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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Worse than that, it's one assholes interpretation of what they mean. Look at PA.
"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 under this Commonwealth."
It specifically says nobody can be denied office for his religious convictions. It absolutely does not say, must hold them to be qualified. that's not misinterpretation, it's an outright lie.
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Who can't be disqualified on account of religious sentiments? People who acknowledge the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments.
Who can? Everyone else.
It does explicitly leave atheists open to disqualification, though I don't think it actually disqualifies them. I'm not a lawyer, though, so I'm not sure whether the exclusionary style of the sentence has such implications.
And here's a
better list than the last one.