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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

Establishment
Protestants
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Catholics
Baptists
Charles Pinkney
Delaware Congress
Abigail Adams
Revolutionary War
Establishments
Pennsylvania
God's Support Of America
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Andrew White
Quebec Act
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Patriots
Religious Persecution
Puritans

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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

Diary of John Adams July 25 1796

Tom Paine had become a leading Deist, arguing against the infallibility of the Bible.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush

In 1803, Jefferson had hoped that someone other than himself write a book on the merits of Christianity. He wrote a "Syllabus...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from George Washington to the Ancient York Masons of P

Genuine Information XII

Although some praised the Constitution for banning religious tests for public office, others feared that it would lead to Pagans,...

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