Part of the mythology that these idiots are peddling, Alex, is that somehow this was a deeply xtian nation. In fact, this fundamentalist bullshit only began to take hold in the early 20th century. That "old time religion" that the shitheads prattle on about is not so old.
To be sure there were scattered religious enclaves in 1776. Most of the English colonies were Anglican but the intelligentsia which led the revolution had embraced Deism to a large part. Maryland was Catholic. New York was officially Dutch Reform but they allowed all sorts of groups in, including Huguenots and Jews.
Well, try this for some background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism
To be sure there were scattered religious enclaves in 1776. Most of the English colonies were Anglican but the intelligentsia which led the revolution had embraced Deism to a large part. Maryland was Catholic. New York was officially Dutch Reform but they allowed all sorts of groups in, including Huguenots and Jews.
Well, try this for some background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism
