On Dollars we have "In God We Trust" and on insurance contracts we
have "Acts of God" - are there any other examples of God's name being
used in an official capacity, where there is a presumption by
authorities that God is not only all powerful, but that He/She
actually exists?

Dear dtnl42-ga;

Sure, there are a lot of other examples:

House of Representatives (Oath or Affirmation)

I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I
will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this
obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of
evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of
the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. This oath is
mandated by Article VI of the Constitution and its text is set by
statute (5 U.S.C., Sec. 3331).

WORLD NEWSSTAND
http://www.worldnewsstand.net/2001/article/33A.htm

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US Senate (Oath or Affirmation) 

The oaths or affirmations required by the Constitution and prescribed
by law shall be taken and subscribed by each Senator, in open Senate,
before entering upon his duties.

Oath Required By The Constitution And By Law To Be Taken By Senators: 

"I, A__ B__, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully
discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So
help me God." (5 U.S.C. 3331.)

WORLD NEWSSTAND
http://www.worldnewsstand.net/2001/article/33A.htm

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Arizona Revised Statute 38-231.
Officers and employees required to take loyalty oath; form; classification

??to the best of my ability, so help me God (or so I do affirm).?

ARIZONA OATH PAGE
http://www.worldnewsstand.net/2001/article/33A.htm

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Oath of Allegiance

?I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce
and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince,
potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore
been a subject or a citizen; that I will support and defend the
Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all
enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United
States when required by law; that I will perform noncombatant service
in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by law; that I
will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when
required by law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any
mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.?

Oath of Allegiance
http://www.conservativealerts.com/oath.htm

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Armed Forces Enlistment Oath

?I, ___________________________________, do solemly swear (or affirm)
that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the
President of the United States and the orders of the officers
appointed overme, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of
Military Justice. So help me God.?

ARMED FORCES ENLISTMENT OATH
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/blenlistmentoath.htm

Required by Federal law:

(Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first
adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+10USC14103

OATHS OF ENLISTMENT AND OATHS OF OFFICE
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/oaths.htm

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American Legion (The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919
as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization.)

Motto: ?For God and Country?

AMERICAN LEGION
http://www.legion.org/


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Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence appeals to ?Nature?s God? and the
?Creator,? and ?the Supreme Judge of the world.?

US CONGRESSMAN JEFF MILLER
http://jeffmiller.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Speeches.Detail&Article_id=56&Month=7&Year=2004

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Even the US government itself acknowledges the existence of God. This
single official statement from the US Government?s Senate Chaplain?s
Office says it all:

US Senate Chaplain

?Throughout the years, the United States Senate has honored the
historic separation of Church and State, but not the separation of God
and State.?

US SENATE CHAPLAIN
http://www.senate.gov/reference/office/chaplain.htm

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Similarly, in this official White House proclamation the existence of
God is considered an accepted fact of our government and a believe
that American citizens are encouraged to observe:

?National Day of Prayer, 2004 
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation 

In his first Inaugural Address, President George Washington prayed
that the Almighty would preserve the freedom of all Americans. On the
National Day of Prayer, we celebrate that freedom and America's great
tradition of prayer. The National Day of Prayer encourages Americans
of every faith to give thanks for God's many blessings and to pray for
each other and our Nation.?

??NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 6, 2004, as a National Day of Prayer.
I ask the citizens of our Nation to give thanks, each according to his
or her own faith, for the freedoms and blessings we have received and
for God's continued guidance and protection. I also urge all Americans
to join in observing this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
and activities.?


THE WHITE HOUSE
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040430-12.html

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Official Public Declaration

In his official capacity, the Presidents of the United States have
routinely ended their speeches with "God Bless America."

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Pledge of Allegiance

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, upon adding "under God" to
the pledge (AS AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE)
said, "From this day forward, the millions of our school children will
daily proclaim ... the dedication of our nation and our people to the
Almighty."

