Faith of the Founders #7: Our Nation’s First Thanksgiving

Faith of the FoundersJoshua CharlesNovember 25, 2020George Washington, Thanksgiving, Bible, Elias Boudinot, Roger Sherman, James Madison, Federalist Papers, Proclamation

Faith of the Founders #4: Adams’ God-Acknowledging Inaugural

Adams inaugural contained multiple references to God, as well as the role of religion in American society, and like Washington’s before him, openly acknowledged and thanked the Divine.

Faith of the FoundersJoshua CharlesJanuary 13, 2019Founders, John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

Faith of the Founders #3: Washington's God-Saturated Inaugural Address

[T]he first Inaugural Address of our first President acknowledged, addressed, and supplicated God in the most reverent terms. Biblical concepts of God’s rule over the nations, His blessings for righteous behavior, and His continuing guidance of the new nation are emphatically asserted. It is undeniable that in his first great act as President, Washington intended to involve not just his countrymen, but God, in the event.

Founders, Faith of the FoundersJoshua CharlesDecember 13, 2018George Washington, Bible, Proverbs, Inaugural Address, God, Morality

Faith of the Founders #1: George Washington and America's Divine Shot at Glory

Many are familiar with the Farewell Address of President George Washington. But fewer people are familiar with Washington’s first “farewell address,” namely the farewell he thought would be his final public one. I refer to his 1783 Circular to the State Governments…In general, while Washington gave his advice on specific policies, the Circular is full of admonition for Americans to recognize that they had been given a truly unique opportunity by God, and they best not waste it.

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