[Conscience of a Conservative]

The Founders may have overwhelmingly believed in Universal Truths set by God, but the Constitution does not require that government officials hold such a belief, and the text of the No Religious Test clause would in fact prohibit the government from requiring government officials to hold such a belief. Moreover, aside from merely prohibiting religious tests, the Constitution specifically states that government officials must agree to support the Constitution by Oath or Affirmation. An Affirmation (which, as it happens, is often used today by atheists who testify in court) requires no belief in God. If the Founders were intent on requiring a belief in God, why would they allow the use of an Affirmation instead of an Oath.

It may well be a good idea to limit the influence of atheists in government, but a per se prohibition on atheists would clearly violate the plain language of the Constitution.

[savagesusie]

You are correct that we no longer hold to the intent and meaning of the Constitution....ever since Holmes and the Postmodernists/Marxists/Communists (atheists) infiltrated law schools and the courts.

That is my point....that the meaning and intent of the Constitution and Just Law (equal law) can only exist under Natural Law Theory which presupposes a God. Our rights are inalienable...because they are God-given....that can never be changed unless we fundamentally transform our government and Rule of Law which will no longer be a free Republic.

Zero and the communists have subverted our laws to where private property (income tax) and inalienable rights (abortion) have been been literally destroyed....and it is unconstitutional by every document written by the Founders. We based this government on natural law and God’s laws... the philosophy of Natural Law Theory and Thomas Reid is what defines our legal system.....or rather did, until the 1900’s and the atheists took control over the elite colleges. Freedom of religion—is about curtailing government intrusion and all religions were not condoned or recognized—like “Wicca” and “Atheism”. Twisted thinking (postmodernism) is destroying logic and reason and science....like saying homosexual acts are “good” which is a lie and proven......But we no longer use reason, logic and science....which was the basis of our government and overrode “emotionalism” and it is replaced by irrational postmodernism/atheism.

Ellis Washington writes about this removal of God-given rights (morality) from our Jurisprudence to utilitarianism (atheism worldview) which denies individual rights. My point is....atheism is incompatible with our institution...because they deny God-given rights which is the ONLY method of insuring individual rights to all—equal rights....which is the basis of our legal system.

Laws based on other than absolutes are arbitrary law—political law that gives some power over others...it is always unequal law (like afirmative action, homosexual laws, etc.) It creates unequal law and is unconstitutional no matter what the corrupt judges say. The Constitution was meant to be read by the average Joe and it is not hard to understand....the twisting by the courts and the nonsense put into the legal system doesn’t make it Constitutional....even if a judge says it is.

Just like we had a right to deny citizenship to communists because of incompatible worldview...we used to have a right to deny atheists certain rights and citizenship for the same reason, since their worldview denies the fundamental tenants that are guaranteed in the Constitution.