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Originally Posted by rkzenrage
Here, I will hold your hand...
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You're holding nothing but your dick. I don't see one statute backing your claim, not one.
The Federal Constitution does not say there shall be a separation of Church and State. That's a modern shorthand for the actual wording which you're taking literally.
The language of all those citations is exactly what I'd expect from religious men in that era. And they were you know, they were religious men because the Federal Constitution guaranteed they could be, any religion they wanted and the Feds couldn't tell them they weren't the right religion or deny them office because of it. And most certainly didn't deny them office for lack of it, although if it was elected office, they probably couldn't get the votes.
That said, I had heard Delaware required belief in God to hold State office, but I don't know for sure.