Texas atheists may not hold public office

Yep, it’s true:  atheists in Texas are constitutionally barred from holding public office.

Discuss.

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  1. Verbo

    Talk about a complete contradiction. It’s like the military saying “We support equal opportunity for all servicemembers, provided they are heterosexual”

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