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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
Continental Congress
Connecticut
Catholic Church
Religious Persecution
Massachusetts
Afterlife
Jonas Phillips
Criticism Of Clergy
William Strachey
Religious Test
New Jersey
Attacks On Jefferson
Declaration Of Independence
Delaware
Canada
Vermont
Tom Paine
Deism
Reason

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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

Tom Paine later was a prominent Deist, viewed by many church leaders as a threat and heretic because he didn't accept the Bible...

Plain Truth or Serious Considerations On the Present State o

A Tradesman of Philadelphia," Franklin waded into a vexing religious/political dilemma of his time. Pennsylvania was controlled...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

Declaration and Resolves

In describing the colonies' grievances, the Continental Congress cited the Quebec Act, which gave religious freedom to Catholics...

The Charter of Maryland

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