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Though the extreme of creating theocracies ruling over those without the church (contrary to the charter given to the church in the New Testament<ref>John 18:36; 1Cor. 5:12,13; 2 Cor 10:4; Eph. 6:12; Romans 13:1-5; 1Pet. 2:16</ref>) was rightly resisted by men such as [[Baptist]] [[Roger Williams]], yet all 50 states referred to God in their Constitutions,<ref>http://www.whateveristrue.com/heritage/preamble.htm</ref> and the effect of a Bible based Christianity is credited with working to bring souls to be ruled from within by God and a sound conscience. This helped to enable relatively small government and yet promote stability in a vast and fertile country with a multitude of different peoples, and to endure and progress in overcoming many serious negative consequences of the abuse of freedom, and the iniquity of unjust bondage.  

Though the extreme of creating theocracies ruling over those without the church (contrary to the charter given to the church in the New Testament<ref>John 18:36; 1Cor. 5:12,13; 2 Cor 10:4; Eph. 6:12; Romans 13:1-5; 1Pet. 2:16</ref>) was rightly resisted by men such as [[Baptist]] [[Roger Williams]], yet all 50 states referred to God in their Constitutions.<ref>http://www.whateveristrue.com/heritage/preamble.htm</ref> Evangelical Calvinism (then the predominate faith) is seen as  fostering a fervent American nationalism,<ref>Alan Heimert, ''Religion and the Colonial Mind''</ref> and the effect of a Bible based Christianity is credited with working to bring souls to be ruled from within, by the Spirit of Christ and a sound conscience.<ref>http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/CauseEffect.html</ref> This helped to enable relatively small government and yet promote stability in a vast and fertile country with a multitude of different peoples, and to endure and progress in overcoming many serious negative consequences of the abuse of power, and the iniquity of unjust bondage.  

While not all the Founders were Christian, none were known atheists, and Deists consisted of men such as [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[James Madison]], and [[Thomas Paine]].  

While not all the Founders were Christian, none were known atheists, and Deists consisted of men such as [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[James Madison]], and [[Thomas Paine]].