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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

Delaware
Tom Paine
Baptists
Colonial
Massachusetts
Presbyterianism
George Whitefield
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Heresy
Oaths
Trinity
Corruption Of Christianity
Rhode Island
Reason
Canada
Charles Pinkney
Clergy Holding Office
John Cotton
Promoting Morality
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 George Washington to the Hebrew Congregations of

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to an Atheist

Frankln here tries to dissuade an atheist from writing an article attacking religion. Franklin makes the argument that while...

Congressional Prayer Proclamation 1779

With the war grinding on In to Its fourth year, this Congressional prayer proclamation evoked a somber tone about the "calamitous"...

Diary of John Adams February 21 1765

Found in his diary, this was a draft of a longer essay on cannon and feudal law.

Second Annual Message to Congress Thomas Jefferson

Even though he supported separation of church and state and criticized much religion, Jefferson still seemed to believe that...

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