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Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and Monroe have entered that thread, and would like to remind you that they were Deists and not Christians.


Most of the founding fathers were conventional Christians. Most of the rest would be best be characterized as “Christian desists.” In particular, they believed in a God that was active in the world of man. Franklin, in his own words: https://www.americanheritage.com/benjamin-franklin-his-relig.... They were closer to Unitarians than what we would call “deists” today.

Jefferson was probably the only one of those who didn’t believe in something like the Christian God.




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