Nonsense.
Our Constitution was written by a group of men comprised entirely of Judeo-Christian background, who came from similar cultural and ethnic backgrounds. If I may say, they comprised a VERY non-diverse bunch.
I fully believe that their intent by stating that there could be "no religious test" for the presidency, was based on their assumptions that the presidency would always be occupied by someone from the Christian faiths, or - at the very boundary of their imaginations - by a Jew.
I also daresay that at the time the Constitution was written, none of the founders - NOT A SINGLE ONE - could envision a United States in which a Muslim might someday stand for the office of the presidency, or that the country might someday harbor a growing Islamic population.
I will go further and state that the founders were probably quite aware of the dangers that Islam posed, even then, to the Enlightened West. Seems that I recall reading right here on Free Republic that Thomas Jefferson kept a copy of the quran to further learn about Islamic philosophy.
Islam is more than merely a religion; it is a political system that cloaks itself behind a burqha and thus masquerades as a "religion". As such, we cannot accord to it the same privileges that we automatically grant to other religions. They, at least, do not seek to slaughter, dhimmify or convert everyone who is not one of them.
Who was the Supreme Court Justice who stated that the Constitution was not a suicide pact?
That same Constitution also codified and embodied slavery. Do you still think it is/was correct and should not have been changed in that regard, as well?
- John
That Constitution was amended to outlaw slavery. Are you recommending that it should now be amended to allow only Christians or Jews to hold office or any position of public trust?