RE: Is Atheism truly frowned upon in America?
February 9, 2015 at 7:55 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2015 at 7:55 pm by Clueless Morgan.)
(February 9, 2015 at 6:40 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: There are still states where there are laws that atheists cannot hold public office.
While this is technically true, these laws are also all unconstitutional.
Torcaso v Watkins
Cites the 1st and 14th amendments in the ruling for Torcaso
Silverman v Campbell
Cites the 1st amendment and article VI, paragraph 3 prohibiting religious tests for public office in the ruling for Silverman
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.