evidence: FACT CHECK: Did Patrick Henry Say The US Was Founded On Christianity? A post shared on Facebook claims that founding father Patrick Henry said, "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here." [...] The statement actually comes from an article mentioning Henry’s Christian faith, published in the April 1956 issue of "The Virginian" magazine. The Library of Virginia provided The Daily Caller with a copy of this article.