Article. VI. Clause 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the
Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and
judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several
States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this
Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a
Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United
States.
Ethical Atheist – Quotes
“The decision points up the fact that we need common-sense judges who understand that our rights were derived from God. Those are the kind of judges I intend to put on the bench.”
– George W. Bush
And just for fun, his dad, from the same link as above:
“No, I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.”
– George Bush
Check out the rest of the quotes on that page, they’re super.
**The link between the first two quotes was brought to my attention by Episode 290 of This American Life, a fine radio program.