Amendment I
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
Arkansas State Constitution, Article 19 Section 1 ("Miscellaneous
Provisions")
No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil
departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any
court.
Maryland's
Declaration of Rights, Article 36
"That as it is the duty of every man to worship God in such manner as he
thinks most acceptable to Him, all persons are equally entitled to protection in
their religious liberty; wherefore, no person ought by any law to be molested in
his person or estate, on account of his religious persuasion, or profession, or
for his religious practice, unless, under the color of religion, he shall
disturb the good order, peace or safety of the State, or shall infringe the laws
of morality, or injure others in their natural, civil or religious rights; nor
ought any person to be compelled to frequent, or maintain, or contribute, unless
on contract, to maintain, any place of worship, or any ministry; nor shall any
person, otherwise competent, be deemed incompetent as a witness, or juror, on
account of his religious belief; provided, he believes in the existence of
God, and that under His dispensation such person will be held morally
accountable for his acts, and be rewarded or punished therefore either in this
world or in the world to come."
Massachusetts'
State Constitution, Article 3
"Any every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves
peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the
protection of the law: and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to
another shall ever be established by law."
Comment: Apparently Non-Christians are not "equally under the
protection of the law".
Mississippi State Constitution. Article 14 ("General
Provisions"), Section 265
No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in
this state.
North
Carolina's State Constitution, Article 6 Section 8
"Disqualifications of office. The following persons shall be
disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty
God."
Pennsylvania's
State Constitution, Article 1 Section 4
"No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of
rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be
disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this
Commonwealth."
South
Carolina's State Constitution, Article 4 Section 2
"No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who denies the
existence of the Supreme Being; ..."
Note: If you continue reading you will find that (in Section 8) the
Lieutenant Governor must also meet the same qualifications as the Governor.
Tennessee's
State Constitution, Article 9 Section 2
"No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and
punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state."
Texas'
State Constitution, Article 1 Section 4
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any
office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from
holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he
acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."
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