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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

Benjamin Franklin
Episcopalians
Patriots
Connecticut
James Monroe
Catholic Church
Rhode Island
John Cotton
Christian America
Presidential Addresses
Religious Tests
Condolences
Plymouth
Jefferson Bible
Declaration Of Independence
George Synder
Thomas Paine
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Samuel Adams
Conscientious Objectors

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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 George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

Letter from George Washington to the United Baptist Churches

Washington is trying to reassure the Baptists that the new Constitution would provide sufficient guarantees of religious freedom,...

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

This Pennsylvania Constitution grants broad religious freedoms to any citizen "who acknowledges the being of a God." It also...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

This is the cover letter that Madison wrote when he sent Thomas Jefferson, his "Memorial and Remonstrance," which would become...

The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 on Power of Sta

During the debate about the balance of powers between states and the federal government, James Madison argued for less state...

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