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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

Congress
New Jersey
Carolina
Bill Of Rights
Memorial And Remonstrance
American Independence
Rhode Island
Masschusetts
Adam Smith
Epitaphs
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Benjamin Rush
Promoting Morality
Nature Of God
Canada
Protestants
Heresy
God's Support Of America
Religious Freedom
Constitutional Convention

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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

Pennsylvanias Charter of Libertie

Silence Dogood No 9

Franklin was just 16 when he wrote this attack on religious hypocrites, using his alias "Silence Dogood." He later recalled...

Who Are the Best Keepers of the Peoples Liberties

In what was otherwise a political polemic, Madison writes a few sentences (the 7th paragraph) that express a personal belief...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams

Jefferson wrote this extraordinary condolence letter upon hearing of the death of John Adams' wife, Abigail.

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

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