(January 2, 1788), was the 4th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Georgia, adopted 1777, stated:
Preamble. We, the people of Georgia, relying upon protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution.1913
Article VI. All members of the Legislature shall be of the Protestant religion. … The representatives shall be chosen out of the residents in each county … and they shall be of the Protestant religion.1914
Article LVI. All persons whatever shall have the free exercise of their religion; provided it not be repugnant to the peace and safety of the State; and shall not, unless by consent, support any teacher or teachers except those of their own profession.1915
The Constitution of the State of Georgia, adopted 1798, stated:
Article IV, Section 10. No person within this State shall, upon any pretense, be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshipping God … nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of any civil right merely on account of his religious principles.1916
The Constitution of the State of Georgia, adopted 1945, stated:
Preamble. We, the people of Georgia, relying upon protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution.1917
Article I, Section 2–112. All men have the natural and inalienable right to worship God, each according to the dictates of his own conscience.1918