

Deism of Madison, Washington, Adams, Franklin and Allen
References:
(1) Rob Boston, "Wallbuilders’ Shoddy Workmanship," Church and State Jul-Aug 1996
Web posting http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/founding.htm
(2) Franklin Steiner, Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents, web available at http://www.textfiles.com/politics/INGERSOLL/presid1.d
(3) Franklin Steiner, Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents, web available at http://www.textfiles.com/politics/INGERSOLL/presid1.d
(4) George Washington’s Masonic Life - A Chronology
http://www.gwmemorial.org/Chronology.htm
(5) John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
(6) Ibid.
(7) The Barbary Treaties :
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/barbary/bar1796t.htm
and
Ed Buckner - Does the 1796-97 Treaty with Tripoli Matter to Church/State Separation?
http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/buckner_tripoli.html
History of American Government
Foundational Documents of the United States