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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

Adam Smith
John Cotton
Masons
William Williams
Delaware Congress
Puritans
Religious Persecution
North Carolina
Religious Tyranny
Salvation
Condolences
Carolina
Memorial And Remonstrance
Silence Dogood
Baptists
Heaven
James Madison
Trinity
Colonies
James Monroe

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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

Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion

Franklin had difficulty imagining that the Supreme Being could possibly be interested in the petty needs - or prayers - of Earthlings....

Maryland Act concerning Religion

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

Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

During the War of Independence, the Continental Congress approved several proclamations of prayer. At this point, the proclamations...

Sixth Annual Message of George Washington

In the final paragraph, Washington called upon Divine support for his policies opposing the Whiskey Rebellion.

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

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