... , there was no wholesale assault on freedom of religion. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, there were devout Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Dutch Reformed, Lutherans, Quakers, Presbyterians, Methodists, and Roman Catholics. Deist Ben Franklin asked for prayer during the Convention, while several months later George Washington spoke at a Jewish synagogue. During the Revolution, many members of the Continental Congress attended sermons preached by ... ...

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... often suggested a kind of modern Jesus figure, whose materialistic teachings should be adhered to by all those Americans he preached to, even in replacement of Christ. "Henceforth be masterless,"" retorts Ben. "Be ye each one his own master unto himself, and don't let even the Lord put His spoke in."" ' But despite critics such as Lawrence, Franklin's view of the perfect ... ...

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