After the Founders declared their independence from Britain, they were faced with the task of creating new State governments.

The Thirteen Colonies had been British run with British governors.

Delaware State Constitution 1976: "Every person appointed to public office shall say, 'I do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.'"

An acknowledgment of Christian belief was a requirement for holding public office during the years of the Founding Fathers.

This requirement was consistent with the 1st Amendment because it did not require a person to be of a specific denomination.

Pennsylvania and Vermont State Constitutions also had similar statements within their state constitutions. "And each member (of the legislature), before he takes his seat, shall make and subscribe the following declaration: "I do believe in one God, the Creator and Governor of the universe, the rewarder of the good, and the punisher of the wicked."

A politician must acknowledge his understanding that when he left office, he would not only be accountable to the voters, but he would also be accountable to God while he was in office.

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