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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 Monroe
Deism
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Establishment
Christopher Columbus
Patrick Henry
Jefferson Bible
Benjamin Rush
Congregational
Religious Test
Plymouth Plantation
Corruption Of Christianity
Conscientious Objectors
Connecticut
Anti-Federalists
Catholic Church
Silence Dogood
Tolerance
Pacifism
Clergy

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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

Charter of Connecticut

Diary of John Adams February 22 1756

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

This Pennsylvania Constitution grants broad religious freedoms to any citizen "who acknowledges the being of a God." It also...

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