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Jefferson wrote in the text of the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli that this country "is in no way founded upon the Christian religion".
meepa, you are 100% correct, nor were Jefferson and Franklin the only deists among the founding fathers.
mojo, if there is a God, of course he/she/they have a place in this country - and everywhere else, naturally. And I firmly believe, as the Christian and non-Christian founding fathers all agreed, that the government has absolutely no place whatsoever in dictating, guiding, favoring, suggesting, or ever mentioning at all, just how each citizen of this country chooses to believe, worship, profess and guide his or her spiritual life, so long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others.
I fully support the Constitution, including the entire Bill of Rights, which means I'm probably on several watchlists.
irateplatypus, regarding your post, I think maybe you should consider the meaning of the word "nearly", and the fact that there are many, many faiths that are not Christian ones.
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