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To: tacticalogic

The establishment clause only prevented the establishment of a national religion. Religious tests are not the establishment of a national religion, so it was necessary to explicitly prohibit them.


21 posted on 08/02/2006 5:47:18 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The establishment clause only prevented the establishment of a national religion. Religious tests are not the establishment of a national religion, so it was necessary to explicitly prohibit them.

That doesn't make any sense at all.

22 posted on 08/02/2006 5:58:27 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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