society and in keeping evil in society in check. He urged his daughter to regularly attend services for the sake of reputation, his and hers, not for religious training. In his personal belief's, Benjamin Franklin was unorthodox. He did not have a firm belief in God, but his tolerance for other peoples' beliefs was complete. He counted among his friends many clergy, including George Whitefield. Benjamin Franklin emphasized the indiscriminate love of man as the highest value in Christianity and as an example of Gods infinite love (Huang, 1994, p. 57). Although Benjamin Franklin did not accept most religious tenets, he did acquire his ideas of tolerance and love from organized religion. He was well versed in the Christian faith even though he did not believe in it. Benjamin Franklin asserted that the best way to serve God was by doing good to men. He demonstrated this in his many benevolent and philanthropic ventures (Huang, 1994, p. 57); included among these was his support for
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