I think these laws are asinine, but, I fail to see how they have anything to do with the tax break Gaylord is fighting.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > From Wikipedia: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists#United_States > > The constitutions of these seven US states ban atheists from holding public > office: > > Arkansas: > "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil > departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any > Court." > > Maryland: > "That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for > any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of > belief in the existence of God; nor shall the Legislature prescribe any > other oath of office than the oath prescribed by this Constitution. > > Mississippi: > "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any > office in this state." > > North Carolina: > "The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person > who shall deny the being of Almighty God." > > South Carolina: > "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any > office under this Constitution." > > Tennessee: > "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and > punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state." > > Texas: > "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, > or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding > office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the > existence of a Supreme Being." > > An eighth state constitution discriminates against atheists by affording > special protection to theists only. > > Pennsylvania: > "No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of > rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be > disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this > Commonwealth." > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > What laws are precluding atheists from participating in parts of the > > government? > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > because when you have laws that preclude you from participating in > parts > > of > > > the government, you need to organize. Organization requires leaders. > > > > > > -- > > Scott Stroz > > --------------- > > You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can wonder > > what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris > > > > http://xkcd.com/386/ > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:366601 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
