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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

Connecticut
Congregational
Illuminati
Catholic Church
Protestant
Christopher Columbus
Carolina
Anne Hutchinson
Bible
Religious Persecution
Colonies
William Williams
Great Britain
Heresy
Samuel Adams
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Massachusetts
John Winthrop
Establishment
Masschusetts

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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

The Rights of the Colonists

The Patriot leader here argues for religious liberty for all, except Catholics.

New York Constitution of 1777

Declaring that "the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind," New York's Constitution...

Syllabus of an Estimate of the Merit of the Doctrines of Jes

Before he wrote the Jefferson Bible, Jefferson had tried to get others to create a more honest depiction of the true merits of...

George Washington General Orders May 05 1778

Washington called for prayers of thanks after France formally allied with the Colonists. Earlier, Washington had clamped down...

The Barbary Treaties Treaty of Peace and Friendship Signed

A treaty negotiated during the Washington administration and ratified by the Senate during the presidency of John Adams, attempted...

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