Eight states have a ban on atheists holding public office. These eight states discriminate against atheists by not allowing them to hold public office as anyone else with a religion that follows god. This violates and interferes with the first amendment right.
These are the states that currently have bans on atheists holding public office:
-Arkansas (Constitution of the State of Arkansas)
-Maryland (Constitution of Maryland)
-Mississippi (Constitution of the state of Mississippi_
-North Carolina (North Carolina State Constitution Article VI Section 8)
-South Carolina (South Carolina Constitution Article 17 Section 4)
-Tennessee (Article IX, Disqualifications)
-Texas (Texas Constitution, Article 1, Section 4)
-Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Constitution, Article 1)



