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To: mom-7
“We do not consider ourselves a Christian Nation” Since when barry? Mr. Smart guy read our history.

Maybe you should read some history. In the Treaty between the United States and the Barbary pirates, unanimously ratified by the United States Senate in 1797, we declared as follows:

"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 Musselmen,,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan 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."

38 posted on 04/06/2009 3:25:46 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian; mom-7

http://www.sullivan-county.com/news/tripoli/tripoli.htm


40 posted on 04/06/2009 3:37:27 PM PDT by Ajnin
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To: Lurking Libertarian
That treaty was nullified over two hundred years ago, in 1805. It hasn't been part of US law for over two hundred years.

Jesus Christ is mentioned in the text of the US Constitution, where he is referred to as "Our Lord."

61 posted on 04/07/2009 7:38:20 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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