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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

Pacifism
Delaware Congress
Religious Tyranny
Abigail Adams
Massachusetts Bay
Jonas Phillips
Connecticut
Puritans
US Government
Greatness Of Christianity
Salvation
Delaware
George Whitefield
Pennsylvania
Bill Of Rights
James Monroe
Tolerance
God's Support Of America
Masschusetts
Establishment

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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

Debate on the First Amendment House of Representatives

The most complete record of Congressional debate on the first amendment was in the House of Representatives. In it, you can...

Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America

A sympathetic description of the patience and civility of the Indians, Including on matters of faith.

Message from John Adams to the Officers of the First Brigade

In this letter Adams declares point blank that, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly...

Letter from James Madison to FL Schaeffer

An aging James Madison write that American history has proved that religion thrives most when it is independent of government....

The Articles of Association

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

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