Indeed, it solved several problems: Africans were non-Christian, easily identifiable, and divorced from the culture of England.
Slavery As ‘Innovation’ and Other Provocative Ideas: What I Learned From Henry Louis Gates’s ‘Many Rivers to Cross’|Jamelle Bouie|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
First there are the great non-Christian, or heathen, lands and nations.
Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon
Even more striking is the recent visitation to us of official commissions from the non-Christian lands.
Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon
And non-Christian men always do say, and think and act on this reasoning.
The Kingdom of God is Within You|Count Leo Tolstoy
In that volume,16 the report of the Executive Secretary deals elaborately with the subject of non-Christian tribes.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912|James H. Blount
We do not hear of "Evidence Societies" among non-Christian faiths.
Some Christian Convictions|Henry Sloane Coffin
non-Christian
adjective
(of a person, country, etc) not adhering to the Christian faith
noun
a person who does not adhere to the Christian faith