Originally posted by JaTo:
I would agree that it does imply that the majority were brought up in a Christian environment that shaped and molded their thoughts and beliefs, which resonated in the way they governed, passed laws, debated and ultimately lived. I can't comment on the individual "devoutness" of each impactful leader that railed against the British Crown back then; I can comment on the environment they grew up in and lived in, though, as it's been thorougly documented in the annuals of history. That environment was one that was absolutely FULL of Christian principles and given this, the inclusion of the concepts of "God" were NOT a mistake, nor were the exclusions of it in some documents.


We're on the same page, but I just have a couple of comments on this:

- Most of the "big name" FF's questioned religion, including the Christian religion under which they were raised. This was out of step with the devout culture of the day. Their writings and biographies/autobiographies make their opinions of religion relatively clear.

- The inclusion of "God" is not the same as the inclusion of "Jesus Christ." I agree that it is likely that the moral teachings of Jesus were on the minds of the FF's when they wrote the documents, but so were the teachings of other religious figures and secular thinkers.

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