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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

James Madison
Religious Freedom
Science And Religion
Christian State
Persecution
Heresy
Carolina
Memorial And Remonstrance
Mayflower Passengers
Revolutionary War
Great Britian
Constitutional Convention
Free Market Of Religion
Benjamin Franklin
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Quakers
Samuel Adams
Repentance
Washington's Religious Beliefs
James Monroe

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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

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

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

Diary of William Bradford

Drafts of the First Amendment in Congress

The First Amendment didn't go from James Madison's pen straight to the National Archives. It was the product of legislative wrangling...

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

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