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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

Clergy Holding Office
US Government
Northwest Territory
Congress
France
Christopher Columbus
God'S Support Of America
Promoting Religion
Colonies
Anne Hutchinson
Establishment
Continental Army
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Masons
William Williams
Patriots
Patrick Henry
Corruptions Of Christianity
South Carolina
General Assessment

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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 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...

Letter from George Washington to the Ancient York Masons of P

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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...

Genuine Information XII

Although some praised the Constitution for banning religious tests for public office, others feared that it would lead to Pagans,...

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