(February 27, 2015 at 7:08 pm)Cato Wrote:(February 27, 2015 at 11:19 am)Minimalist Wrote: Your mistake there is not recognizing that that each individual sect is a minority right now. And they despise each other.
Exactly. Contrary to the opinions of believers who single source their history from David Barton, the Establishment Clause was enacted to prevent any particular flavor of Jesus from using the state to fuck over the others. Hell, even Kennedy had to overcome anti-Catholic bias in his run-up to election.
Well the founders still never even said "no religious test unless you are some sect of Christianity", With what Jefferson said about the absurdity of religious claims and the barbarity of religious politics and even the ability of an atheist to be moral, I am quite sure he is the biggest reason the words "bible, Jesus and Christian" are not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.
Kennedy and even Joe Lieberman and Kieth Ellison owe it to the founders for their ban on religious pecking orders favored by government.
