Most of the Founding Fathers wouldn’t be considered Christian by most American Christians

“…churches show certain books, which they call revelation, or the word of God. The Jews say, that their word of God was given by God to Moses, face to face; the Christians say, that their word of God came by divine inspiration: and the Turks say, that their word of God (the Koran) was brought by an angel from Heaven. Each of those churches accuse the other of unbelief; and for my own part, I disbelieve them all.” - Thomas Paine “Age of Reason”

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DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F

They weren't the "Christians" we know today. They were largely interested in building this country on a foundation of logic, science, and philosophy. Boy have we gone off track.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@DearAmbellina2113 More likely they were like the "Christians" of today -- a group of diverse people with a wide variety of personal beliefs in various aspects of religion. To think of them as any kind of monolithic group is surely a mistake.