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Preambles to ALL 50 States Constitutions... All acknowledging the existence of God!
Alabama, 1865, Preamble: We, the People
of the State of Alabama...invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do
ordain and establish the following conclusion...
Alaska, 1959, Preamble: We the people of Alaska, grateful to God and
to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land...do ordain and
establish this constitution for the State of Alaska.
Arizona, 1911, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Arizona,
grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution.
Arkansas, 1874, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Arkansas,
grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of choosing our own form of
government, for our civil and religious liberty...do ordain and establish this
Constitution.
California, 1849, Preamble: We, the people of California, grateful to
Almighty God for our freedom in order to secure its blessings, do establish this
Constitution.
Colorado, 1876, Preamble: We, the people of Colorado, with profound
reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe...do ordain and establish this
constitution for the "State of Colorado".
Connecticut, 1818, Preamble: The People of Connecticut acknowledging
with gratitude, the good providence of God, in having permitted them to enjoy a
free government; do...ordain and establish the following constitution and form
of civil government.
Delaware, 1897, Preamble: Through Divine goodness, all men have by
nature the rights of worshiping and serving their Creator according to the
dictates of their consciences....
Florida, 1885, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Florida, being
grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty...do ordain and
establish this constitution.
Georgia, 1777, Preamble: ...we the people of Georgia, relying upon the
protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this
Constitution.
Hawaii, 1959, Preamble: We, the people of Hawaii, grateful for Divine
Guidance...do hereby ordain and establish this constitution for the State of
Hawaii.
Idaho, 1890, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Idaho, grateful
to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common
welfare do establish this Constitution.
Illinois, 1848 Preamble: We, the People of the State of
Illinois-grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty
which He has permitted us to enjoy and seeking His blessing upon our
endeavors...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the State of Illinois.
Indiana, 1851, Preamble: ...We, the People of the State of Indiana,
grateful to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to choose our own
form of government, do ordain this Constitution.
Iowa, 1846, Preamble: We, the People of the State of Iowa, grateful to
the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence
on Him for a continuance of those blessings, do ordain and establish a free and
independent government....
Kansas, 1859, Preamble: We, the people of Kansas, grateful to Almighty
God for our civil and religious privileges, in order to insure the full
enjoyment of our rights as American citizens, do ordain and establish this
constitution of the state of Kansas....
Kentucky, 1792, Preamble: We, the people of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious
liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain
and establish this Constitution.
Louisiana, 1921, Preamble: We, the people of Louisiana, grateful to
Almighty God for the civil, political, economic, and religious liberties we
enjoy...do ordain and establish this constitution.
Maine, 1819, Preamble: We the people of Maine...acknowledging with
grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording
us an opportunity, so favorable to the design; and, imploring God's aid and
direction in its accomplishment, do agree to form ourselves into a free and
independent State...and do ordain and establish the following Constitution for
the government of the same.
Maryland, 1851, Preamble: We, the People of the State of Maryland,
grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty...
Massachusetts, 1780, Preamble: ...We, therefore, the people of
Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great
Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an
opportunity...of forming a new Constitution of Civil Government, for ourselves
and posterity; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design,
DO agree upon, ordain and establish, the following Declaration of Rights, and
Frame of Government, as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Michigan, 1909, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Michigan,
grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to
secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this constitution.
Minnesota, 1857, Preamble: We, the people of the state of Minnesota,
grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty, and desiring to perpetuate
its blessings and secure the same to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and
establish this Constitution
Mississippi, 1890, Preamble: We, the people of Mississippi in
convention assembled, grateful to Almighty God, and involving his blessing on
our work, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Missouri, 1945, Preamble: We the people of Missouri, with profound
reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness,
do establish this constitution for the better government of the state.
Montana, 1889, Preamble: We the people of Montana grateful to God for
the quiet beauty of our state, the grandeur of our mountains, the vastness of
our rolling plains, and desiring to improve the quality of life, equality of
opportunity and to secure the blessings of liberty for this and future
generations do ordain and establish this constitution.
Nebraska, 1875, Preamble: We, the people, grateful to Almighty God for
our freedom, do ordain and establish the following declaration of rights and
frame of government, as the Constitution of the State of Nebraska.
Nevada, 1864, Preamble: We the people of the State of Nevada Grateful
to Almighty God for our freedom in order to secure its blessings, insure
domestic tranquility, and form a more perfect Government, do establish this
Constitution.
New Hampshire, 1784, Part I, Article 5: Every individual has a natural
and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own
conscience and reason; and no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in
his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season
most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious
profession, sentiments, or persuasion; provided he doth not disturb the public
peace or disturb others in their religious worship.
New Jersey, 1844, Preamble: We, the people of the State of New Jersey,
grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so
long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors
to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations, do ordain
and establish this Constitution.
New Mexico, 1911, Preamble: We, the people of New Mexico, grateful to
Almighty God for the blessings of liberty, in order to secure the advantages of
a state government, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
New York, 1846, Preamble: We The People of the State of New York,
grateful to Almighty God for our Freedom, in order to secure its blessings, do
establish this constitution.
North Carolina, 1868, Preamble: We, the people of the State of North
Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the
preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and
religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the
continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain
security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and
establish this Constitution.
North Dakota, 1889, Preamble: We, the people of North Dakota, grateful
to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain and
establish this constitution.
Ohio, 1852, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Ohio, grateful to
Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common
welfare, do establish this Constitution.
Oklahoma, 1907, Preamble: Invoking the guidance of Almighty God...we,
the people of the State of Oklahoma, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Oregon, Article I, Section 2: All men shall be secure in the Natural
right, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own
consciences.
Pennsylvania, 1776, Preamble: We, the people of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious
liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance, do ordain and establish this
Constitution.
Rhode Island, 1842, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations, grateful to Almighty God for the civil and
religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to
Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and to transmit the same,
unimpaired, to succeeding generations, do ordain and establish this Constitution
of government.
South Carolina, 1778, Preamble: We, the people of the State of South
Carolina, in Convention assembled, grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain
and establish this Constitution for the preservation and perpetuation of the
same.
South Dakota, 1889, Preamble: We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to
Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties...do ordain and establish
this Constitution for the State of South Dakota.
Tennessee, 1796, Article I, Section 3: That all men have a natural and
indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their
own conscience; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or
support any place of worship, or to maintain any minister against his consent;
that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the
rights of conscience; and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any
religious establishment or mode of worship.
Texas, 1845, Preamble: Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God,
the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Utah, 1896, Preamble: Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty,
we, the people of Utah...do ordain and establish this constitution.
Vermont, 1777, Chapter I, Article 3: That all men have a natural and
unalienable right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of their
own consciences and understanding, regulated by the word of God...
Virginia, 1776, Article I, Section 16: That religion or the duty which
we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by
reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and, therefore, all men are
equally entitled to the free exercise of religion...
Washington, 1889, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Washington,
grateful to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for our liberties, do ordain this
constitution.
West Virginia, 1872, Preamble: Since through Divine Providence we
enjoy the blessings of civil, political and religious liberty, we, the people of
West Virginia, in and through the provisions of this Constitution, reaffirm our
faith in and constant reliance upon God and seek diligently to promote, preserve
and perpetuate good government in the state of West Virginia for the common
welfare, freedom and security of ourselves and our posterity.
Wisconsin, 1848, Preamble: We, the people of Wisconsin, grateful to
Almighty God for our freedom...do establish this constitution.
Wyoming, 1889, Preamble: We, the people of the State of Wyoming,
grateful to God for our civil, political and religious liberties...do ordain and
establish this Constitution.