Hardly. The United States have a fairly strict separation between state and church.
Hardly. The United States have a fairly strict separation between state and church.
Hardly. The United States have a fairly strict separation between state and church.
Hardly. The United States have a fairly strict separation between state and church.
No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
The United States Constitution states that a religious test shall never be required when it comes to holding office. This is found in Article VI, paragraph 3.
A Religion Test cannot be required if they are in office.
A religious test.
religious test
A certain religious belief. Article VI, paragraph 3, of the US Constitution states (in part): "...no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
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Religious test -"but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Article VI, Paragraph 3
Because the majority of people believe in superstitions, and only vote for politicians who claim to believe those same superstitions. So, if a humanist were running for office, he/she would find it very difficult to win, because he would not be supported by the superstitious peoples you mention.
The U.S. Constitution prohibits the requirement of religious tests as a qualification for holding public office. This means that no person can be compelled to profess a particular religion or take a religious oath to qualify for office. Additionally, any test that discriminates against individuals based on race, gender, or other protected characteristics is also generally forbidden under various civil rights laws.
Article VI, Section III. It prohibits any religious test being applied for entrance to holding a federal office. The view of US government religious neutrality is further buttressed by the First Amendment, which forbids the establishment of religion.
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.""No religious test shall ever be required" means they are not permitted. This is designed to prevent discrimination against, or exclusion of, people for their religious beliefs (or lack thereof), in holding government office, and is consistent with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.