From Functional Ambivalent:
Beliefnet takes a look at the Christianity of George Washington:
What do the knowable facts show? A portrait not likely to be satisfying to either extreme in the culture war – a spiritual man who believed God was protecting him and the nation, and yet who showed disinterest in and sometimes disdain for important facets of Christianity.In some ways, the Father of Our Country bears a striking resemblance to a lot of other fathers:
He was a casual observer of the Sabbath and a semi-regular attendee of church – a little more than once a month, according to Boller’s review of Washington’s diaries. For instance, Washington attended church four times in the first five months of 1760 and 15 times in the year 1768. Sometimes bad weather prevented him from making the lengthy trip but there’s also evidence that Washington visited friends, traveled or went foxhunting instead of to church.He did all of that because there were no golf courses within riding distance from Mt. Vernon.
Read the whole fascinating thing here.