?I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and
to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.?

THE LANTERN
http://www.thelantern.com/news/2004/01/16/Opinion/God-And.Government-582160.shtml



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Here in the UK, when you make a Statutory Declaration or if you are
going to serve as a Witness in Court, then you have to place your hand
on a Bible, etc.

It's the same here in the US in that regard, probono.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/blreligion.htm

2 Chronicles 1
10 Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who
is able to govern this great people of yours?

The United State's Declaration of Independence is a good example.

Kriswrite

Probonopublico's comment is not accurate. I have both had to make an
affadavit and have appeared as a witness in a magistrates' court.
Agnostics (like me) are allowed to affirm and need not touch a Bible.
Instead we say ' I most solemnly swear and affirm to tell the truth
etc'. The court usher also explained to a Muslim gentleman near me,
who was a witness in another case, that he had the option of either
swearing on a Holy Koran, or of affirming, and that most devout
Muslims preferred to affirm because they did not want to touch a Koran
without freshly washed hands.
Amber

America was founded by Christians and the constitution was written
based on Christian morals, sadly over time, the constitution has been
twisted to accomodate wicked notions.
Thats why God is on our currency and other places, because Americas
founding fathers were Christian.  Modern atheist groups such as the
ACLU are on a mission to totally secularize America, and take the
concept of God off of everything in the hopes of holding onto their
love of wanting to be their own gods.

related links:  http://www.answersingenesis.org 
                http://www.jeremiahproject.com/heritage.html

Interesting theory, answersguy, but your arguments are poorly
researched. For dtnl42, a couple of these facts behind the history of
a few of the most prominent mentions of God in such American artifacts
may be enlightening.

For example, the mention of 'God' on American currency stems not from
the creation of the American republic in 1776, but at the request of a
Reverend, in 1861, nearly one hundred years after American
independence. The fact is confirmed by the trasury department itself
at http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/currency/in-god-we-trust.html
Prior to this Reverend's urging, the motto printed on currency mostly
was "E Pluribus Unum" -- Latin meaning 'From Many -- One' which
supports both the notion of the unity of the thirteen original
colonies and the plurality that America represents, the melding of
diverse immigrant ethnicities into a unique nation, America.

Secondly, few seem to realize that the phrase 'Under God' was not in
the Pledge of Allegiance as originally written by Baptist minister in
1892; it was inserted at the height of anti-Commie fervor in 1954,
more than 60 years later. During the existence of the pledge, the
phrase 'under God' has been used less than the time it has not.

Lastly, there is much to support the notion that Jefferson was not a
Christian, but a Deist, who did not believe in the divinity of Jesus
or in divine revelation. Googling for the keywords 'deism, Jefferson'
should provide quite a large amount of evidence. These kinds of facts
are usually ignored by people with notions of 'wicked' atheists or
supporters of the 'seperation of church and state' -- they'll see a
phrase like 'Nature's God' and assume that the reference refers to
exactly what they believe.

All agreement with the previous post. Jefferson, Franklin, Washington
and many others were Deists, which means that they believed in a
"GOD", but rejected the idea of organized religion. While many of the
founding fathers were devout christians, many others were not, but
they understood what it would take to make a new govenment work. The
Declaration of Independence is a perfect example. As quoted earlier,
look at the words used to describe "GOD".... ?Nature?s God?,
?Creator,? and ?the Supreme Judge of the world.?. Notice how generic
those titles are. Answer-guy reads that to mean his idea of the
Judeo-Christian God, but it just as easily describes the God of Islam,
or Buddhism, or even the American Indian. This is the brilliance of
the men who founded our country, both Christian and otherwise.

Oops, slakemoth slipped in something that isn't accurate. There is no
God in Buddhism. There is awareness of many beings in higher realms,
gods if you will. But it is known that those beings have fallen short
of reaching Nirvana and are not useful as objects of worship since
doing so only cultivates clinging to views.