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Line 2: − + − + − The catalyst for the birth of our nation was the moment when Benjamin Franklin, incorrectly considered a Deist by many, suggested that the quarrelsome Continental Convention recognize how the Creator had listened to and answered their prayers in the past. He suggested daily prayer be instituted, asking henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning The quarreling continued, but the emphasis became how to successfully unite the newly independent colonies. Our Christian Founding Fathers+ − “. . . this is a Christian Nation.” He was not a deist this is liberal bias − By William Beckman
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|image=Benjamin.jpg
|image=Benjamin.jpg
|State:=Pennsylvania
|State:=Pennsylvania
|Religion:=Christian- Episcopalian
|Religion:=Christian- Episcopalian (deist)
<ref>http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html</ref>
<ref>http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html</ref>
Benjamin Franklin was identified as an Episcopalian by the Library of Congress. A Worthy Company: Brief Lives of the Framers of the United States Constitution by M. E. Bradford was cited as the source stating he was later a Deist. (Source: Ian Dorion,
"Table of the Religious Affiliations of American Founders", 1997
"Table of the Religious Affiliations of American Founders", 1997
|Founding Documents:=[[Declaration of Independence]], <br>[[United States Constitution]]
|Founding Documents:=[[Declaration of Independence]], <br>[[United States Constitution]]