The "founding fathers" had a diverse set of beliefs, you can pick and choose to support a variety of diametrically opposed points of view. Consider for instanc

The "founding fathers" had a diverse set of beliefs, you can pick and choose to support a variety of diametrically opposed points of view. Consider for instance John Jay, who thought that Christian rulers guided by Christian principles were necessary to maintain order and freedom, and thought the Republic would be doomed if it ever forgot this. A far cry from Jefferson's deism.