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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

Isaac Backus
Clergy
Epitaphs
Continental Army
Toleration
Conscientious Objectors
Heresy
Catholic Church
Corruption Of Christianity
Danbury Baptists
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Declaration Of Independence
Tom Paine
Memorial And Remonstrance
William Strachey
Establishment
Illuminati
William Williams
Thomas Paine
Salvation

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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

Maryland Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

The Constitution provided religious freedom for Christians; allowed for taxes to pay for church contruction, clergy salaries...

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

Northwest Ordinance

This is the law that governed a huge swath of land. Though Congress deferred to the states on most matters, these were nationally-owned...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

It was the right as well as the duty" to worship "the Supreme Being." While some states were moving to end the practice of having...

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