[Ksnavely]

" "No religious Test" meant you didn't need to have membership in any established denomination in order to hold public office. Period. Good point."

Um, if the founding fathers wanted to say no denomination test they would have said no denomination test. But the fact is they chose SPECIFIC language to convey a SPECIFIC point. RELIGOUS tests were not to be administered means just what is says, it protects all religions. You can rationalize your unwarranted contempt for a group of people all you want, just don't juxtapose your beliefs on to the founding fathers intentions.

[liberty2004]

y no denomination test they would have said no denomination test. But the fact is they chose SPECIFIC language to convey a SPECIFIC point. RELIGOUS tests were not to be administered means just what is says, it protects all religions. You can rationalize your unwarranted contempt for a group of people all you want, just don't juxtapose your beliefs on to the founding fathers intentions.

I have read many of the Founders works and I was NOT juxtaposing my beliefs with the Founders. And what's this CR*P about unwarranted contempt? Get a life.