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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

Oaths
France
Christian Nation
Religious Tolerance
Catholic Church
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Revolutionary War
Nature Of God
Isaac Backus
God'S Support Of America
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Tolerance
Christopher Columbus
Heresy
Pacifism
Delaware Congress
Carolina
US Government
Patrick Henry
New Jersey

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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

George Washington General Orders July 16 1775

Washington orders his troops to worship and abide by Congress's declaration of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer

Letter from George Washington to the Grand Master of Free Mas

Letter from James Madison to Edward Livingston

As an old man, Madison wrote that the separation of church and state had led to an improvement in the quality and vitality of...

George Washington General Orders July 09 1776

George Washington announces the new policy of providing military chaplains.

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