http://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2012-05-unelectable-atheists-us-states-that-prohibit-godless
Obviously, these laws are trumped by the “No Religious Test Clause” of the United States Constitution, which is found in Article VI, paragraph 3, and states that: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.
Quote from: E̲n̲g̲a̲g̲e̲d̲T̲u̲r̲k̲e̲y̲ on October 13, 2014, 04:16:01 PMQuote from: Camnator on October 13, 2014, 04:11:47 PMhttp://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2012-05-unelectable-atheists-us-states-that-prohibit-godless Those laws were struck down over 50 years ago in Torcaso v. Watkins.That doesn't mean people aren't denied because of it.
Quote from: Camnator on October 13, 2014, 04:11:47 PMhttp://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2012-05-unelectable-atheists-us-states-that-prohibit-godless Those laws were struck down over 50 years ago in Torcaso v. Watkins.
People are still definitely denied because of their neliefs, or race even. Including white people.
There was a black woman who got recorded during a phone call saying she wouldn't hire any white people, and I'm sure the reverse has happened plenty of times as well.
Quote from: E̲n̲g̲a̲g̲e̲d̲T̲u̲r̲k̲e̲y̲ on October 13, 2014, 04:18:41 PMWho has been denied public office because of those defunct laws?I'm sure a lot of people not reported about. There was a black woman who got recorded during a phone call saying she wouldn't hire any white people, and I'm sure the reverse has happened plenty of times as well.
Who has been denied public office because of those defunct laws?
Quote from: Camnator on October 13, 2014, 04:11:47 PMhttp://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2012-05-unelectable-atheists-us-states-that-prohibit-godlessAhem: QuoteObviously, these laws are trumped by the “No Religious Test Clause” of the United States Constitution, which is found in Article VI, paragraph 3, and states that: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.People pointing to defunct and overturned laws doesn't make them correct. It makes them idiots.
Quote from: Meta Cognition on October 13, 2014, 04:20:58 PMQuote from: Camnator on October 13, 2014, 04:19:43 PMPeople are still definitely denied because of their neliefs, or race even. Including white people.At no point did I say otherwise. The point is that calling it, quite explicitly, "oppressive" is just disgusting. It doesn't even touch oppression.That's exactly what oppression is, as much of a joke government is.
Quote from: Camnator on October 13, 2014, 04:19:43 PMPeople are still definitely denied because of their neliefs, or race even. Including white people.At no point did I say otherwise. The point is that calling it, quite explicitly, "oppressive" is just disgusting. It doesn't even touch oppression.
No, atheists aren't being oppressed
