Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin were both famous writers during the American revolutionary wars. Both were influential. Their writings comprised of no strong Christian faith.
Franklin wrote that morals are important for a human to lead a cultured life rather than praising God. Franklin never wrote regarding the political turmoil of America because he always wanted America to be projected well.
Paine on the other hand noted the slavery of African Americans and highlighted in his writings about it.
Matthew's Gospel was to Jewish Christian Mark's Gospel was to a non Jewish gentile Christians undergoing persecution Luke was to largely gentile Christians (world)
