tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402705924308796713.post1240793584708198258..comments2023-09-01T06:47:49.231-05:00Comments on First Amendment Religion Clauses: Library of Congress - Recognition of God in Thanksgiving ProclamationsHistory Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04564109406277635090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402705924308796713.post-5617560404403351192009-11-28T17:05:31.499-06:002009-11-28T17:05:31.499-06:00Thanks for your reply. I am most interested to kno...Thanks for your reply. I am most interested to know the "Two U.S. Supreme Court statements in the century AFTER that treaty affirm that we DO have a Christian heritage." I base my understanding of America as a secular republic on the laws that we pass and should live by.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261945285179240746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402705924308796713.post-35302539932767739172009-11-28T14:03:38.618-06:002009-11-28T14:03:38.618-06:00You correct that the text quoted from the Library ...You correct that the text quoted from the Library of Congress is part of the supporting arguments. However, the text is still a very nice historical summary, isn't it?<br /><br />As far as your quote from the Treaty of Tripoli, I have addressed that before. My claim is not at all that our country is officially Christian, and that is all the treaty quote claims. Two U.S. Supreme Court statements in the century AFTER that treaty affirm that we DO have a Christian heritage strongly woven into our very fabric.<br /><br />A previous post that addresses the Treaty of Tripoli can be found here: <a href="http://churchvstate.blogspot.com/2009/04/christian-nation-or-not-what-would-john.html" rel="nofollow">Christian Nation or Not? What Would John Adams Say?</a>History Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564109406277635090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402705924308796713.post-65346645533569696622009-11-28T13:44:06.448-06:002009-11-28T13:44:06.448-06:00The text above was not part of the bill passed by ...The text above was <b>not part of the bill passed by the House</b>. It was instead supporting argument presented by the Republican majority of the House committee that reported the bill.<br /><br />For the sense of the Senate, you need read only the text that body ratified on June 10, 1797:<br /><br />"the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion"<br /><br />(http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/bar1796t.asp#art11)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261945285179240746noreply@blogger.com