Quote Originally Posted by Bishop View Post
You mention 2 out of the 7 key founding fathers. Francis Scott Key was not a founding father.

Apart from that, america was colonised by religious nutjobs and that still seems to be the case.
On Francis Scott Key, I will disagree. He played a "Key" role in founding our country, Just because his name wasn't on the Dec. of Independence doesn't take away his role. There are thousands of "founding fathers" not just John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington, the way that I, (and many others) see it. I would include statesmen, soldiers, diplomats and ordinary citizens that risked and gave their lives.

They were mostly extremely religious, but with different views, and they came together to form a country that would accept many religious viewpoint, together. That's why were free today!