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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

Benjamin Franklin
Continental Congress
Religious Freedom
Constitutional Convention
Pilgrims
Roger Williams
Deism
Establishment
Jews
Science And Religion
Unitarians
Revolutionary War
George Whitefield
Silence Dogood
Masschusetts
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Repentance
John Cotton
Connecticut

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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 John Adams to Abigail Adams

Unlike Madison and Jefferson, Adams for many years believed that taxpayer support of religion - the approach taken in New England...

Diary of John Adams March 07 1756

Adams believes in a free market of religious ideas, in which the best ones emerge from an open discussion.

The Articles of Association

The Continental Congress In this declaration resolved to boycott British tea and launch several other acts of protest. Unlike...

Virginia Ratifying Convention

During the debates over ratification of the Constitution, supporters argued that religion was protected because the document...

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

It was the right as well as the duty" to worship "the Supreme Being." While some states were moving to end the practice of having...

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