Richard Brookhiser: Religion of U.S. Founding Fathersbr The Hoover Institution - Hoover Institutionbr Should we care what the founders would say about modern-day America? Richard Brookhiser says yes.If so, how should we consider some of our thornier contemporary issues in light of what the founders thought, such as "originalism" in constitutional matters, America as a "religious" nation if not a Christian nation, or even the fundamental principles of U.S.