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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

Great Britain
Great Britian
Indians
George Washington
Catholic Church
Condolences
Christian Nation
Unitarians
James Monroe
Bible
Conscientious Objectors
Maryland
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Charles Pinkney
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Delaware Congress
Promoting Morality
Danbury Baptists
Pennsylvania
Bill Of Rights

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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

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

The Rights of the Colonists

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

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...

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