The Articles of Confederation governed the 13 States [FN1] w/o “Jesus” or “Christ.” “Religion” is not specific, [FN2] & “great Governor of the World” is a deist term. [FN3] The Treaty of Paris ended the war, [FN4] but does not say the U.S. is a Christian nation. [FN5] 1/12

The treaty’s date is “In the Year of our Lord,” [FN6] & it does not mean the U.S. is Christian. [FN7] “God” enters, but for: “Prince George the third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, Defender of the Faith ... Prince Elector of the holy Roman Empire.” [FN8] 2/12

The Articles proved untenable. In 1786, delegates from NY, NJ, PA, DE & VA met in Annapolis to discuss defects in the Articles. No figures of Christianity or “in the year of our Lord” are mentioned. [FN9] Congress, on 2/21/1787, authorized delegates to meet on 3/12

“the second Monday of May next” at Philadelphia, for the sole & express purpose of revising the Articles & reporting “such alterations and provisions” to “render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the Union.” [FN10] 4/12

No deity is invoked. No one prays or places the shortcomings of the Articles in context of a deity’s blessings or why this country fell short of the deity’s blessings. Each of the 12 States that sent delegates [FN11] documented their delegates’ credentials. [FN12] 5/12

New Hampshire noted the “truly critical and alarming situation” the country faced, [FN13] but, as all of the States, did not offer prayer to any deity. [FN14] The convention was the opportunity for a strong, central government to be created so the country could survive. 6/12

Unfortunately, deals were cut at the most horrific price: slavery not only would continue, but would be protected. Christian nationalists lie about our history so that they can claim primacy of their beliefs way back then currently. We’ll look at the convention. 7/12

Footnotes:
FN1. “The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 [and] in force from March 1, 1781.” National Archives, “Milestone Documents, Articles of Confederation,” accessed 6/19/25. 8/12

FN2. Articles of Confederation, Art. III.
FN3. Id., following Art. XIII.
FN4. The Treaty of Paris, was signed September 3, 1783. 9/12

FN5. National Archives, Founders Online, “Definitive Treaty of Peace between the United States and Great Britain, 3 September 1783,” accessed 6/19/25.
FN6. Id.
FN7. Id.; see “Civil Discourse Now,” blog, June 8, 2025. 10/12

FN8. Id., FN 5.
FN9. “Proceedings of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government,” 9/11/1786, 1 Elliot’s pp 116-19.
FN10. 1 Elliot’s pp. 120-21.
FN11. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations did not send delegates to the convention.
FN12. 1 Elliot’s pp. 126-39. 11/12

FN13. Id., p. 126.
FN14. ... much less the white, male, pissed-off “god” created by Christian nationalists that Christian nationalists would have everyone in this country worship and obey. 12/12