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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

Calvin
Christian State
Canada
Promoting Religion
Value Of Religion
James Monroe
American Independence
Indians
Religious Test
George Synder
Charles Pinkney
Promoting Morality
Bible
Pilgrims
Tolerance
Free Market Of Religion
Unitarians
James Madison
Isaac Backus
Abigail Adams

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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

Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules

The religious freedom clauses of the Delaware declaration of rights granted broad religious freedom to "all Persons professing...

A Model of Christian Charity

Diary of William Bradford

George Washington General Orders July 16 1775

Washington orders his troops to worship and abide by Congress's declaration of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

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