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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

Repentance
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Tolerance
Revolutionary War
Massachusetts
Pilgrims
Oaths
Plymouth Plantation
Thomas Paine
Jonas Phillips
Continental Congress
George Synder
Heaven
God'S Support Of America
Masons
Charles Pinkney
Congress
James Monroe
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Adams-Jefferson Letters

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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 Benjamin Franklin to an Atheist

Frankln here tries to dissuade an atheist from writing an article attacking religion. Franklin makes the argument that while...

Veto Message on Act Incorporating the Alexandria Protestant E

Congress passed legislation providing special legal protections to the Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Madison vetoed...

Letter from James Madison to William Bradford

After graduating from Princeton (then called the College of New Jersey) James Madison returned to Virginia to find a wave of...

The Charter of Maryland

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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