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I just found out that the South Carolina state constitution, in Article 6, section 2 prohibits atheists (and possibly agnostics like me) from holding office:
SECTION 2. Person denying existence of Supreme Being not to hold office.
No person who denies the existence of the Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.
Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that such clauses are unconstitutional based on the U.S. Constitution. But that text has never been removed from our state constitution, and I bet a large percentage of people who live here probably would support keeping it.
7 other states still have similar clauses in their constitutions or bill of rights.
SECTION 2. Person denying existence of Supreme Being not to hold office.
No person who denies the existence of the Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.
Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that such clauses are unconstitutional based on the U.S. Constitution. But that text has never been removed from our state constitution, and I bet a large percentage of people who live here probably would support keeping it.
7 other states still have similar clauses in their constitutions or bill of rights.