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In much of the US atheists are forbidden from holding many electe offices. This is not true in the UK. Fretting over the Lords Spiritual and their lately ceremo
by richardjordan 13y ago
In much of the US atheists are forbidden from holding many electe offices. This is not true in the UK. Fretting over the Lords Spiritual and their lately ceremonial role is to misunderstand the nature of political power and the lack thereof vested in the House of Lords, and in particular the non-party-political members.
- reginaldjcooper 13y agoNowhere in the US are atheists explicitly forbidden from holding a government position as that would be a flagrant and obvious violation of the First Amendment. In many places they certainly won't be voted for if they admit their religious position in public.
- vinceguidry 13y ago> In much of the US atheists are forbidden from holding many electe offices. This is ridiculous. I wouldn't be surprised if there were laws on the books dating back to the 1800s as Wikipedia states, but no way are they being enforced, the first time they try would spell the end of any such law. Now, atheists may well be unelectable for many offices, but that's neither here nor there.
- dinkumthinkum 13y agoDefinitely, distinctions without differences are neither here nor there.
- vinceguidry 13y agoAre you just trying to sound smart?
- aestra 13y agoForbidden? That's completely untrue. Unelectable, certainly. Atheist are the most mistrusted group in American. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=in-atheists-we-distrust http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=in-atheists...