[FReepaholic]

>>...Under Washington, the Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11, begins: "As the government of the United States is NOT IN ANY SENSE founded on the Christian religion." This Treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1797 under Adams, without a SINGLE OBJECTION....<<

The treaty of Tripoli remained on the books for eight years, at which time the treaty was renegotiated, and Article 11 was dropped.

[narses]

Thanks! That page, FROM THE SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE website confirms my points exactly. It was an innefective (since the Arabic version did not contain the clause) and duplicitous entry by an ATHEIST trying to refute the well documented realities of our nation.