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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

Puritans
Great Britian
Danbury Baptists
Ratification
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Promoting Religion
Oaths
Colonial
Conscientious Objectors
Corruption Of Christianity
Declaration Of Independence
Pacifism
Connecticut
Benjamin Franklin
Pluralism
Criticism Of Clergy
Memorial And Remonstrance
Bible
Tom Paine
Trinity

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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

Letter from James Madison to Reverend Adams

As an old man, James Madison believed that the quality and quantity of religious practice had grown when government support of...

Charter of Connecticut

Diary of John Adams July 25 1796

Tom Paine had become a leading Deist, arguing against the infallibility of the Bible.

Diary of John Adams February 13 1756

Adams doesn't think much of the idea that Christ wiped away the sins of others.

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

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