Without doubt the life of Christ was monumentally influential to the evolution of Western culture.
But he never really set up any organized religion.
That was done by men with personal agendas.
Our founding fathers did not have the benefits of having read Darwin... and yet they were wary of allowing the "righteous" to be in control of government.
Link: https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-us-a-christian-nation-not-according-to-the-fou
to shut out other faiths.
Link: https://media.benedictine.edu/did-pope-francis-just-say-all-religions-are-equally-true