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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

Carolina
God's Support Of America
Catholics
Constitutional Convention
Isaac Backus
John Cotton
Religious Freedom
Massachusetts Court
Episcopalians
Promoting Morality
Promoting Religion
Jews
Free Market Of Religion
Ratification
Corruption Of Christianity
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Condolences
Church Of England
Catholic Church
Locke

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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

Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

During the War of Independence, the Continental Congress approved several proclamations of prayer. At this point, the proclamations...

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

It was the right as well as the duty" to worship "the Supreme Being." While some states were moving to end the practice of having...

Letter from John Admas to Thomas Jefferson

Adams bristles as the Calvinist notion that a man's fate is determined by the grace of God instead of good works. He rejects...

James Madison to James Monroe

George Washington General Orders October 18 1777

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

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