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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

Vermont
Isaac Backus
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Bible
Danbury Baptists
Christian Nation
Thomas Paine
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Abigail Adams
Roger Williams
Value Of Religion
Andrew White
Religious Tolerance
Masons
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Pluralism
Religious Persecution
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Jonas Phillips
Religious Freedom

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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 United Baptist Churches

Washington is trying to reassure the Baptists that the new Constitution would provide sufficient guarantees of religious freedom,...

North Carolina Constitution of 1776

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

Charter of Connecticut

A Model of Christian Charity

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