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Arkansas (Article 19, Section 1): "No person that 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 (Article 37): "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 (Article 14, Section 245): "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state."
North Carolina (Article 6, Section 8): "The following persons shall be disqualified from office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God."
South Carolina (Article 17, Section 4): "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution."
Tennessee (Article 9, Section 2): "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 (Article 1, Section 4): "No religious tests shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall anyone be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."
These are obviously laws on the books that no one enforces. They are symbolic. If ever anyone ever attempted to uphold those laws, there would be law suits comming out of the state's ying-yang.
Feel good legislation is a state's "bread n butter".
Arkansas (Article 19, Section 1): "No person that 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 (Article 37): "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 (Article 14, Section 245): "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state."
North Carolina (Article 6, Section 8): "The following persons shall be disqualified from office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God."
South Carolina (Article 17, Section 4): "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution."
Tennessee (Article 9, Section 2): "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 (Article 1, Section 4): "No religious tests shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall anyone be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."
There are still lots of old laws on the books that are really stupid in the 21st century.
These are obviously laws on the books that no one enforces. They are symbolic. If ever anyone ever attempted to uphold those laws, there would be law suits comming out of the state's ying-yang.
Feel good legislation is a state's "bread n butter".
These laws were created by early founding fathers. That means they disliked atheists!
These laws were created by early founding fathers. That means they disliked atheists!
The constitution was written by our founding fathers, which proves they did not want a theocracy.
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