# founding fathers and quote on religion **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 31, 2005, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-and-quote-on-religion/287562 "2005-01-31T09:25:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-and-quote-on-religion/287562/21 "2005-02-03T17:35:55Z")
> [@kniz](#): > > Sure those Puritans were just a bunch of “live and let live” sort of people. The fact that they drove some of their members to leave and settle Conn. and RI shouldn’t influence you at all. Or was it the other way around, no matter you get the point. 🙂 Puritans: founded Boston ion 1630 Founding Fathers: Drafted Constitution in 1787. So, no, the Founding Fathers didn’t have to deal with that sort of people any more that you have to deal with the religious attitudes of 1848. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-and-quote-on-religion/287562/22 "2005-02-04T03:59:18Z")
I think you mean 1868. 2005 - 1868 = 157. 1787 - 1630 = 157. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-and-quote-on-religion/287562/23 "2005-02-04T04:45:01Z")
Oh, never mind. My arithmetic was messed up. 2005 - 1848 = 157. 1787 - 1630 = 157. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-and-quote-on-religion/287562.md?page=1)