[editor-surveyor]

"The quote by Adams is held up as axiomatic, chosen to produce a preordained conclusion, and upon it built a "second reality" wherein all of the Founders share the same religious beliefs, and subscribe to the same sectarian/denominational doctines as the person making the argument."

Balderdash! - Your fear is showing. No one has ever held up a universal, monolithic 'faith of the founders;' Only that they all were indeed believers in "the God of the Bible," which leaves much room for differences.

[tacticalogic]

I call ‘em like I see ‘em. If you want to dismiss it as “fear induced balderdash”, go right ahead. I’m not losing any sleep over it.