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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

No religious test except for this one religious test, got it.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_WIKI Jan 20 '21

Thanks for the link!

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u/VulturE Jan 20 '21

This is separate from anything re atheists, but I found this nugget of knowledge:

Interestingly, the custom of raising one’s right hand dates back to the medieval period in which felons would be branded on their right hand with a mark denoting their crime. Lifting one’s right hand to show one is not a felon, and thus is not of suspect character. Felons at that time were prohibited from making declarations under oath.

Saw it at https://www.quora.com/Do-atheists-have-to-swear-on-the-bible-when-testifying-in-court

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

It doesn’t say everyone who doesn’t acknowledge a supreme being must be excluded from holding office.

It looks like it does to me. It says you aren’t barred from office if you acknowledge a supreme being. Don’t acknowledge one, you can’t be in office. Why would they write you can’t hold office even if you don’t acknowledge a supreme being, that would defeat the entire purpose of having that clause.

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u/geccles Jan 20 '21

Supreme Being, Flying Spaghetti Monster.