Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:
- Religion and the Founding Fathers.
- The Founding Fathers were not deists, atheists and agnostics as some have characterized.
- A look at the first settlers and their motivations.
- Colonial Protestantism, the Puritans, and the influence of Covenant Theology on early American society.
- Comments about Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
- Quotes from the Founders on religion.
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