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The US Was Not Founded on Christianity—Keep It Out of Politics
The US Founding Fathers were certainly religious, but most questioned the Bible, the intervention of God in the affairs of man, and even the divinity of Christ.
After the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Alexander Hamilton was asked why God wasn’t mentioned in the country’s founding document. “We forgot” he responded snarkily. This may come as a surprise to some, as it seems to be common knowledge in some circles that the US Founding Fathers were devout Christians and the Constitution they crafted is heavy on the God references. They weren’t, and it’s not. In fact, the only reference to the almighty is the common phrase to introduce dates “in the year of our Lord” in Article VII.
Despite this nugget of easy to obtain information, many Americans believe the Constitution was inspired by Christ and that the country is supposed to be based on Christian values. For example, in the wake of Trump’s 2016 win, researchers from Oxford sought to explain…
