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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

Andrew White
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Christian State
Patrick Henry
Massachusetts Court
Religious Tyranny
Delaware Congress
Ratification
Masschusetts
Catholics
Great Britian
Promoting Religion
Episcopalians
Chaplains
Northwest Territory
Massachusetts Bay
Presidential Addresses
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Clergy Holding Office
God's Support Of America

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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

Letter from George Washington to the General Assembly of Pres

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Diary of John Adams February 13 1756

Adams doesn't think much of the idea that Christ wiped away the sins of others.

Delaware Constitution of 1776

Article 22 of the Constitution required officeholders to swear belief in the Trinity and the "divine inspiration" of the Bible.

Virginia Ratifying Convention

During the debates over ratification of the Constitution, supporters argued that religion was protected because the document...

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