Clear Statement that the United States is Not Founded on Christianity

Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

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Authored by American diplomat Joel Barlow in 1796, the following treaty was sent to the floor of the Senate, June 7, 1797, where it was read aloud in its entirety and unanimously approved. John Adams, having seen the treaty, signed it and proudly proclaimed it to the Nation.

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Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary

Legal Materials>Bill, Congressional: Barlow, Joel (June 7, 1797), Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary, Washington, DC, Retrieved on 2011-01-24

Source Material [www.stephenjaygould.org]

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12 JAN 2012

America's Founding Fathers on Religion

The Founding Fathers were mostly deists who were fairly skeptical of many claims in the Bible and of religious leaders. They also believed strongly in the separation of church and state.

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