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2019-04-09 2019-04-09

The Founding Faith Archive

Early documents on religious freedom and the spiritual beliefs of the Founding Fathers.

Authors

Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Isaac Backus

Topics

Criticism Of Clergy
New Plymouth
Jesus Christ
Benjamin Franklin
Plymouth
Constitutional Convention
Heresy
Puritans
Clergy
Early Christianity
Bible
Bill Of Rights
Conscientious Objectors
John Locke
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Revolutionary War
Joseph Priestley
Religious Tolerance
Delaware
Roger Williams

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Founding Faith

“If asked to recommend the best book on this controversial topic, I would choose Founding Faith.”

- Joseph Ellis, author of American CreationFounding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

Diary of John Adams August 14 1796

Adams lays out the mechanics of why religion is particularly effective at promoting morality.

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

George Washington General Orders November 05 1775

As part of Guy Falkes Day celebrations, Colonial soldiers had taken to burning effigies of the Pope. Washington was appalled...

Amendments Offered in Congress by James Madison

James Madison initially argued that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary. But in his first race for Congress, he promised he would...

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