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The Founders believed in a transcendent, moral, and personal God—not an impersonal deity unconcerned with man.

The Founders believed that if Americans were not religious, the American experiment of self-government would inevitably fail.

James Madison, along with nearly every Founder, regularly made a point of giving God credit for America’s success.   

The writings of George Washington, along with those of every Founder, were full of references to God.

The Founders would have strongly opposed the modern secularization of America.

Even Thomas Jefferson, who coined the term “separation of church and state,” believed America must remain a religious society.

Thomas Jefferson, who was among the least religious of the Founders, consistently referenced a Creator.

Every Founder believed in a God who set a universal, moral code that all of humanity must abide by.

The Founders firmly believed religion should be present in the public sphere.

John Adams, along with nearly every Founder, had deep reverence of the Bible.

The “separation of church and state” refers to the government not endorsing a single religion—NOT cleansing the public sphere of religion.

For the Founders, religion was not just something to be exercised in one’s home, but out in the public sphere as well.