The founders no doubt expected Christianity to be the religion of the people, but the founders were also clear that a man’s conscience was his own. The Virginia statute for religious freedom, penned by Thomas Jefferson and enacted in Virginia in 1786, is as much proof as anyone needs.
The founders would have recoiled at at the idea of Christian faith being undertaken under any circumstances other then that of free will. Unfortunately, we have many with us today (reconstructionists) who are forthright with their belief that there is nothing wrong with the state compelling religious compliance.
No, the founders expected this to be a country in which the citizens were able to freely worship, without interference from the Government.
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