United States Founded as a Christian Nation?

Apparently the 4th US Congress didn't think so, and stated as much in this 1796 treaty with Tripoli.Comment on the Treaty from Stephen Jay Gould's site:Authored by American diplomat Joel Barlow in 1796, the following treaty was sent to the floor of the Senate, June 7, 1797, where it was read aloud in its entirety and unanimously approved. John Adams, having seen the treaty, signed it and proudly