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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

James Monroe
Attacks On Jefferson
Religious Tyranny
Christopher Columbus
Masons
Protestants
Masschusetts
Vermont
Pluralism
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Pennsylvania
Epitaphs
Heresy
US Government
Ratification
Great Britain
George Synder
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Connecticut
Quakers

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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

James Madison to William Bradford

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...

Sixth Annual Message of George Washington

In the final paragraph, Washington called upon Divine support for his policies opposing the Whiskey Rebellion.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Roger C Weightman

This is thought to be one of Jefferson's final letters. Asked to participate in a Fourth of July celebration, he reflected on...

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