We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama:>
Good point on Oregon, it is contained in their constitution, just not the Preamble as the claim stated. I went back to the original for Alabama. Several states have revised their constitutions since the original. I guess the assumption should be made that you're talking about the one currently in effect. Also, I think you'll need to have some wiggle room with "God" as a couple mention things like "Divine Authority" rather than explicitly "God." If I get bored I may continue the search, though I think it's ultimately a losing battle as I'm sure they all mention it somewhere.
This claim was partly motivated by the article in The New York Times, titled,
Darwin's God
By ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG
Published: March 4, 2007
Scott Atran is quoted in the article saying: “I started looking at history, and I wondered why no society ever survived more than three generations without a religious foundation as its raison d’être,”.
Atran, the article indicated was a protege of Margaret Mead.
Even if God is not directly mentioned in founding documents, the words that qualify a spiritual presence are: justice, liberty, unity, brotherhood, and so forth. These words seen in the context of the time and the documents, do connote God as the principle of America's founding.
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If so, that's very sad.
Ah, but not in the Federal Document.
That's what you get when people copy and paste.
Rock!! I don't think the preamble to Oregon's constitution does:
"We the people of the State of Oregon to the end that Justice be established, order maintained, and liberty perpetuated, do ordain this Constitution."
Same goes for Alabama.
Robert: Excellent Find. My claim will have to be revisted at some point:
Until then Oregon:
Section 2. Freedom of worship. All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to worship Almighty God
Robert:
I think the current Alabama Preamble includes God:
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the State of Alabama, in order to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution and form of government for the State of Alabama:>
Good point on Oregon, it is contained in their constitution, just not the Preamble as the claim stated. I went back to the original for Alabama. Several states have revised their constitutions since the original. I guess the assumption should be made that you're talking about the one currently in effect. Also, I think you'll need to have some wiggle room with "God" as a couple mention things like "Divine Authority" rather than explicitly "God." If I get bored I may continue the search, though I think it's ultimately a losing battle as I'm sure they all mention it somewhere.
Robert:
This claim was partly motivated by the article in The New York Times, titled,
Darwin's God
By ROBIN MARANTZ HENIGPublished: March 4, 2007
Scott Atran is quoted in the article saying: “I started looking at history, and I wondered why no society ever survived more than three generations without a religious foundation as its raison d’être,”.
Atran, the article indicated was a protege of Margaret Mead.
God is not only mentioned
in the Constitution of each of the States of The United States, but in some of the states, God is deliberately namedAlmighty God
Even if God is not directly mentioned in founding documents, the words that qualify a spiritual presence are: justice, liberty, unity, brotherhood, and so forth. These words seen in the context of the time and the documents, do connote God as the principle of America's founding.