Non-discrimination for atheists

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From being barred from office. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimina...t_atheists

Arkansas

Article 19, Section 1
"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."[102]

Maryland

Article 37
"That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God; nor shall the Legislature prescribe any other oath of office than the oath prescribed by this Constitution."[103]

Mississippi

Article 14, Section 265
"No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state."[104]

North Carolina

Article 6, Section 8
"The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God."[105]

South Carolina

Article 17, Section 4
"No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution."[106]

Tennessee

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."[107]

Texas

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 Be


There is much much more but you wont believe it anyway.

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How does the OP's artical start???

It says PORTLAND Considers....

Now you ignorant slut... what do all the places you listed have in common? PORTLAND IS NOT LOCATED IN THOSE STATES!!!

so rest the little jack in a box you call a brain and try again.

You  asked about discrimination towards atheists I posted examples of discrimination against atheists
heres more 

[/url] A 2015 Gallup survey found that 40% of Americans would not vote an atheist for president,[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists#cite_note-78][78] and in polls prior to 2015, that number had reached about 50%.[79][80] A 2014 study by the University of Minnesota found that 42% of respondents characterized atheists as a group that did "not at all agree with my vision of American society", and that 44% would not want their child to marry an atheist. The negative attitudes towards atheists were higher than negative attitudes towards African-Americans and homosexuals but lower than the negative attitudes towards Muslims.[81] Many in the U.S. associate atheism with immorality, including criminal behaviour, extreme materialism, communism and elitism.[82] The studies also showed that rejection of atheists was related to the respondent's lack of exposure to diversity, education and political orientations.[83] Atheists and atheist organizations have alleged discrimination against atheists in the military,[84][85][86][87][88][89] and recently, with the development of the Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, atheists have alleged institutionalized discrimination.[90][91] In several child custody court rulings, atheist parents have been discriminated against, either directly or indirectly. As child custody laws in the United States are often based on the subjective opinion of family court judges, atheism has frequently been used to deny custody to non-religious parents on the basis that a parent's lack of faith displays a lack of morality required to raise a child.[92][93]
Prominent atheists and atheist groups have said that discrimination against atheists is illustrated by a statement reportedly made by George H. W. Bush during a public press conference just after announcing his candidacy for the presidency in 1987.[54][94][95][96] When asked by journalist Robert Sherman about the equal citizenship and patriotism of American atheists, Sherman reported that Bush answered, "No, I don't know that atheists should be regarded as citizens, nor should they be regarded as patriotic. This is one nation under God."[54][96][97] Sherman did not tape the exchange and no other newspaper ran a story on it at the time.[54]
George H. W. Bush's son, George W. Bush, responded to a question about the role of faith in his presidency during a November 3, 2004 press conference, "I will be your president regardless of your faith. And I don't expect you to agree with me, necessarily, on religion. As a matter of fact, no president should ever try to impose religion on our society. The great – the great tradition of America is one where people can worship the – the way they want to worship. And if they choose not to worship, they're just as patriotic as your neighbor."[98]
On December 16, 2016, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 1150, an amendment to the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act. It includes protections for "non-theistic beliefs, as well as the right not to profess or practice any religion at all."[99]