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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

Religious Persecution
Quebec Act
George Whitefield
John Adams
Tom Paine
Heresy
William Williams
George Washington
Colonies
Connecticut
Illuminati
Unitarians
Congregational
Christopher Columbus
Continental Army
Mayflower Passengers
Vermont
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Maryland

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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 Willaim Bradford Chapter 9

Veto Message on Act Incorporating the Alexandria Protestant E

Congress passed legislation providing special legal protections to the Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Madison vetoed...

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

Letter from John Adams to Samuel Miller

George Washington General Orders July 09 1776

George Washington announces the new policy of providing military chaplains.

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