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Remove ALL State and County BANS Against ATHEISTS from Holding Public Office.

Created by W.R. on July 11, 2013

7 States Ban Atheists from Holding Public Office

Arkansas: Article 19, Section 1.
Maryland: Article 37.
Mississippi: Article 14, Section 265.
Pennsylvania: Article 1. Section 4.
South Carolina: Article 17, Section 4.
Tennessee: Article 9, Section 2.
Texas: Article 1, Section 4.

From The United States Constitution, Article VI, paragraph 3:

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.

Any ban on Atheists from holding public office is unconstitutional.

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