| − | There is much contention over the religious beliefs of the Founding Fathers, re: whether or not America was intended to be a Christian nation. | + | There is much contention over the religious beliefs of the Founding Fathers, re: whether or not America was intended to be a Christian nation. The current consensus amongst legitimate historians is that the founding fathers were deistic Freemasons, although they did in fact intend for America to be secularly governed. |