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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

John Winthrop
Presidential Addresses
Northwest Territory
American Independence
Colonies
Epitaphs
Connecticut
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Anti-Federalists
George Whitefield
Chaplains
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Trinity
Adams-Jefferson Letters
Silence Dogood
William Strachey
George Washington
John Adams
General Assessment
Masons

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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

George Washington General Orders July 16 1775

Washington orders his troops to worship and abide by Congress's declaration of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr Benjamin Waterhouse

Jefferson believed that Christianity no longer reflected the true teachings of Jesus.

Letter from James Madison to Edward Livingston

As an old man, Madison wrote that the separation of church and state had led to an improvement in the quality and vitality of...

George Washingtons Resignation Address to the Continental Co

Debate on the First Amendment House of Representatives

The most complete record of Congressional debate on the first amendment was in the House of Representatives. In it, you can...

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