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(67,112 posts) Mon Jun 11, 2012, 08:56 PM Jun 2012

DU Poll - Surprised? 7 States That Ban Atheists From Holding Public Office [View all]

Wow, I really did not know this! This IMO sure conflicts with separation of church and state.

See >>> http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/959292/7_states_that_ban_atheists_from_holding_public_office/

States with laws on the books barring atheists from holding public office: Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

Surprised or no?

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DU Poll - Surprised? 7 States That Ban Atheists From Holding Public Office [View all] RKP5637 Jun 2012 OP

Sure violates the Constitution! elleng Jun 2012 #1

Maryland really surprised me, some of the others not very much. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #6

Gotta check it out, elleng Jun 2012 #11

Not since 1961 in Maryland: Roselma Jun 2012 #28

Un fragging constitutional. How can these laws still be standing. Zalatix Jun 2012 #2

And how can this possibly be separation of church and state. Yet another WTF RKP5637 Jun 2012 #12

No challenges, elleng Jun 2012 #15

Some people say it's foolish to fight things like this. n/t trotsky Jun 2012 #38

'Some' people may misunderstand others, I guess. elleng Jun 2012 #55

Because some pesky, foolish person decided to challenge it. trotsky Jun 2012 #57

Some truly aggrieved athiest, elleng Jun 2012 #60

I understand. trotsky Jun 2012 #61

Not standing, merely on the books cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #22

That's good to hear. Nice to know our laws are working to some feeble extent! Zalatix Jun 2012 #25

oh those huffy atheists always whining about some nonsense. Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #3

lol +1 JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #5

LOL !!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9

Heyyyyy, you shouldnt say that. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #31

That's because they're so militant and Atheism is their religion! Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #53

Fucking MARYLAND ??? WillyT Jun 2012 #4

Article 37 of the Maryland constitution. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #8

Well Thanks For That... So What The Hell Is Going On ??? WillyT Jun 2012 #13

Not unless a state bars someone from public office... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #16

Thank you! elleng Jun 2012 #20

My thought too on Maryland, WTF!!! RKP5637 Jun 2012 #10

To which I riposte: "Fucking Pennsylvania?" (where Gettysburg coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #47

I smell seven lawsuits. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #7

Settled long ago in Torcaso v. Watkins: struggle4progress Jun 2012 #27

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Give that man a cigar! eallen Jun 2012 #32

North Carolina too jmowreader Jun 2012 #14

Wow, I am truly amazed by this, absolutely amazed. Certainly not what RKP5637 Jun 2012 #19

I am surprised, and not surprised Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #17

None of these laws are in force (though on the books) cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #18

Interesting, thanks for posting this additional info.! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #21

Religion is the problem... lib2DaBone Jun 2012 #23

I really think religion is the root of evil. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #24

...the root of ignorance and evil, which go hand-in-hand. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #54

Yep, ignorance too, definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #56

MS. Par for the course. n/t Mean Gene Jun 2012 #26

Yep, no surprises on MS. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #41

In 1961 the US Supreme Court determined that Roselma Jun 2012 #29

Thanks for the additional info.! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #33

Surprised that MD and PA are on the list susanr516 Jun 2012 #30

Didn't one of the southern states recently have a big battle about interracial marriage? Jim Lane Jun 2012 #34

Alabama, the last hold out, changed its unenforceable law a dozen years ago struggle4progress Jun 2012 #35

Thanks for the correction! (n/t) Jim Lane Jun 2012 #39

I knew about Tennessee, but am surprised at some of the others, especially Maryland. LeftishBrit Jun 2012 #36

But those Constitutional provisions are illegal, so atheists CAN run. They just won't Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #37

Only in America. Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #40

America is very backward in many ways. If we hadn't had a good run of RKP5637 Jun 2012 #43

The Church of Whatever Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 #42

And let's not forget the Boy Scouts mainer Jun 2012 #44

Incredible, absolutely incredible. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #46

For all the "this is all ok because Torcaso fixed it" types dmallind Jun 2012 #45

In Kansas, for example, it's a criminal offense to be gay, and they just RKP5637 Jun 2012 #48

Wow, that's incredible. I had no idea. Sounds like an opening for a new coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #50

Lawrence is a great place for feeling not ruled by overreaching Repigs. The rest RKP5637 Jun 2012 #51

My Dad fought in Korea with the newly-integrated US Marine Corps, so he's coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #52

Good point! (Altho we must remember that 1% of the population coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #49

So what if you're elected to public office, then announce... KansDem Jun 2012 #58

Blatantly unconstitutional. Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #59