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Crazy that atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states, even if it’s unenforceable. Imagine if like. 8 states prohibited Jews from holding office. The riots that would happen
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Anonymous 5d

Bruh even the founding fathers would be seething over this. Like one of their big things was literally the separation of church and state. If anything they were encouraging atheists in a way lol

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Anonymous 4d

jewish people*

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Anonymous 5d

So you’re allowed to run as long as you have any religious affiliation? Weird

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Anonymous 5d

I can probably guess which states. But that’s wild considering the establishment clause, wouldn’t you want non-religious politicians to be making non-religious legislation?

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Anonymous 5d

I’m a big state, right guy. You do you. It works for New Hampshire, they actually have third-party politicians.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

It’s non-enforceable. And yes, theoretically, but we live in America. And yes you can guess like 6 of the states pretty easily

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

I wouldn’t think it would be, still just crazy it’s there in the first place

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Yes, they explicitly have religious qualifications in their state constitution. In fact some of these states DID use these laws to prevent Jews from office in the past. But those are no longer on the books, even unofficially, New Hampshire in 1877 was the last one I think.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

Was it specifically Jews excluded? Or just everyone who wasn’t a certain flavor of Protestant

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Every non Christian I think

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 4d

Cry about it

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4d

kinda misleading they were just encouraging everyone. don't need to put any kind of title with it, just everyone

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 4d

The hell’s your problem

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

I think most later required merely an affirmation of the monotheistic god of the Bible. This was true even of most states circa 1790.

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