The Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion."
— The Treaty of Tripoli, written during President George Washington's term, signed by President John Adams, and unanimously approved by the Senate.
So much for the “Christian” foundation of our country!
How many of our first six presidents were Christian?
Answer: none.
How many of these founding fathers – Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Franklin, Washington - were Christian?
Answer: none.
" ... no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
Article. VI, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,..."
— 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"Free exercise and enjoyment of religion without discrimination or preference are guaranteed..."
— Article 1, Section 4 of the California State Constitution
"The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion ... except for the sect that can win political power."
— Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1952
"A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that God prefers some."
— Harry A. Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, majority opinion in Lee v. Weisman, 1992
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