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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

Christopher Columbus
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Persecution
First Amendment
Continental Army
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Colonial
Clergy Holding Office
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
New Hampshire
Tolerance
Quakers
Condolences
Heaven
James Madison
Canada
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Puritans
American Independence
US Government

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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

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Done with his official work for the day, Thomas Jefferson sat in the new presidential mansion in Washington in 1803 and opened...

George Washington Proclamation A National Thanksgiving

Washington went much farther than modern politicians in leading the country in prayer and praise of God.

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...

New York Constitution of 1777

Declaring that "the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind," New York's Constitution...

A New Version of the Lords Prayer

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