Is the U.S. a nation founded on religious principles?

I suppose it depends on who you ask, but there a number of our founding fathers who thought not.

Even our forefathers understood...

Still in progress, but we're getting closer...

Jeffereson on Democracy

One of the great things about the design of our Constitution and the Bill of Rights is that it does not leave the rights of the minority to the whims of 51% of the voters - in most cases (see Prop 8). The basic rights of the minority are still protected no matter who is in the power. BUT - Thomas Jefferson had this to say...