>>>>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.
i see the eradication of religion from politics and the marketplace of ideas as demonstrably destructive and dangerous. Article VI prohibits a religious test, however it does not prohibit religious people from holding office. A candidate’s faith, just like what books they enjoy, whether they have pets, or children, is going to be a matter of interest. Some people may vote for a candidate because he has a German Shepherd, other’s because he is a man of faith. People cast votes for a variety of different reasons, religion is merely one of them. secular progressives run amok will be our undoing as a nation.