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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

God'S Support Of America
Carolina
Bible
Catholic Church
Criticism Of Clergy
George Washington
John Cotton
Christian America
Oaths
Attacks On Jefferson
Epitaphs
Indians
New Hampshire
Religious Tyranny
Jews
Religious Tolerance
Value Of Religion
Religious Tests
George Synder
Religious Persecution

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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

Congressional Prayer Proclamation 1779

With the war grinding on In to Its fourth year, this Congressional prayer proclamation evoked a somber tone about the "calamitous"...

Second Annual Message to Congress Thomas Jefferson

Even though he supported separation of church and state and criticized much religion, Jefferson still seemed to believe that...

Letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists

The Danbury Baptist Association was founded in 1790 as a coalition of about 26 churches in the Connecticut Valley. Connecticut...

Letter from George Washington to Benedict Arnold

George Washington had dispatched Arnold on an important mission to secure support from Canadians. Under the Quebec Act, Great...

Letter from George Washington to the United Baptist Churches

Washington is trying to reassure the Baptists that the new Constitution would provide sufficient guarantees of religious freedom,...

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