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Originally Posted by Show Me the Wire
No it is not. There is no religious test to hold office or to be elected. See, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Religious_Test_Clause
Also, the establishment clause prohibits the government from forcing a person to practice a religion.
I understand why you may be confused as you are not a native citizen, but there is no excuse for Actor's ignorance on this subject. |
YOU are the one who seems most "confused", IMO...even though you are a "native citizen". These "rights" that the citizens have can be altered...because the "lawmakers" are more interested in getting REELECTED than they are in preserving whatever "rights" the citizens currently have.
The woman has the right to abort her unborn baby today, but may not have the same right tomorrow...just as the homosexual can get married today, but be denied that "right" some time in the future. The laws play to the prevailing "morality standard" of the time...and "religion" plays a big role in the creation of this "morality standard". Anyone who honestly feels that the "atheists" are not facing a disadvantage in this country today suffers from an advanced case of confusion...IMO. It isn't a stretch, by ANY means, to imagine a scenario where these atheists are considered "enemies of society"...with their "rights" placed in great peril.
There may not be a "religious test" to hold public office...but you can't declare yourself an atheist and win a major election. And that's a troubling development...IMO.
