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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

Masons
James Monroe
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Jesus Christ
Religious Tests
George Synder
Vermont
Samuel Hemphill
Religious Persecution
God's Support Of America
Religious Tolerance
Science And Religion
Quebec Act
Persecution
Repentance
Declaration Of Independence
Maryland
Unitarians
Christian America
France

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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

The Rights of the Colonists

Articles of Confederation

This is the charter that organized the new nation prior to the ratification of the Constitution. Note the final paragraph....

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

The First Charter of Virginia

George Washington General Orders May 15 1776

Washington implements Congress order for a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.

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