Founding Fathers Debate

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- Argues that the Founding Fathers were Christian not primarily Deists.

- Recounts events surrounding a controversial display of the Ten Commandments and Founding Fathers quotations, in the fall of 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Claremont Institute: Founding Creed :

- A review critical of The Faiths of Our Fathers: What America's Founders Really Believed by Alf J. Mapp, Jr.

Faith of Our Fathers: History Rewritten :

- Discusses the Christian faith of Washington, Adams, Franklin, and others. Disputes the separation of Church and State, and misrepresentations of the Puritans.

Infidels.org: The Christian Nation Myth :

- Farrell Till argues that many of the founding fathers of the United States were Deists.

The Nation: Our Godless Constitution :

- Brooke Allen cites examples of the founding fathers' misgivings about Christianity.

Of Course There Were Deists :

- Response article asserting that the founding fathers were Deists.

Six Historic Americans :

- Online version of the book written by John E. Remsburg in 1906 argues that Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant were freethinkers or Deists.

Stand to Reason: The Faith of Our Fathers :

- Argues the faith of the founding fathers of the United States was based upon Christian principles not primarily Deism.

Who is Nature's God? :

- Article by David Voelker discusses Thomas Jefferson's beliefs.

Wikipedia: List of United States Presidential Religious Affiliations :

- Provocative list indicating both official denominational memberships as well as supposed or inferred religious beliefs of the U.S. Presidents.

WorldNetDaily: Thomas Jefferson: Deist or Christian? :

- D. James Kennedy presents Jefferson as a nominal Christian, yet not so hostile as some would claim.