How Can 50 States be wrong?

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HOW COULD 50 STATES BE WRONG?

Somewhere along the way, the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court have misinterpreted the U.S. Constitution. How could fifty States be wrong?


THIS IS VERY INTERESTING! Be sure to read the last two paragraphs. America's founders did not intend for there to be a separation of God and state, as shown by the fact that all 50 states acknowledge God in their state constitutions:


Alabama 1901, Preamble. We the people of the State of Alabama, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution
Alaska 1956, Preamble. We, the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land
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...
California 1879, Preamble. We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom ..
Colorado 1876, Preamble. We, the people of Colorado, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of Universe.
Connecticut 1818, Preamble. The People of Connecticut, acknowledging with gratitude the good Providence of God in permitting them to enjoy .
Delaware 1897, Preamble. Through Divine Goodness all men have, by nature, the rights of worshipping and serving their Creator according to the dictates of their consciences .
Florida 1885, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Florida, grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional liberty .. establish this Constitution...
Georgia 1777, Preamble. We, the people of Georgia, relying upon protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution...
Hawaii 1959, Preamble. We, the people of Hawaii, Grateful for Divine Guidance ... establish this Constitution.
Idaho 1889, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Idaho, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings.
Illinois 1870, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors.
Indiana 1851, Preamble. We, the People of the State of Indiana, grateful to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to chose our form of government.
Iowa 1857, 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 continuation of these blessings establish this Constitution
Kansas 1859, Preamble. We, the people of Kansas, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious privileges. establish this Constitution.
Kentucky 1891, Preamble. We, the people of the Commonwealth of grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties...
Louisiana 1921, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Louisiana, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy.
Maine 1820, Preamble. We the People of Maine. acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording us an opportunity ... and imploring His aid and direction.
Maryland 1776, Preamble. We, the people of the state of Maryland, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty...
Massachusetts 1780, Preamble. We...the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe .. in the course of His Providence, an opportunity . And devoutly imploring His direction
Michigan 1908, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom 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
Mississippi 1890, Preamble. We, the people of Mississippi in convention assembled, grateful to Almighty God, and invoking His blessing on our work.
Missouri 1845, Preamble. We, the people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness . establish this Constitution .
Montana 1889, Preamble. We, the people of Montana, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty. establish this Constitution
Nebraska 1875, Preamble. We, the people, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom. establish this Constitution.
Nevada 1864, Preamble. We the people of the State of Nevada, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom establish this Constitution.
New Hampshire 1792, Part I. Art. I. Sec. V. Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.
New Jersey 1844, Preamble. We, the people of the State of New Jersey, grateful to Almighty God for civil and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing on our endeavors.
New Mexico 1911, Preamble. We, the People of New Mexico, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of liberty.
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.
North Carolina 1868, Preamble. We the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for our civil, political, and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those
North Dakota 1889, Preamble. We, the people of North Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain...
Ohio 1852, Preamble. We the people of the state of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and to promote our common
Oklahoma 1907, Preamble. Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessings of liberty. establish this ..
Oregon 1857, Bill of Rights, Article I Section 2. All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their consciences.
Pennsylvania 1776, Preamble. We, the people of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance.
Rhode Island 1842, Preamble. We the People of the State of Rhode Island 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
South Carolina, 1778, Preamble We, the people of he State of South Carolina. grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
South Dakota 1889, Preamble. We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil! and religious liberties. Establish this
Tennessee 1796, Art. XI.III. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their conscience...
Texas 1845, Preamble. We the People of the Republic of Texas, acknowledging, with gratitude, the grace and beneficence of God.
Utah 1896, Preamble. Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we establish this Constitution
Vermont 1777, Preamble. Whereas all government ought to. enable the individuals who compose it to enjoy their natural rights, and other blessings which the Author of Existence has bestowed on man
Virginia 1776, Bill of Rights, XVI . Religion, or the Duty which we owe our Creator. can be directed only by Reason and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian Forbearance, Love and Charity towards each other
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 reaffirm our faith in and constant reliance upon God.
Wisconsin 1848, Preamble. We, the people of Wisconsin, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, domestic tranquility.
Wyoming 1890, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Wyoming, grateful to God for our civil, political, and religious liberties. establish this Constitution.

After reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions, one is faced with the prospect that maybe, just maybe, the ACLU and the out-of-control federal courts are wrong!

"Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." --William Penn
If you found this to be "Food for thought," send to as many that you think will be touched by it also.

