Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Louisiana’s Constitution specifically acknowledges Almighty God and our Blessings. It starts with “We, the people of Louisiana, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political, economic, and religious liberties we enjoy, and desiring to protect individual rights to life, liberty, and property; afford opportunity for the fullest development of the individual; assure equality of rights; promote the health, safety, education, and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and orderly government; ensure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; and secure the blessings of freedom and justice to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Kentucky’s Constitution specifically acknowledges Almighty God, our Lord, and our Blessings. It starts with “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.” It also includes requirements like “Section 232 Manner of administering oath. The manner of administering an oath or affirmation shall be such as is most consistent with the conscience of the deponent, and shall be esteemed by the General Assembly the most solemn appeal to God.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Kansas’ Constitution specifically acknowledges Almighty God with statements like “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.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Iowa’s Constitution specifically acknowledges our Lord, Supreme Being and our Blessings, with statements like “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 continuation of those blessings, do ordain and establish a free and independent government, by the name of the State of Iowa.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Indiana’s Constitution specifically acknowledges Almighty God and the Creator with fantastic proclamations like “TO THE END, that justice be established, public order maintained, and liberty perpetuated; 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.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Illinois’ Constitution specifically acknowledges Almighty God, and mentions our Blessings 4 times! It has great proclamations like “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 – in order to . . . secure the blessings of freedom and liberty to ourselves and our posterity – do ordain and establish this Constitution for the State of Illinois.” Also, Art 1, Sec 23 says “A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of civil government is necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty. These blessings cannot endure unless the people recognize their corresponding individual obligations and responsibilities.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Idaho’s Constitution specifically acknowledges God, the Almighty and the Lord, and mentions our Blessings, with statements like “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.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Hawaii’s Constitution specifically acknowledges God and the Divine, with statements like those in the Preamble: “We, the people of Hawaii, grateful for Divine Guidance…”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Georgia’s Constitution specifically acknowledges God twice, proclaiming “we the people of Georgia, relying upon the protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution” and that “Each person has the natural and inalienable right to worship God.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Florida’s Constitution acknowledges Almighty God with proclamations like “We, the people of the State of Florida, being grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty . . . establish this constitution.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? Delaware’s Constitution mentions God twice, our Creator once, our Lord twice, the Almighty once, and the Divine once. Not only does it state “Through Divine goodness, all people have by nature the rights of worshiping and serving their Creator,” but it proclaims “it is the duty of all persons frequently to assemble together for the public worship of Almighty God; and piety and morality, on which the prosperity of communities depends.”

Separation of church & state or God in the Constitution? The Connecticut Constitution not only mentions God twice, our Creator once, the Supreme Being once, but also his providence.  Not only are “The People of Connecticut acknowledging with gratitude, the good providence of God, in having permitted them to enjoy a free government;” but Connecticut proclaims it is “the right of all men to worship the Supreme Being, the Great Creator and Preserver of the Universe.”