“None of the founders were deists; all believed in a God that was active in his creation. “
Well, only most of the founders themselves knew for sure, but there is no doubt that Thomas Paine was a Deist and he is considered to be a founder. BTW Deists believe in a Creator, just not the one depicted in the Bible.
Paine was an antagonist to the founding. Essentially an anarchist. He distrusted all government.