• Null User Object
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    1 month ago

    “the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”. Treaty of Tripoli, ratified by the United States Senate unanimously without debate on June 7, 1797, taking effect June 10, 1797

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli

    • @[email protected]
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      151 month ago

      Ah but it’s not in the Constitution so it’s not legit. /s

      Not that the Constitution even matters to them when it is inconvenient.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 month ago

          I’ve literally had people argue to me that the First Amendment only meant that you could pick whichever version of Christianity you preferred but didn’t specify any right to non-Christianity at all.

    • The Snark Urge
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      028 days ago

      Oh sure, let’s all zoom out and take in the scope of history so we can appreciate the long decline of the renaissance. La de da. 🙄