Bigotry in Texas 67
From the constitution of Texas, Article 1 Section 4:
No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.”
This means that no atheist may be elected or appointed to any office or fill any post of public trust.
Texas has a fine spirit of independence. Its governor, Rick Perry, even dared mention the possibility of secession at a Tea Party rally last April. But we condemn this constitutionally entrenched discrimination, arising from sheer bigotry.
Visit this site:
www.atheists.org/Texas_State_Page
