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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

Plymouth Plantation
Anne Hutchinson
Indians
Religious Test
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Salvation
Presbyterianism
Separation Of Church And State
Chaplains
Benjamin Rush
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Afterlife
New Jersey
General Assessment
Religious Persecution
Roger Williams
Corruptions Of Christianity
Mayflower Passengers
US Government

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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

George Washington General Orders May 15 1776

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

Diary of John Adams February 13 1756

Adams doesn't think much of the idea that Christ wiped away the sins of others.

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

This Pennsylvania Constitution grants broad religious freedoms to any citizen "who acknowledges the being of a God." It also...

Benjamin Franklins Request for Prayers at the Constitutional

The Constitutional Convention had been meeting for five weeks, and had hit a perilous deadlock. The large states were insisting...

Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson

Though praising Christianity, Adams also finds much that he likes in Eastern religions. Joseph Priestley was a leading scientist...

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