"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."
More than any election in my memory, it seems that religion is playing a huge role in this particular election season. The candidates ALL appear to be pandering as much as they can to the religious crowd, talking about their love of God, their faiths, etc. It really makes one wonder how very few people have actually read the Constitution, including the above Article. It appears that we are certainly testing our candidates. From conservative republican to the most liberal of democrats, each appears to be trying to "pass the religious test" in order to garner the votes of those who will, invariably, vote based on their religion rather than on their stands on political issues.
Apparently, God forbid one day someone who is NON-religious, or who refuses to speak about their religion to attain office runs. They'll never see the light of the campaign trail.
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