2007-11-29 13:39:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sometimes.
Even people who hold no god-beliefs are discriminated against:
Arkansas' Constitution of 1874 (Article 19, Section 1) states: "Atheists disqualified from holding office or testifying as witness. 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."
South Carolina's Constitution of 2006 (Article 6, Section 2) states: "Person denying existence of Supreme Being not to hold office. No person who denies the existence of the Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution."
Tennessee's Constitution/Bill of Rights (Article 9, Section 2) states: "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."
2007-11-29 13:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by CC 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The only persecution that there is, is the wasted heartache one has worrying about calamities created by other humans in the name of God,
2007-11-29 21:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by nikola333 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes - whatever belief you have, or even (especially) lack of belief, there is some nutcase willing to persecute you because his/her belief is "better."
2007-11-29 21:50:40 · answer #3 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes even in the good old USA
2007-11-29 21:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by ruriksson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh...yes, mostly happen in moslem countries. if you convert to islam from another religion...it's O.K., but if you try to convert to another religion from islam...well...you shall be rejected by your family, and the most horrible thing is your blood will be "halal", any moslem could kill you for commit apostasy (especially in saudi arabia, pakistan, bangladesh, afghanistan, iran).
2007-11-30 01:30:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately Yes, happens all the time. It happened to Jesus, it will also happen to you all because of ignorance.
2007-11-29 21:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by oldschoolelf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately, yes
in some places
2007-11-29 21:43:02 · answer #7 · answered by becky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. every day, for many, many centuries. it is a cruel thing, and one can only hope that tomorrow, things will be better...
2007-11-29 21:53:42 · answer #8 · answered by Hedgi Hufflepuff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, unfortunately they do.
2007-11-29 21:45:36 · answer #9 · answered by paula r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. every single day. in every single country.
thankfully i am not one of them.
2007-11-29 21:43:11 · answer #10 · answered by deleted 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