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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

Massachusetts
Indians
God's Support Of America
Adams's Religious Beliefs
John Winthrop
Massachusetts Court
Greatness Of Christianity
Vermont
Catholic Church
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
First Amendment
Continental Congress
Jews
Plymouth Plantation
Religious Persecution
Early Christianity
John Adams
Conscientious Objectors
Church Of England
Pilgrims

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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

To the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec

Just five days after complaining that Britain, through the Quebec Act, was giving too much freedom to Canadian Catholics, the...

Amendments Offered in Congress by James Madison

James Madison initially argued that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary. But in his first race for Congress, he promised he would...

Diary Entry of Christopher Columbus

George Washington General Orders July 04 1775

Washington believed that God's favor would be determined not only by the righteousness of the cause but the behavior of the soldiers...

Maryland Act concerning Religion

Though Maryland was founded as America's lone bastion for Catholics, the state nonetheless put strong restrictions on religious...

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