If USA is a freedom of religion, how come atheists are banned from office in Texas, Tenessee, North Carolina..

Question

Arkansas, Maryland and Kansas

isnt that against the consitution?

Answer 1

its scary when old laws like that linger on the books.

even if no one is enforcing them now. If they are not removed then who knows how they will be used in the future.

for those that want evidence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_persecution_by_Christians#United_States

Answer 2

I see a question like this about once a week, and i am finally going to answer one.

please send me the links to the state laws that show that these people are banned from holding office and proof that they have been enforced in the past.

there are many laws that are simply not enforced.

in bedford pennsylvania it is still legal to hang a man for stealing your horse.

in Utah it is illegal to marry your camel.

in Arkansas if a woman is driveing a man must be on the sidewalk waiveing red flags to alert other drivers that a woman is behind the wheel of a car...

for the law to make any difference it must not only be in the books but it must be enforced.

show me where this law has been enforced and the links to the local court offices that the decision was made at.

if you cannot do this then you are just trying to stir up s**t

Answer 3

I can't believe some idiot tried to defend that an atheist still has freedom of religion and can be banned from office. That's like saying you will be banned from office for being black or a woman, yet you still have a right to be black or a woman. I can't believe how retarded people are when it comes to the United States constitution.

And to answer your question, these are state laws. If these laws are challenged at the federal level, they'll have to overturn them. It is sad how many activist judges and politicians we have. It seems our constitution is a roll of toilet paper.

Answer 4

i agree with lespaul i mean all the freaking orthodox* there is no such thing as evolution comes from those states but besides that america still holds tight (with exceptions in pretty much california) that christian values are the building blocks of society why do you think muslims have such a hard time you think all these people take the time to actually understand athiesm or muslim religion- no of course not they still have not understood the homosexuals and thats not even a damn religion so yeah we're not supposed to but uneducated people want to punish us all they refuse to accept anything that isnt in their box there is no progression so i guess the moral is 'stay in school dont be a fool'

Answer 5

Is this still true? In Maryland at least it was declared unconstitutional many years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcaso_v._Watkins

Do you have any evidence that these laws are still being enforced? Wikipedia suggests not. It will probably require legal challenges though in order to get these laws off the books.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Atheists

Answer 6

It is freedom of religion and not freedom from religion.

Many that run for office are mostly Godless in their actions anyway.

Answer 7

That does not stop some un-godly like people getting into office-- no doubt. What is the source of your information?

Answer 8

...and Christians can't say a prayer at graduation and Christians' holy items are pissed on and crapped on in the name of "art"? And to get religious education they pay taxes so people lilke you can send your kids to schools because they pay for their own education on top of being taxed now double for YOUR beliefs. Because YOU believe they have to be educated a certain way, they pay taxes for YOUR beliefs to thrive.

Answer 9

I'd like to see evidence of that. The only people I know that are banned from stating their beliefs are Christian adults employed in public education.

Answer 10

Please cite your source for that assertion.

Given the fact no religious test can be applied to office seekers, it is highly unlikely your assertion is accurate.