Posted on 06/28/2002 10:34:43 PM PDT by Nightshift
Is there any reference to God in the US Constitution?
I have watched many news shows lately and have heard many say that God is not mentioned in the Constitution. However, I have found a reference to God that these people have overlooked or just plain ignored.
Below is the last paragraph of the Constitution prior to being signed.
Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present the seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names,
From what I see, the signers of this Constitution recognize the exsitance of God. If they (the signers) wanted to keep God out why didn't they just write; the seventeenth day of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven or the seventeenth day of September in the twelfth year of the independence of the United States of America.
I would like to hear comments on this
this does not require but only says there shall be conducted appropriate patriotic exercises. The giving of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America shall satisfy the requirements of this section.
Did you mean "who had concerns about mixing religion and government"?
It empowers the bureaucrats to require, which is exactly what they do. Consequently, the law as enforced and interpreted by the relevant officials has the effect of requiring that teachers must recite the pledge, and the students must at least listen. Were this not so, you all would have no cause to be so upset, since the invalidation of a requirement that isn't really a requirement would be of no consequence...
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