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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

New Jersey
Great Britian
Constitutional Convention
Greatness Of Christianity
Tolerance
Patriots
Calvin
Epitaphs
Luther Martin
Danbury Baptists
Religious Test
Samuel Hemphill
Promoting Morality
U.S. Constitution
Corruptions Of Christianity
Catholic Church
Pacifism
Congregational
New Plymouth
Plymouth

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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

Vermont Constitution of 1786

By 1786, states were beginning to give up the stated preference for Christianity. Vermont here provides full freedom of religion...

Father Andrew Whites First Impressions of Maryland Its Nati

Father White was a Jesuit priest, and originally wrote this narrative in Latin. Maryland was initially colonized by Catholic...

A New Version of the Lords Prayer

William Willamss Letter

In the American Mercury, William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut, complains about the...

Letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush

Adams declares God to be "the first good, first perfect, and first fair" and defines Christianity to include all Christian denominations.

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