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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

Great Britain
Clergy
Corruption Of Christianity
Congress
Repentance
Nature Of Man
Persecution
Plymouth
God's Support Of America
Christian Nation
Tom Paine
Early Christianity
Pilgrims
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Religious Freedom
Jefferson Bible
Religious Test
Massachusetts Bay
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Washington'S Religious Beliefs

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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

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Law

Declaration and Resolves

In describing the colonies' grievances, the Continental Congress cited the Quebec Act, which gave religious freedom to Catholics...

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

Letter from James Madison to FL Schaeffer

An aging James Madison write that American history has proved that religion thrives most when it is independent of government....

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