We are often given the impression that the founding fathers intended a “strict separation of church and state” with no religious references allowed in the government.
But in reality, on June 28, 1787, during an impasse at the Constitutional Convention, one of the least orthodox of the founding fathers — Dr. Ben Franklin — called on the convention to pray to help break the logjam. This speech turned out to be a positive turning point in a convention that almost seemed doomed to failure.
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