I think I should just call someone a Nazi, invoke Godwins Law and be done with the whole thread
Mike, I agree with you mostly. Some of the Founding Fathers were devout Christians (of whatever branch). My argument was that they were not all the same branch, and there was a strong presence of other ideals that helped shape the country. We weren't forged from one moral core, but many and that makes the country stronger. The diversity of our spirtual beliefs should give the country strength. To think that the country was founded as a Christian nation only gives us a partial view of the Founding Fathers. It may be correct but it can only be partially correct and it doesn't offer a view of the bigger picture. I could probably pull plenty of quotes from Jefferson, Washington and Franklin that would say we are a religious nation, but not necessiarly a Christian nation. That certainly doesn't mean that other Framers didn't believe just the opposite. The diversity of the nation should be celebrated just as much as any singular faith is. To say less, would be untrue to the intent of our Country.