A Quote by John Adams
The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.
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As the government of the United States 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 [Muslims] ... it is declared ... that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever product an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.... The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.
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The United States is a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles and beliefs.
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