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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

Rhode Island
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Nature Of God
Free Market Of Religion
Religious Tests
US Government
George Washington
Establishments
Quebec Act
Thomas Paine
Religious Tolerance
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
John Adams
Congress
Isaac Backus
James Monroe
Greatness Of Christianity
Christopher Columbus
Church Of England
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs

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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

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...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Draft of The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

This was Jefferson's original draft of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This version placed a greater emphasis on...

Letter from George Washington to the General Assembly of Pres

George Washington General Orders July 09 1776

George Washington announces the new policy of providing military chaplains.

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