God and The 13 Original State Constitutions: Connecticut

Was the United States Founding a Christian Founding?

Is the United States founding based on Christianity? Lets dive into it starting with Connecticut’s state constitution from 1818. In Connecticut’s Constitution we look at all the locations where God, the Creator, Supreme Being and more reside.

My personal favorite excerpt:

We skip over the original Charter of Connecticut but know that God and Christianity were mentioned.

CONSTITUTION 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, in order more effectually to define, secure, and perpetuate the liberties, rights and privileges which they have derived from their ancestors, hereby, after a careful consideration and revision, ordain and establish the following constitution and form of civil government.

Article I

…The exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrim ination, shall forever be l'ree to all persons in this State; provided, that the right here by declared and established shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or to justify practices inconsistent With the peace and safety of the State. No preference shall be given by law to any christian sect or mode of worship…

ARTICLE SEVENTH.

OF RELIGION.

Sec. 1. It being the duty of all men to worship the Supreme Being, the great Creator and Preserver of the Universe, and their right to render that worship, in the mode most consistent with the dictates of their consciences; no person shall by law be compelled to join or support, nor be classed with, or associated to, any congregation, church or religious association. But every person now belonging to such congregation, church, or religious association, shall remain a member thereof, until he shall have separated himself therefrom, in the manner hereinafter provided. And each and every society or denomination of christians in this state, shall have and enjoy the same and equal powers, rights and privileges; and shall have power and authority to support and maintain the ministers or teachers of their respective denominations, and to build and repair houses for public worship, by a tax on the members of any such society only, to be laid by a major vote of the legal voters assembled at any society meeting, warned and held according to law, or in any other manner.
Sec. 2. If any person shall choose to separate himself from the society or denomination of christians to which he may belong, and shall leave a written notice thereof with the clerk of such society, he shall thereupon be no longer liable for any future expences which may be incurred by said society.

ARTICLE TENTH.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Sec. 1. Members of the General Assembly, and all officers, executive and judicial, shall before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take the following oath or affirmation, to wit:
You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that you will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the state of Connecticut, so long as you continue a citizen thereof; and that you will faithfully discharge, according to the law, the duties of the office of to the best of your abilities. So help you God.