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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

Clergy
Christian America
Patriots
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Catholics
Free Market Of Religion
Congress
US Government
Conscientious Objectors
New Jersey
Heresy
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Condolences
Religious Tolerance
Pacifism
George Synder
Church Of England
Protestants
Corruptions Of Christianity
Benjamin Rush

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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

Declaration and Resolves

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

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

Letter from Jonas Phillips to President and Members of the Co

A Jew from Philadelphia writes to the Constitutional Convention urging them to reject a Pennsylvania law requiring that office...

To The Hebrew Congregations of Philadelphia Newport Charlesto

Letter from James Madison to Reverend Adams

As an old man, James Madison believed that the quality and quantity of religious practice had grown when government support of...

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