again, your personal animus colors your perception. there are those who would consider religious faith to be a bonus in a candidate. you see it instead as a disqualifier. my TEST in deciding to vote for a candidate is whether they are prolife or not. i don’t care if they are an atheist. maybe your TEST would involve a candidates position on illegal immigration. people of faith, people of NO faith, have their own TESTS in considering candidates. going off half cocked because a potential candidate’s religious background is being discussed only demonstrates your animus.
>>>>you see [religious belief] instead as a disqualifier.
The core of your misunderstanding is that I see it (as does Article VI) as a completely irrelevant non-issue.
And religion also has nothing to do with conservatism whatsoever.
The conflating of religion and politics is in fact destructive and dangerous.