no. most of the founding fathers were Deists. Deists believe in a God as sort of original force of the universe. they don’t believe god interferes in human affairs – no prophets, no bible or holy texts. they don’t pray, etc. this is a product of the enlightenment movement. they were not christians. this is why there is a reference to a God in the constitution – but no reference to a particular faith. the country was founded upon the idea of religious freedom which is why it’s explicit in the constitution that you can’t discriminate on religion for presidents and other public office positions.

so the idea that the US was formerly a Christian country – when? the country has become christian because christianity now predominates.

unfortunately for christians – secularism rises with advanced education. athiesm and agnosticism also rise with advanced education. there is a correlation with conservative religious views and poor intellect and lower levels of compelted schooling.

that said, think about what that means for our country when we attempt to appease the religious right.