This is not directed at you, but it is a distortion to claim Locke was an “Enlightment” thinker. He was a Christian of an arminian stripe who learned his political theory from his Puritan father and uncle, both of whom served in Cromwell’s New Model Army. All of the political theory that true Americans cherish was the work of the Reformation. The “Enlightenment” did enthrone Nationalism, but it also was infested with socialists and totalitarians of all stripes. Rousseau, not Locke, is the political voice of the Enlightenment, and Rousseau is pure evil.
Not all philosophers (persons making debate) during the Enlightenment were atheists or agnostics. Some were unitarian, some were Christian. I agree with you about how bad Rosseau was. I doubt anyone who actually bothers reading well into the details of the French Revolution can deny the genuine tyranny excercised by France, and the reason behind the term, “Reign of Terror” or the Vanadee massacre.
Either way, you make good company in discussing history, and I look forward to meeting you again.