Sunday, January 18
One nation under god
Arkansas's Constitution
Article XIX, Sec.
"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's Constitution
Article 37
"no relgious 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"
Pennsylvania's Constitution
Article I, Sec. 4
"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 under this Commonwealth."
Tennessee's Constitution
Article IX, Sec. 2
"No atheist shall hold a civil office"
"No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments shall hold any office in the civile department of this state."
Similar clauses exist in
South Carolina
North Carolina
Texas
"No, I don't know that athesits should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."
- George Bush, Sr.