Leaving the Episcopalianism of George Washington and James Madison aside for a moment, it was widely thought by Hamilton and the Federalists that Jefferson was a flake. Whether the main problems were sexual, who knows. The "wall of separation" comment in a private letter on disputes between Baptists and Anglicans in Virginia is a private opinion, is not in the U.S. Constitution, and has no force of law, however many secular humanist crackpots invoke this as part of their anti-Christian theology.
"In 1812, President Madison signed a federal bill which economically aided the Bible Society of Philadelphia in its goal of the mass distribution of the Bible."
If he were a secular humanist opposed to Christianity, this was a funny way to show it.
If the whole bunch of them were secular humanists, or atheists, as so many like to try to claim, they sure had a funny way of showing it.
But the current crop of secular humanists would deny the Christian heritage and beliefs of the Founding Fathers, and the Christian roots of this country. They are up to no good.
The Founding Fathers saw to it that there was no state religion capable of being imposed on the citizens of this country as there was in England at that time with the Church of England. However, recognizing and encouraging Christianity, in no way establishes a religion or establishes a state sponsored religion, or gives one denomination precedence over another.
That’s either a misconception, by the ignorant who have been lied to, or a lie, perpetrated by the atheists of our day to remove any trace of Christianity from our government.
Denying the Christianity or Christian influence that was intricately tied to the foundation of this country, will ultimately destroy this country, something the atheists are working in cahoots with groups like the ACLU to accomplish.
People who malign Christianity and call into question the Christianity of the Founding Fathers, just because they find some odd quote and take it out of context, are up to no good. There’s no reason for this except to undermine the foundations this country is built on.
Did some of the Founding Fathers say odd or inconsistent things? Sometimes. But being imperfect human beings as all of us are, that doesn’t automatically invalidate their faith, or the government that was built on that faith and those principles.