Were the Founding Fathers, really Christian?

The question that starts many arguments is: “Was America started as a Christian nation?” I’ll get to that later, but honestly I believe a better question is one that many really want to know is, “Were our Founding Fathers Christian?

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-Deism-and-Christianity-1272214

http://www.beliefnet.com/resourcelib/docs/53/Letter_from_Thomas_Jefferson_to_John_Adams_1.html

Additional resources

https://wallbuilders.com/founding-fathers-jesus-christianity-bible/

http://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/did-america-have-christian-founding

Recommended Books

The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America by Frank Lambert

1776 by David McCullough

The Faiths of the Founding Fathers 1st Edition by David Holmes