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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

Protestants
Christopher Columbus
Religious Tests
Science And Religion
Congress
General Assessment
Establishments
Corruption Of Christianity
William Strachey
Bill Of Rights
New Jersey
Persecution
Episcopalians
James Monroe
Indians
George Synder
Christian Nation
American Independence
Roger Williams
Bible

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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

Proclamation for public humiliation fasting and prayer

Madison had resisted issuing Presidential prayer proclamations but in the midst of the war with Britain, he did provide this...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

South Carolina Constitution of 1778

Franklin wrote this when he was about 22.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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