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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

Presbyterianism
Repentance
Pacifism
Jonas Phillips
Tolerance
Delaware
Ratification
Indians
Masschusetts
Baptists
Epitaphs
Patrick Henry
Joseph Priestley
Presidential Addresses
Pluralism
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Tom Paine
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Great Britian
Declaration Of Independence

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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 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...

George Washington General Orders October 18 1777

In celebrating victory, Washington always gives credit to God's intervention.

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...

A Memoir of the Life and Times of Isaac Backus

Isaac Backus was one of the most important Baptist leaders of the revolutionary era. He argued fervently against persecution...

William Willamss Letter

In the American Mercury, William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut, complains about the...

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