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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

Pilgrims
William Williams
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Delaware
Epitaphs
Congress
George Synder
Unitarians
First Amendment
Carolina
Oaths
Northwest Territory
Jesus Christ
Abigail Adams
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Samuel Adams
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Presidential Addresses
Adam Smith
Vermont

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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

Genuine Information XII

Although some praised the Constitution for banning religious tests for public office, others feared that it would lead to Pagans,...

Dialogue between Two Presbyterians

The person called "S" is thought to represent Franklin's views. Franklin wrote this after a Presbyterian synod in Philadelphia...

Virginia Ratifying Convention

In the Virginia convention called to consider ratification of the Constitution, opponents such as Patrick Henry argued that the...

Diary of John Adams February 02 1756

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

This Pennsylvania Constitution grants broad religious freedoms to any citizen "who acknowledges the being of a God." It also...

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