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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

Northwest Territory
Christian America
Jonas Phillips
Religious Freedom
Nature Of Man
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Charles Pinkney
Persecution
US Government
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Revolutionary War
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Benjamin Franklin
God'S Support Of America
Roger Williams
Constitutional Convention
Promoting Morality
Patrick Henry
James Monroe
France

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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

Mayflower Compact

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...

Proclamation for public humiliation fasting and prayer

Madison had resisted issuing Presidential prayer proclamations but in the midst of the war with Britain, he did provide this...

Letter from John Cotton to Lord Say and Sele

Diary Entry of Christopher Columbus

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