The Founding Fathers (something on the order of 54 men I believe) were a mixture of Deists and Christians (at least according to classifications made by present day "scholars" who have studied their writings, teachings, vocations, etc.)
Since a relative few were Deists that means the majority were Christians.
What difference it makes I have no idea. Whatever their faith they all held strong beliefs in God and quite a few of them were seminary teachers and theologists.
Many of the Judeo-Christian principles carry over into Deism making the following statement perfectly applicable:
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"Our nation was founded on fundamental Judeo-Christian principles based on the Holy Bible. The party affirms freedom of religion, and rejects efforts of courts and secular activists who seek to remove and deny such a rich heritage from our public lives."
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You can be a Deist and still have Judeo-Christian values/principles.