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  2. No Religious Test Clause - Wikipedia

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    The No Religious Test Clause of the United States Constitution is a clause within Article VI, Clause 3: "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 ...

  3. Religious qualifications for public office in the United States

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    Article VI of the Constitution of the United States declares that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States". The First Amendment of the Constitution also prevents the Congress of the United States from making any law "respecting an establishment of religion" (the ...

  4. Article Six of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Article Six of the United States Constitution establishes the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position, and holds the United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the Articles of Confederation.

  5. Why all federal and state officials must swear an oath to ...

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    Here is what the Supremacy Clause says. The United States Constitution is the supreme and highest law of the land. ... takes an oath or affirmation “…but no religious Test shall ever be ...

  6. Separation of church and state in the United States - Wikipedia

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    "Separation of church and state" is a metaphor paraphrased from Thomas Jefferson and used by others in discussions of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".

  7. In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court rules states cannot ban public ...

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    The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states violate the Constitution if they prevent religious schools from receiving some state benefits that are available to other schools. Chief Justice John ...

  8. The Coming Test Acts Will Challenge Religious Freedom - AOL

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    Well, Americans stopped being a “religious People” quite a long time ago. And they are becoming progressively less attached to organized religion by the day. The Coming Test Acts Will ...

  9. Freedom of religion in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The no religious test clause of the U.S. constitution states that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." Although it has become tradition for US presidents to end their Presidential Oath with "so help me God", this is not required by the Constitution .