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To: thomaswest

"I only cited the Constitution of the United States. What article do you pretend that I cited?"

OK, here's an exact quote from your earlier post:

"There is not a single mention in the Constitution about any god or about Christ. Art VI says atheists, pagans, etc. are equal because there "shall be no religious test."

Can you cite an oath of office in which "one pledges to uphold it [the Constitution] over all other faith beliefs."

I believe the oath actually says one will "uphold the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic," or something close to that. No mention of other "faiths," let alone other religions. The Founders would have scoffed at the idea that officeholders were supposed to give up their religion.


195 posted on 08/01/2006 7:17:25 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: hellbender
Re 195: I believe the oath actually says one will "uphold the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic," or something close to that. No mention of other "faiths," let alone other religions. The Founders would have scoffed at the idea that officeholders were supposed to give up their religion.

This is one of the great non sequiturs of all time.

Nowhere, NOWHERE did anyone suggest that persons holding office stop having their personal faiths. Your illogic is an example. Note that the Constitutional oath does NOT contain the phrase 'so help me god.' Look it up, this phrase is NOT there.

The Constitution says that office holders with power of office are not permitted to use their personal faith to discriminate against pagans, atheists, and other non-believers.

How do you interpret Art. VI?

207 posted on 08/01/2006 7:51:47 PM PDT by thomaswest (I just believe in one fewer god than you do.)
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