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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

God's Support Of America
Massachusetts
Greatness Of Christianity
Quakers
Religious Test
Charles Pinkney
Christian Nation
Promoting Religion
Free Market Of Religion
John Locke
Deism
Great Britian
First Amendment
Jefferson Bible
Attacks On Jefferson
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Establishments
Continental Army
Catholic Church
New Hampshire

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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 February 22 1756

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...

Maryland Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

The Constitution provided religious freedom for Christians; allowed for taxes to pay for church contruction, clergy salaries...

Letter from James Madison to William Bradford

After graduating from Princeton (then called the College of New Jersey) James Madison returned to Virginia to find a wave of...

The Body of Liberties of the Massachusets Collonie in New En

Excerpts of the early Puritan laws related to religion

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