Posted by:
steve benson
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Date: April 05, 2012 05:13PM
It's called the U.S. Constitution--which specifically prohibits religious tests for any public office or public trust.
Article VI, paragraph 3:
“The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
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Please note, however, that the same Article also requires, regardless of their religious preference, that those running for president or any other office of public trust still have to sustain the Constitution.
Details, details. :)
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/05/2012 05:34PM by steve benson.