>>>>And yet your hostility to Jindal’s Christianity
My hostility has nothing to do with Jindal or with Christianity (probably since I am a Christian).
Is is 100 percent directed at those who make religious backgrounds, beliefs, or heritage either an overt or tacit political benchmark (or “test” as Article VI says).
I love it when the biggest religious bigots here on FR - and there are many of them - come back and say “Article VI only applies to the government, not to ME!” somehow conveniently forgetting that ****they are the government****.
Every line of the Constitution should be in every American’s heart.
So are you suggesting that in my evaluation of two candidates -- one of whom is hostile to Evangelical Christianity and its interpretations of Scriptural principles and one of whom professes Christianity and supports my interpretation of Scriptural principles as they apply to current topics of concern -- when I base my choice in part on the respective philosophies of the candidates I am casting my vote in violation of Article VI of the Constitution?
Uh, no. I am not the government, which is why the Constitution distinguishes between "We the People," who wrote it, and the government, which is what it describes. It's why the Constitution has a Bill of Rights, to protect the rights of the people against the encroachments of the government.
And Article VI limits the government, and the laws it enacts. It places no limits on the freedom of citizens to evaluate candidates for office based on their religion, or anything else.
Who applied a “religious test” in this article or on this thread? Names, quotes, links...