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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

James Monroe
Value Of Religion
Calvin
Protestants
US Government
John Cotton
Separation Of Church And State
Presidential Addresses
Charles Pinkney
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Repentance
North Carolina
Science And Religion
Christopher Columbus
Northwest Territory
Heaven
Criticism Of Clergy
Great Britain
Plymouth
Vermont

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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

Amendments Offered in Congress by James Madison

James Madison initially argued that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary. But in his first race for Congress, he promised he would...

Veto Message on Act Incorporating the Alexandria Protestant E

Congress passed legislation providing special legal protections to the Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Madison vetoed...

George Washington General Orders May 15 1776

Washington implements Congress order for a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.

Mayflower Compact

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison

James Madison had written Jefferson suggesting that perhaps a Bill of Rights might not be wise, since it would not have the breadth...

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