|image=Benjamin.jpg
|State:=Pennsylvania
|Religion:=Christian- Episcopalian(deist)
<ref>http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html</ref>
The catalyst for the birth of our nation was the moment when Benjamin Franklin, incorrectly considered a Deist was identified as an Episcopalian by many, suggested that the quarrelsome Continental Convention recognize how the Creator had listened to and answered their prayers in the pastLibrary of Congress. He suggested daily prayer be instituted, asking henceforth, prayers imploring A Worthy Company: Brief Lives of the assistance Framers of heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning The quarreling continued, but the emphasis became how to successfully unite the newly independent coloniesUnited States Constitution by M. Our Christian Founding Fathers“E. . . this is Bradford was cited as the source stating he was later a Christian NationDeist.” He was not a deist this is liberal bias(Source: Ian Dorion, By William Beckman
"Table of the Religious Affiliations of American Founders", 1997
|Founding Documents:=[[Declaration of Independence]], <br>[[United States Constitution]]
