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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

Corruptions Of Christianity
Benjamin Rush
Vermont
Illuminati
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Anti-Federalists
George Washington
Jesus Christ
France
Patriots
Persecution
Colonial
Massachusetts Court
Silence Dogood
Unitarians
General Assessment
Religious Test
Adams-Jefferson Letters
George Whitefield
Isaac Backus

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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 John Adams to Thomas Jefferson

Though praising Christianity, Adams also finds much that he likes in Eastern religions. Joseph Priestley was a leading scientist...

George Washington General Orders May 05 1778

Washington called for prayers of thanks after France formally allied with the Colonists. Earlier, Washington had clamped down...

George Washingtons Resignation Address to the Continental Co

Tom Paine later was a prominent Deist, viewed by many church leaders as a threat and heretic because he didn't accept the Bible...

George Washington General Orders July 04 1775

Washington believed that God's favor would be determined not only by the righteousness of the cause but the behavior of the soldiers...

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