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zab

11/23/25 2:13 PM

#47300 RE: Chartmaster #47298

Actually the forefathers believed in Deism. 
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blackhawks

11/23/25 4:55 PM

#47307 RE: Chartmaster #47298

Man, you REALLLY like to flaunt your shit education.

America was not officially founded as a Christian nation, though Christianity strongly influenced its early culture and social values. The nation’s founding documents—particularly the Constitution—excluded establishment of a national faith, explicitly guaranteeing religious freedom and separation of church and state.[1][2][3]

## Constitution and Religious Freedom

The United States Constitution is a secular document that does not mention God, Christ, or Christianity and intentionally prohibits religious tests for federal officeholders. The First Amendment guarantees the free exercise of religion and prevents Congress from establishing any religion as official.[2][3]

## Founders’ Views

Most key Founders were influenced by rationalism (often Deism) alongside broad Judeo-Christian ideals. Figures like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison championed religious liberty and strict church-state separation, believing government legitimacy should stem from the people's will, not divine authority. The Treaty of Tripoli (1797), approved unanimously by the Senate, plainly states that “the government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”.[4][5][6][1][2]

In summary, America’s founders created a system supporting religious liberty but did not establish Christianity as the nation’s official religion, aiming instead for a secular government respectful of personal beliefs and public morality.[5][3][2][1]

Perplexity.ai

[1](https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/living/america-christian-nation)
[2](https://www.au.org/what-did-the-founding-fathers-really-say/)
[3](https://magazine.tcu.edu/fall-2005/belief-in-the-constitution/)
[4](https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-Deism-and-Christianity-1272214)
[5](http://www.masters.edu/master_tmu_news/the-faith-of-the-founding-fathers/)
[6](https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/thomas-jefferson-and-religious-freedom/)
[7](https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/did-america-have-christian-founding)
[8](https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel06.html)
[9](https://www.sctimes.com/story/opinion/2015/07/22/constitution-clearly-framed-christian-influences/30525601/)
[10](https://americanheritage.org/the-bible-inspired-influences-on-the-u-s-constitution-and-u-s-bill-of-rights/)
[11](https://www.au.org/about-au/history/is-america-a-christian-nation/)
[12](https://www.atheists.org/activism/resources/american-history/)
[13](https://www.hnn.us/article/is-america-a-christian-nation-what-both-left-and-r)
[14](https://apologeticspress.org/christianity-is-in-the-constitution-2556/)
[15](https://christianheritagefellowship.com/the-supreme-court-declares-america-a-christian-nation/)
[16](https://www.facebook.com/HowertonJosh/posts/was-america-founded-as-a-christian-nation-charlie-kirk-answered-this-question-be/1369685891397722/)
[17](https://www.reddit.com/r/latterdaysaints/comments/1bfhreh/was_the_us_founded_as_a_christian_nation/)
[18](https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-founding-fathers-religious-wisdom/)
[19](https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the-bible-and-the-us-constitution/)
[20](https://wallbuilders.com/resource/the-founding-fathers-on-jesus-christianity-and-the-bible/)