What's your opinion about the other founding fathers? (This is an honest question.)
People like to say Washington was a Mason but he renounced it later in life and was never involved in the higher ranks (or so I've read). I've never studied this issue in great detail so I can't speak much on it, but you do make a good point about the false religions infiltrating this country.
It's funny today how there is such an emphasis on "tolerance", but if the object of our "tolerance" is evil, how long shall we endure it without expecting consequences?
Washington never took the sacraments (bread/body and wine/blood) in his church according to his own pastor. He would go to church with Martha but would leave when the sacrament was being distributed. When the pastor preached a sermon about people not taking the sacraments, Washington changed his habits and just didn't come to church on the Sundays that the sacraments were to be performed. I have a copy of the letter by the pastor in which he stated these things.
The contention that Washington was a Mason has always been a bit muddled. I think the Mason's list him as a member, but I'm not sure. Do you have a source for your statement that he renounced his membership? Perhaps something in Washingston's own words/hand?
Ben Franklin: When cornered about his religion, stated that, if anything, he would have to classify himself as a deist.
Thomas Paine: Atheist/Deist depending on which of his writings you trust more. His later writings refer to God but that may be literary license.
John Adams: Christian by his own account but also wrote specifically that the US was not a Christian nation.
John Hancock: Claimed to be Christian...went to church....no writings by him concerning his dedication to his faith.
James Madison: Christian (Church of England), claimed dedication to his faith. However, he was on the forefront of the push for complete religious freedom in Virginia and in the US Constitution. He even wrote documents supporting the freedom from religion.
I would have to look up more stuff at home to answer in more detail.
