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Article 11, Treaty of Tripoli -

As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion;

approved by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, and ratified unanimously by the United States Senate, June 10, 1797.

Posted by Chris Harper (Counting Cats) at June 20, 2007 08:46 AM