There are writtings of the founding fathers that will point to Christianity, moral compass, and such things, but their intention was I think, to be able to worship freely a lot, sometimes, or not at all, without worries, at least no worries from governments. They also pointed out some other things as well, the fact that religion of any kind could get way out of hand, and even back in those days, people were dying over religion. The idea was above all, freedom...for everyone to think and do as they wish concerning religion, or worship nothing if they wish. Any religion can get out of hand, most all of them have at one time or another, some place.
They brainwash their kids and teach them to kill.
Christians just dont do that. Man its about LOVE.
Christians have done that. They raised their kids to burn people that might have been a witch. They worshiped God, and then killed the Indians and took their land. Sometimes in the name of God they did these things. The founding fathers were wary of these things too.
"If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the Pagans, but practiced it on one another. The first Protestants of the Church of England blamed persecution in the Romish Church, but practiced it upon the Puritans. They found it wrong in Bishops, but fell into the practice themselves both there (England) and in New England."--- Benjamin Franklin
"Is uniformity attainable? Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined, imprisoned; yet we have not advanced an inch towards uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support roguery and error all over the earth." --- Thomas Jefferson, from "Notes on Virginia"
"What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny on the ruins of the civil authority; on many instances they have been seen upholding the thrones of political tyranny; in no instance have they been the guardians of the liberties of the people. Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not." --- James Madison, "A Memorial and Remonstrance", 1785
"As I understand the Christian religion, it was, and is, a revelation. But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends, have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed?" --- John Adams, letter to F.A. Van der Kamp, Dec. 27, 1816
"I almost shudder at the thought of alluding to the most fatal example of the abuses of grief which the history of mankind has preserved--the Cross. Consider what calamities that engine of grief has produced!" --- John Adams, letter to Thomas Jefferson
