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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
Religious Tyranny
Carolina
God's Support Of America
Presbyterians
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Bay
Samuel Adams
Calvin
Locke
US Government
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Isaac Backus
Protestant
Ratification
U.S. Constitution
Samuel Hemphill
Salvation
Delaware Congress

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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

Draft of The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

This was Jefferson's original draft of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This version placed a greater emphasis on...

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 James Madison to Reverend Adams

As an old man, James Madison believed that the quality and quantity of religious practice had grown when government support of...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to F A Van Der Kemp

Jefferson explains that his various efforts to highlight what he sees as the uncorrupted portions of Jesus's teachings. He makes...

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

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