Letters to the Editor
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Harpazo
I see this argument a lot from people trying to convince me that this country is founded on the principles of christianity, and it's always regurgitated ahistorically. You, Harpazo, are confusing the Pilgrims and the colonists with the Founding Fathers.
The Pilgrims? Yes - very religious, viewed it as fundamental to society and their survival. It's also a large part of why many of them left England and Holland in the first place - to escape persecution.
The Colonists? More of a mixed bag. A lot of them were here for money and professing a belief in God was part of that (see: Church of England, East India Company, etc).
The Founding Fathers? Not so much. They weren't anti-religious, but they were well aware of how religion had interfered with their freedoms and understood that it was a bad idea to incorporate it into Government.