ARTICLE 11.                         ARTICLE 14th
As the Government of the            As the Government of the
United States of America            United States of America,
is not in any sense founded         [is not in any sense founded
on the Christian Religion,          on the Christian Religion]
-as it has in itself no             has in itself no
character of enmity against         character of enmity against
the Laws, Religion or Tranquility   the Laws, Religion or Tranquility
of Musselmen,-and as the            of Musselmen, and as the
said States never have entered      said States never have entered
into any war or act of hostility    into any voluntary war or act of hostility
against any Mehomitan Nation,       against any Mahometan Nation,
except in the defence of their      except in the defence of their
just rights to freely navigate      just rights to freely navigate
the High Seas: It is declared       the High Seas: It is declared
by the contracting parties that     by the contracting parties that
no pretext arising from Religious   no pretext arising from Religious
Opinions shall ever produce an      Opinions, shall ever produce an
interruption of the Harmony         interruption of the Harmony
existing between the two countries. existing between the two Nations;