Michele Bachmann: Hearing The Voice Of God As Mental Illness
Symptom  Jul 22 2011 Published by under Uncategorized  In the
Constitution, there is a small reminder that religion has no
place in the government and it is different than the 1st
Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom.  In Article 6,
paragraph 3, the Founding Fathers reiterated the Separation
Clause with a prohibition on a politician’s faith as part of a
requirement to serve in any capacity in the Federal or state
government. The Constitution says, “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.” The Framers knew that if left unchecked, at some
juncture a religious fanatic could use a candidate’s faith as a
weapon against them or as a blessing to promote a particular
agenda that is not in the best interest of the coun