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Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies; many colonists, such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecution. Historians debate how influential religion, specifically Christianity, was in the era of the American Revolution. Many of the Founding Fathers were active in a local church; some of them had deist sentiments, such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. Some researchers and authors have referred to the United States as a "Protestant nation" or "founded on Protestant principles," specifically emphasizing its Calvinist heritage. Others stress the secular character of the American Revolution and note the secular character of the

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  • History of religion in the United States (en)
  • تاريخ الدين في الولايات المتحدة (ar)
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  • بدأ تاريخ الدين في الولايات المتحدة عام 1776 مع اندلاع الثورة الأمريكية. إذا أردت البحث عن الدين في أمريكا الشمالية قبل ذلك، فانظر تواريخ المستعمرات المحددة أو تقاليد السكان الأصليين المتنوعة. يختلف المؤرخون في مدى نفوذ المسيحية في فترة الثورة الأمريكية. كان كثير من الآباء المؤسسين ناشطين في كنيستهم المحلية، وكان بعضهم الآخر مثل جيفرسون وفرانكلين وواشنطن له اتجاهات ربوبية. أشار بعض الباحثين والكتاب إلى الولايات المتحدة بوصفها «أمة بروتستانتية»، أو «قائمة على المبادئ البروتستانتية»، ويركزون على إرثها الكالفيني. ويركز آخرون على الهوية العلمانية للثورة الأمريكية، ويلاحظون الطابع العلماني للوثائق المؤسسة للدولة. (ar)
  • Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies; many colonists, such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecution. Historians debate how influential religion, specifically Christianity, was in the era of the American Revolution. Many of the Founding Fathers were active in a local church; some of them had deist sentiments, such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. Some researchers and authors have referred to the United States as a "Protestant nation" or "founded on Protestant principles," specifically emphasizing its Calvinist heritage. Others stress the secular character of the American Revolution and note the secular character of the (en)
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