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Treaty of Tripoli, 1796. Article 11. Ratified by a unanimous vote at the Senate. founding father, President John Adams.
"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 tranquility, 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."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli
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"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 tranquility, 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."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli
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Date: 2010-06-10 04:13 am (UTC)From:Treaty of Tripoli
Date: 2010-06-10 12:31 pm (UTC)From:Those who steadfastly believe we're a Pxian nation have some explanation for that - as it was a treaty, i think, or something.