The Atheist and Marco Rubio

[God of Mr. Hanky]

They where not all judeo Christian

Obviously there were exceptions. But most of them, especially those in power, were. To say their values didn't influence or play a role at all is silly.

Not Thomas Jefferson.

Not James Madison.

Not (least of all) Benjamin Franklin.

Not James Monroe.

Not John Quincy Adams.

Not Americas' most influential author at the time, Thomas Paine.

Masonic symbols on American cash are not a modern conspiracy by the "Illuminati", they were inspired by the overwhelmingly Masonic culture of those who founded our country and drafted our Constitution.

Freemasonry has always focused on improving the individual through means that work, not through doctrine, therefore it has attracted many Enlightenment thinkers (and still does). While I have no personal experience in this group, my understanding from what anyone can read is that it is practiced by people who bring the gods of their culture in with them. Deism was also popular during that era among the world's brightest minds. These groups provided a place for those who lived in a world where it was too dangerous to be an atheist, or to admit that publicly.

The 1st Amendment protections against church/state separation was important to the above people, many who had witnessed the evils which a religious organization can bring when its political power grows first-hand.

George Washington wrote that he never, ever took communion in his church, and was known for getting up and leaving long before services had ended.