• yeather@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    The US is not a proud christian nation, the constitution explicitly says it.

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      8 months ago

      Oh. The rhetoric of some of their politicians gave me a different impression.

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        8 months ago

        I believe the Treaty of Tripoli reinforces the First Amendment and helps to clarity its intentions.

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          8 months ago

          Fair enough. The fact that it was passed within 10 years of the constitution passing, unanimously by the US senate, helps that interpretation a lot too.