the fathers believed in god but not a lot of the churches, the church of England was just an arm of the gov. , but smaller churches were ok with the fathers.
The religious affiliations of these individuals are summarized below. Obviously this is a very restrictive set of names, and does not include everyone who could be considered an "American Founding Father." But most of the major figures that people generally think of in this context are included using these criteria, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Hancock, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and more.
Religious Affiliation
of U.S. Founding Fathers# of
Founding
Fathers% of
Founding
Fathers | Episcopalian/Anglican | 88 | 54.7% | | Presbyterian | 30 | 18.6% | | Congregationalist | 27 | 16.8% | | Quaker | 7 | 4.3% | | Dutch Reformed/German Reformed | 6 | 3.7% | | Lutheran | 5 | 3.1% | | Catholic | 3 | 1.9% | | Huguenot | 3 | 1.9% | | Unitarian | 3 | 1.9% | | Methodist | 2 | 1.2% | | Calvinist | 1 | 0.6% | | TOTAL | 204 |
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