While still in France, Paine formed the Church of Theophilanthropy with five other families; this civil religion held as its central dogma that man should worship God's wisdom and benevolence and imitate those divine attributes as much as possible.
Saat masih berada di Prancis, Paine membentuk Gereja Teofilantrofi dengan lima keluarga lainnya; agama sipil ini memiliki dogma utama bahwa manusia harus menyembah kebijaksanaan dan kebajikan Tuhan dan meniru atribut ilahi tersebut sebisa mungkin.