A myth. The
Religious Right has claimed that the founding fathers of the
US were a bunch of
God-fearing
Christians; "historian" David Barton has made a career out of "unearthing" these alleged
Christian roots. It would seem that,
IRL, these "saints" who founded the
republic were nominal
Deists and xians, and were a fairly normal cross-section of rich and powerful men. Just like the current mix of statesmen, scoundrels, and stupidheads.
Cal Thomas on "America as a Christian Nation"