“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.”
RobRoy, in post 2, said: Islam is a political organization. Its overt instructions are to control the actual governing of people, muslim or not. No other religion does that.
If he is correct then a test against Islam is not religious but political; also given the dictates of the Koran on the governance of people (particularly different standards for muslim vs non-muslim) it could be reasoned that a muslim cannot hold to the Constitution and the Koran (a man cannot have two masters).
>>it could be reasoned that a muslim cannot hold to the Constitution and the Koran (a man cannot have two masters).<<
Exactly. Christians and Muslims are both very evangelical, but Christianity does not tell people how to live and it is often inferred from it’s teaching that Christians do not get into the setting of laws for others.
Judaism and ISLAM are very political in how they control their adherent’s lives. That is why you see all the orthodox Jews walking on Saturdays. However, Judaism is not the least bit evangelical. They practically (and maybe literally) discourage it. They have strong rules, but strictly for their members.
Islam is evangelical like Christianity - they want (actually, INSIST) everyone to join them. Islam is also Political. They want a theocracy and insist that everyone abide by their rules as a form of government - OR ELSE!
Religion is just a “side aspect” of this belief system, similar to how some cultures deified their king.