"it is nevertheless true to say, from all that I have read, that the following seven critical early American leaders were Deists and denied the divinity of Jesus: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Ethan Allen, and Thomas Paine"

Quite true. Yet another reason Alexander Hamilton was the coolest of the Founders and Framers. :-)

I'm quite the fan of separating Church and State --- for the sake of the Church. :-)