Founding Principles Or Just what did they mean anyway?

Okay first some basic history about our Founders and their religious beliefs from Wikipedia:

“Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 49 were Protestants, and two were Roman Catholics (D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons). Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were Church of England (or Episcopalian, after the American Revolutionary War was won), eight were Presbyterians, seven were Congregationalists, two were Lutherans, two were Dutch Reformed, and two were Methodists.

A few prominent Founding Fathers were anti-clerical Christians, such as Thomas Jefferson (who created the so-called "Jefferson Bible") and Benjamin Franklin. Others (most notably Thomas Paine) were deists, or at least held beliefs very similar to those of deists.

Historian Gregg L. Frazer argues that the leading Founders (Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Wilson, Morris, Madison, Hamilton, and Washington) were neither Christians nor Deists, but rather supporters of a hybrid "theistic rationalism.”

For those who don't know what it is, here is the explanation of the Jefferson Bible, also from Wikipedia: “The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth as it is formally titled, was a book constructed by Thomas Jefferson in the latter years of his life by cutting and pasting numerous sections from the New Testament as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus. Jefferson's condensed composition is especially notable for its exclusion of all miracles by Jesus and most mentions of the supernatural, including sections of the four gospels which contain the Resurrection and most other miracles, and passages indicating Jesus was divine. “ (BTW, this info is from Wikipedia, but there are literally dozens of historical studies on the subject.)

So, with this history lesson in mind, let's study the concept that the US was meant to be a Christian Nation by the Founding Father's. Even among the actual Christians, there was a vast variety of tenets and beliefs No Sect of Christianity is identical to another and some of them are radically different. So if the US was meant to be a Christian Nation, which Sect? Then take into account the fact that several weren't Christian at all. Deists recognize no religion or its tenets, merely holding faith that a benign Creator does exist.

Now the Declaration of Independence does mention God. Five times to be precise, but at no time does it state which God. Now given that the majority of the Founders were some form of Christian, it can be inferred that they meant the Christian God, but this never actually stated. Historians believe that this generalized wording for a Diety was because the Founders realized that America was destined to become a nation of many faiths.

Despite what most people seem to think, there is absolutely no mention of a God/Creator anywhere in the Constitution. The closest thing is the line at the end “in the year of our Lord...” which was a pretty standard wording at the time. Now combine this fact with the 1^st Amendment which states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” and you've pretty much don't have an argument for the US being intended as a Christian Nation.

Now having said all of that, (Believe me it was a mouthful) let me say this. I do believe that our Founding Fathers intended for the US to be built on the idea that there is a God watching over us, guiding us and hopefully showing us right from wrong. As a Christian myself, I believe that many of the teachings of Christ and his Father are well suited for the job. However, I also believe that trying to pass and enforce laws based solely on Christian teachings (DOMA, Anti-Abortion Laws etc.) is wrong. We are a Nation of many religions, cultures and races.