Oregon (February 14, 1859) was the 33rd State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Oregon, adopted 1857, stated:
<Bill of Rights, Article I, Section 2. All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their consciences.> 1859OR001
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1859OR001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Oregon, 1857, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Article I, Section 2. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 174; "Hearings, Prayers in Public Schools and Other Matters," Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (87th Cong., 2nd Sess.), 1962, pp. 268 et seq.