Some notable founding fathers leaned toward being Deist. They are the reason America has freedom of religion and is not a Christian Theocracy. George Washington Thomas Paine John Adams Thomas Jefferson John Jay Benjamin Franklin https://study.com/academy/lesson/deism-the-founding-fathers-definition-beliefs-quiz.html#:~:text=Thomas%20Jefferson%20is%20generally%20considered,heavily%20influenced%20by%20deist%20thought.