Answer 1

United States Constitution, 1st Amendment:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

Hmmmmm.... that's "food for thought", isn't it??

Answer 2

The founding fathers did NOT want any ONE religion to be endorsed by the Government, or want anyone to feel as though they could not freely practice their religion.

The ACLU, God bless them, are trying to make sure that can happen. You may not appreciate that, but they are helping those who practice minority religions do so and also keeping them from having to participate in religious exercises of other religions. There has never been a separation between "God" and state, not is anyone trying to make one. There is a push for separation of church & state which would ensure that those governing us take into account that we are a varied and multi-cultural people of many faiths, and we should be respected as citizens of this country regardless of which one we personally endorse.

You should look at it this way: What if 80% of the country was Muslim, and at YOUR graduation you had to pray to Allah? "Everyone get down on the floor and face Mecca...." What if your school day was opened by learning the teachings of Mohammed? As a Christian, you might not feel comfortable with that--there may be some parts of that religion that you disagree with. Now see that THAT is how the non-Christians feel today. They don't want you NOT to pray in school...they just don't want to have to listen or participate in it. They don't want to hear Christian mythology taught as science. Would you like to hear the myth of Apollo and the Sun chariot in science class? Or would you rather learn about how the earth rotates on its axis?

The state constitutions, while they mention God, do not make a requirement of which God to worship and how to do so, and therefore do NOT violate the establishment clause.

BTW, Vermont doesn't mention God, it mentions "the Author of Existence" which might mean God to you, and Goddess to someone else...so you might want to rethink your "50 states" statement. Virginia doesn't mention "God" either.

Answer 3

Only a very few of them acknowledge the God that Christians acknowledge, and none of them reference Jesus Christ. Thus, essentially, they are acknowledging a greater power. Fair enough. And you're leaving out a lot of the Virginia one:

Here's section 1 of the original Virginia Stature for Religious Freedom:
"The imposition of anything on a human mind, which God made to be free, is hypocritical and mean.
"Almighty God" never coerced anyone to follow him, and the imposition of a religion by government officials is impious.
The coercion of a person to make contributions -- especially monetary -- to a religion he doesn't support is tyrannical and creates favoritism among ministers.
Government involvement in religious matters tends to end in the restraint of religion.
Civil rights do not depend on religious beliefs, and what a person thinks is no business of the government's."

And our Founding Fathers are not nearly the Christians you think they were. For more details, why not just check out this answer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgwWyLfZDtHqUUSLCU180lzsy6IX?qid=20060707063816AAYdnD9

and scan to the bottom to see what our Forefathers really thought of religion as it pertains to the state.

Answer 4

Nevertheless, our founding fathers had the wisdom to include separation of church and state in the Constitution. Why? Because even if all of our citizens were Christian (and they're not), there are too many differences between the denominations to find one agreeable enough to everyone to be an official state religion. What would you want our schools to be? Catholic? Baptist? Mormon? These are all Christian denominations, but they have such vast ideological differences we might as well be talking about Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists. That's why we have separation of church and state. It's for your protection, to allow you to worship at the church of your choice and not be forced to go to a state-sponsored church. A state religion would be as bad for Christians as it would be for non-Christians, because you would no longer have true freedom of religion. In fact, I get a chill every time I type the words "state" and "religion" back to back, because that phrase reeks of Orwellian totalitarianism.

Answer 5

the fifty states are wrong because Bush is in power I mean were losing that stupid war from that we are losing money which could be used for schools people with disabilities who can't work for them self's or to clean the streets up and he is blinding people with his quotes we will all sleep safe again the war is nearly over taking out 75% of our troops by the way he has only took out 44%

Answer 6

Which church or church organization would you like to run our Government. Can't you imagine the fighting.

Instead of the Supreme Court interpreting the constitution a group of bible thumpers would be interpreting the bible to see how best to govern the people.

Answer 7

the founding fathers were deists, not christians.
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Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." --William Penn
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Anybody who follows christianity IS letting themselves be ruled by tyrants. Tyrants who lie about factual american history, tyrants who lie about everything, tyrants who keep raking in money for the rich at the expense of the poor, tyrants who lie and intentionally mistranslate the bible...
those are the real tyrants and the ones we need to worry about; the people who are trying to force their evil and fascist satanic religion down everybody elses throats.

Answer 8

People and times change...country changed with the times...end of story, have a nice day!

Answer 9

Sorry, I got lost after the 555th word. What was the question?

Answer 10

All loop holes digged by and from Liberals!!