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Originally Posted by metsandfinsfan
I have read plenty
Explain inalienable rights written all over the original documents
when the founding fathers spoke about religious freedom, they basically meant you didn't have to follow the church of the land and you can worship God with however you see fit. George Washington made it a point to visit Toro Synagogue in Rhode Island to let the Jews of this country know he supported them as well as the Christians. but that didn't mean they supported atheism
They were intent on explaining over and over that we should never and will never have a state sponsored religion. That anyone was see fit to worship in whatever way they wish, including in no way, with no governmental interference. At all. Madison explicitly states that we are in no way, shape, or form founded on or currently a Christian nation.
Regardless, were you correct or not (you're not, the fathers do not say anywhere that one must pick SOME kind of religion) the founding fathers and the constitution is not an end all, be all written in stone document. That is why we have the ability to amend it as new information arrises. I hate the hero worship (most specifically 2a rights activists) that is heaped upon the founding fathers. Can you imagine people 200 years from now saying everything Barack Obama ever did was 100% correct and we could never change it? It's absurd. Simply put, there is so much today the founders never even came close to invissioning that makes certain parts of the constitution tough to take seriously. Rewrites, revisions, and updates are common to every constitution across the world.