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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
Patrick Henry
Jews
Plymouth Plantation
Heaven
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
God'S Support Of America
Bill Of Rights
South Carolina
Patriots
Presidential Addresses
Masschusetts
Promoting Religion
Plymouth
New Plymouth
Delaware Congress
Abigail Adams
Establishments
James Monroe
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

Draft of The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

This was Jefferson's original draft of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This version placed a greater emphasis on...

George Washington General Orders May 05 1778

Washington called for prayers of thanks after France formally allied with the Colonists. Earlier, Washington had clamped down...

James Madison to James Monroe

Delaware Constitution of 1776

Article 22 of the Constitution required officeholders to swear belief in the Trinity and the "divine inspiration" of the Bible.

Letter from John Cotton to Lord Say and Sele

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