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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

Heaven
Jonas Phillips
Bill Of Rights
John Cotton
Science And Religion
Religious Persecution
William Strachey
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
New Jersey
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Establishments
Masons
U.S. Constitution
James Monroe
Pluralism
Quakers
Presbyterianism
Danbury Baptists
Pacifism
Value Of Religion

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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

Virginia Ratifying Convention

During the debates over ratification of the Constitution, supporters argued that religion was protected because the document...

Washingtons Farewell Address 1796

In this famous address, he criticizes the spirit of faction that erupted among his colleagues. In terms of religion, the key...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Tom Paine later was a prominent Deist, viewed by many church leaders as a threat and heretic because he didn't accept the Bible...

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

It was the right as well as the duty" to worship "the Supreme Being." While some states were moving to end the practice of having...

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