Fisher Ames: Christian Founding Father & Federalist: Framer of Religious Freedom & Greatest Orator of the Early Republic (Harold M. Knudsen - WH) adams and footnoted

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that the family’s beloved pet dog

reduced to rubble during attempts to liberate them

ages 7 to 21―learning and growing in southwestern Indiana

a soldier’s footlocker still packed with its contents

Fisher Ames: Christian Founding Father & Federalist: Framer of Religious Freedom & Greatest Orator of the Early Republic (Harold M. Knudsen - WH) adams and footnotedMany Americans know the First Amendment as a protector of freedom of speech and press, but today, many forget that it also protects the right to practice religion freely. One of the contributing Founding Fathers, one who is nearly all but forgotten and unknown to current generations of Americans, was a Christian who actually worded the religious clauses in the First Amendment. His contributions to the nation were invaluable, yet his story has remained