The result was the Christian Amendment of 1863. It proposed to change the Preamble of the Constitution to read (with changes in italics): “We, the People of the United States, recognizing the being and attributes of Almighty God, the Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures, the law of God as the paramount rule, and Jesus, the Messiah, the Savior and Lord of all, in order to form a more perfect union…
