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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

Religious Tolerance
John Winthrop
Declaration Of Independence
Value Of Religion
Repentance
Roger Williams
Samuel Hemphill
U.S. Constitution
Heaven
Continental Congress
Pluralism
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Quakers
Tolerance
Religious Tyranny
Catholics
Joseph Priestley
Attacks On Jefferson

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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

Diary of John Adams July 25 1796

Tom Paine had become a leading Deist, arguing against the infallibility of the Bible.

Veto Message on Act Incorporating the Alexandria Protestant E

Congress passed legislation providing special legal protections to the Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Madison vetoed...

Vermont Constitution of 1777

In the sections on religion (chapter 1/section 3 and chapter 2/ sections 41), the Constitution provides religious freedom to...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

George Washington General Orders July 09 1776

George Washington announces the new policy of providing military chaplains.

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