(June 16, 2012 at 11:34 pm)Godschild Wrote: I see our state is one of the six, it should be changed, equal rights for all citizens, still think everyone who runs for public office should have to declare their beliefs, people have the right to know who they are voting for.
FAIL.
Maybe you should read the Constitution. You know, the document (along with the Bill of rights) that defines the US.
Pay particularly close attention to Article VI, paragraph 3 -
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
