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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

George Whitefield
New Plymouth
Heresy
Bible
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Religious Tests
John Adams
Separation Of Church And State
Establishments
U.S. Constitution
William Williams
New Hampshire
Free Market Of Religion
Catholics
Locke
Adam Smith
Luther Martin
God'S Support Of America
Memorial And Remonstrance
Tom Paine

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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

Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules

The religious freedom clauses of the Delaware declaration of rights granted broad religious freedom to "all Persons professing...

George Washington General Orders July 09 1776

George Washington announces the new policy of providing military chaplains.

Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments

This is one of the most important documents in the history of religious freedom. James Madison wrote it as part of a drive (by...

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...

Who Are the Best Keepers of the Peoples Liberties

In what was otherwise a political polemic, Madison writes a few sentences (the 7th paragraph) that express a personal belief...

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