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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

Jesus Christ
Attacks On Jefferson
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Carolina
Patriots
Christian Nation
Clergy
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Separation Of Church And State
Heaven
Revolutionary War
Oaths
Pilgrims
Roger Williams
Danbury Baptists
Congregational
Anti-Federalists
Delaware
Anne Hutchinson
American Independence

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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 Thomas Jefferson to Dr Benjamin Waterhouse

Jefferson believed that Christianity no longer reflected the true teachings of Jesus.

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

Diary of John Adams February 13 1756

Adams doesn't think much of the idea that Christ wiped away the sins of others.

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

Letter from William Bradford to James Madison

In response to a note from his college classmate James Madison that persecution raged in Virginia, Bradford agrees that freedom...

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