The narrator says that Washington attended church and implied that he went weekly but admits that he did not take communion. This is not rue. Washington attended church sporadically only and did not take communion. The narrator also said that Jefferson had to travel an hour to church and implied it was also a weekly event. Nothing could be further from the truth! Jefferson seldom attended any church and is noted to have written: "Christianity is the most perverted system ever to have shown on man." There is more. The narrator failed to mention that the bible that Jefferson revised is not a reverend version but one that takes out all the miracle stuff and various other passages he found offensive. Neither Washington nor Jefferson could be considered anything other than the deists they were. Similarly for the other main Founding Fathers ... and I include the great but ignored Thomas Paine as a Founding Father. Lincoln's attitude toward religion must also be viewed with a skeptical lens.I found the movie to be superficial in this regard and almost biased toward a religious way of portraying the Founders.

Thank you, brother. I have studied this issue more extensively than the average American layman, and I can find no fault with what you have written. I would have used stronger language, probably. Anyone who does not know or care who Thomas Paine was does not qualify as an informed -- or patriotic, for that matter -- American in my eyes. And Jefferson was about as openly contemptuous of religion as it was possible to be and still have been a valid political force. The Cowboy Hat in the movie asserts the common myth that America was founded upon Christian doctrine and the Bible, which is an outrageous falsehood. While the Declaration of Independence does indeed mention a Creator, it is important for people to realize that the Declaration is is NOT a governing document, which is to say it is not legally binding in any sense upon American citizens, nor does it put forth law. The Constitution, on the other hand, IS a governing document, which IS legally binding upon the citizenry and does put forth legal prinicples, and I challenge anyone to find a single mention of God in it. Happy hunting.What is irrefutable is that America was founded as secular nation, by definition. The First Amendment determines this in (perhaps too) concise language.

thank you I was going to feel the need to write the same thing about the founding fathers.

yep, I'm happy to see that other people agree with me. I just about fell out of my chair when that guy in the hat said "founding fathers" and "bible" in the same sentence. First thing out of my mouth, "bull-S***!!! Benjamin Franklyn was an athiest!" I think they were trying really hard not to offend certain people that might watch this. Which is why they IMPLIED that many of our founding fathers were, at least, slightly religious.