The rationalists believed that religion does not have a central place in a republic given that people have different beliefs on religion. The evangelicals were of the opinion that the republic cannot be separated from the church.
These were the founding fathers such as Jefferson and Adams who rejected the nation that the new country could legislate on issues that concerned the church.
The evangelicals on the other hand believed that the church was the center of life in the American community.
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