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Line 19: − 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.+
Thomas Paine! Probably had as much to do with the existence of America as any of them, but positioning him with Franklin as a writer/influencer. Tweak wording of "contention" sentence.
<br>James Madison
<br>James Madison
<br>Benjamin Franklin
<br>Benjamin Franklin
<br>Thomas Paine
<br>John Jay
<br>John Jay
<br>Gouverneur Morris
<br>Gouverneur Morris
<br>Samuel Adams
<br>Samuel Adams
Today, there is contention between liberals and conservatives over the religious beliefs of the Founding Fathers, and whether or not America can be described as having been founded as "Christian."