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Atheists may finally be able to hold office in Arkansas
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<blockquote data-quote="BlackAndy" data-source="post: 50676958" data-attributes="member: 171102"><p><em>Article 19 Section 1 of the 1874 Arkansas Constitution states that "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any court."</em></p><p> </p><p>Makes sense when thepreamble to a State's Constitution is:</p><p><em>We, the People of the State of Arkansas, <u>grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of choosing our own form of government</u>; for our civil and religious liberty; and desiring to perpetuate its blessings, and secure the same to our selves and posterity; do ordain and establish this Constitution.</em> </p><p> </p><p>And Article 2:25 is:</p><p><em><u>Religion</u>, morality and knowledge <u>being essential to good government</u>, the General Assembly shall enact suitable laws to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of public worship.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackAndy, post: 50676958, member: 171102"] [I]Article 19 Section 1 of the 1874 Arkansas Constitution states that "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any court."[/I] Makes sense when thepreamble to a State's Constitution is: [I]We, the People of the State of Arkansas, [U]grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of choosing our own form of government[/U]; for our civil and religious liberty; and desiring to perpetuate its blessings, and secure the same to our selves and posterity; do ordain and establish this Constitution.[/I] And Article 2:25 is: [I][U]Religion[/U], morality and knowledge [U]being essential to good government[/U], the General Assembly shall enact suitable laws to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of public worship.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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