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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

Tolerance
Colonial
God's Support Of America
Jefferson Bible
Clergy Holding Office
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Christopher Columbus
Ratification
George Synder
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Pluralism
Illuminati
Religious Tests
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Establishments
Religious Tyranny
Episcopalians
Memorial And Remonstrance
Catholics
Patrick Henry

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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

Diary of John Adams November 30 1804

Adams explains how a controversy over a preacher drove him away from choosing the ministry as a career. Bryant had been driven...

George Washington General Orders May 15 1776

Washington implements Congress order for a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.

Diary of Willaim Bradford Chapter 9

Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion

Franklin had difficulty imagining that the Supreme Being could possibly be interested in the petty needs - or prayers - of Earthlings....

Letter from George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

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