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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

Pilgrims
Patrick Henry
Jonas Phillips
Christian America
Abigail Adams
William Williams
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Masons
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Masschusetts
God's Support Of America
John Adams
George Washington
Northwest Territory
Jesus Christ
Colonial
Isaac Backus
Religious Tests
Great Britian
Memorial And Remonstrance

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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 George Washington to George Washington Snyder

James Madison to James MonroeXXXX

Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules

The religious freedom clauses of the Delaware declaration of rights granted broad religious freedom to "all Persons professing...

Syllabus of an Estimate of the Merit of the Doctrines of Jes

Before he wrote the Jefferson Bible, Jefferson had tried to get others to create a more honest depiction of the true merits of...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

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