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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

Chaplains
American Independence
New Plymouth
Oaths
Religious Freedom
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Abigail Adams
Separation Of Church And State
Colonial
Danbury Baptists
Jefferson Bible
Isaac Backus
Delaware Congress
Connecticut
Presbyterians
Luther Martin
Puritans
New Hampshire
Masschusetts
Corruptions Of Christianity

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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

Maryland Act concerning Religion

Though Maryland was founded as America's lone bastion for Catholics, the state nonetheless put strong restrictions on religious...

A Bill Establishing A Provision for Teachers of the Christia

After the revolutionary war, some in Virginia came to fear that religion had gone into decline. Church buildings had been destroyed...

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay

Debate on the First Amendment House of Representatives

The most complete record of Congressional debate on the first amendment was in the House of Representatives. In it, you can...

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

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