I suspect that our founding fathers would be just as outraged at this event as we are
Somehow I doubt that. You seem to be under the impression that all founding fathers were christian ideologues, they were not.
As for your outrage and moral indignation, Why is it that you think that it's perfectly ok for you to condemn muslims for staging an event like this, but when christians are condemned for the very same action you cry persecution and demand that your detractors be silenced?
Yes, I mean the ones who amended the constitution to include freedom of religion
Freedom of Religion, not freedom of christianity or christian denomination, and not supremacy of christianity.
I bet they never imagined that world travel would skyrocket the way it has in the centuries since they lived.
What does that have to do with anything?
I don't think it occurred to them that there would be such an enormous (and fast growing!) population of people in the USA,
I think that's exactly what they intended, and both the wording of the 1st ammendment and the subsequent writings and letter of the founding fathers backs me up. And to clear up one point, the fast growing segment of the country in terms of religious affilation is non-believers, atheists and agnostics.
most of whom also call themselves American
Are you implying that the founders intended for only christians to be citizens or have the right to call thmselves american?
who worship what the Bible clearly identifies to be a false god.
Once again, so what? there is no word, phrase, clause, or ammendment that so much as mentions christianity or the christian god much less commands or compels americans to acknowledge the christian god as real and all others false.
I think our founding fathers had in mind that freedom of religion pertained to your choice of whether to be a Mennonite or a Quaker or even a Catholic.
So why is it that the writings and letters of many of the founders refute you interpretation? Why is it you think that you know what they "really" intended, regardless of what they had to say on the subject. Further more, if the only choice for religion is limited to various christian denominations then you don't have freedom of religion. Freedom of religion must, bt necessity, be absolute.
I think they took completely for granted that this is and will always be a Christian nation, as it was when they founded it.
Do you honestly think that in the late 1700's that america was populated exclusively by christians? There were jews, muslims, hindus, animists, shintoist, and buddhists already living in america at that time, and I find it highly unlike that information was unknown by the founders.
Then there's the Treaty of Tripoli, which was negotiated, signed, and ratified by George Washington, John Adams, and a US Senate containing several of the founders, respectively. The treaty spells out in clear and unambigous terms that specify that the US is not, was not, and was never intented to be a "christian nation". If it were then there would be no clause the prohibits any religious test for and public office or trust.
If the founders intended to create a christian nation then why didn't they spell that out clearly in the text of the constitution? Given the depth of the document it's self it's unlikely that the took the idea for granted or just forgot to include it. The original intent of the founders can only be judged based on their writings and addenda, and it's the height of ignorance to assume or to claim that you have insight or knowledge into "What the founders 'really' intended.", especially when your claims contradict the the expressed opinion of of many of the founders?