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50. Wow, that's incredible. I had no idea. Sounds like an opening for a new

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 10:31 AM

Jun 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr.-type leader to emerge. People will have to be willing to face jail time though to win the battle for gay rights there, just like blacks had to go to jail and even die back in the 50s and 60s to win their battle.

My Dad lives in Lawrence. I'll definitely be bringing it to his attention. (He despises all things Repig.)

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DU Poll - Surprised? 7 States That Ban Atheists From Holding Public Office [View all] RKP5637 Jun 2012 OP

Sure violates the Constitution! elleng Jun 2012 #1

Maryland really surprised me, some of the others not very much. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #6

Gotta check it out, elleng Jun 2012 #11

Not since 1961 in Maryland: Roselma Jun 2012 #28

Un fragging constitutional. How can these laws still be standing. Zalatix Jun 2012 #2

And how can this possibly be separation of church and state. Yet another WTF RKP5637 Jun 2012 #12

No challenges, elleng Jun 2012 #15

Some people say it's foolish to fight things like this. n/t trotsky Jun 2012 #38

'Some' people may misunderstand others, I guess. elleng Jun 2012 #55

Because some pesky, foolish person decided to challenge it. trotsky Jun 2012 #57

Some truly aggrieved athiest, elleng Jun 2012 #60

I understand. trotsky Jun 2012 #61

Not standing, merely on the books cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #22

That's good to hear. Nice to know our laws are working to some feeble extent! Zalatix Jun 2012 #25

oh those huffy atheists always whining about some nonsense. Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #3

lol +1 JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #5

LOL !!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9

Heyyyyy, you shouldnt say that. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #31

That's because they're so militant and Atheism is their religion! Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #53

Fucking MARYLAND ??? WillyT Jun 2012 #4

Article 37 of the Maryland constitution. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #8

Well Thanks For That... So What The Hell Is Going On ??? WillyT Jun 2012 #13

Not unless a state bars someone from public office... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #16

Thank you! elleng Jun 2012 #20

My thought too on Maryland, WTF!!! RKP5637 Jun 2012 #10

To which I riposte: "Fucking Pennsylvania?" (where Gettysburg coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #47

I smell seven lawsuits. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #7

Settled long ago in Torcaso v. Watkins: struggle4progress Jun 2012 #27

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Give that man a cigar! eallen Jun 2012 #32

North Carolina too jmowreader Jun 2012 #14

Wow, I am truly amazed by this, absolutely amazed. Certainly not what RKP5637 Jun 2012 #19

I am surprised, and not surprised Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #17

None of these laws are in force (though on the books) cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #18

Interesting, thanks for posting this additional info.! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #21

Religion is the problem... lib2DaBone Jun 2012 #23

I really think religion is the root of evil. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #24

...the root of ignorance and evil, which go hand-in-hand. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #54

Yep, ignorance too, definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #56

MS. Par for the course. n/t Mean Gene Jun 2012 #26

Yep, no surprises on MS. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #41

In 1961 the US Supreme Court determined that Roselma Jun 2012 #29

Thanks for the additional info.! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #33

Surprised that MD and PA are on the list susanr516 Jun 2012 #30

Didn't one of the southern states recently have a big battle about interracial marriage? Jim Lane Jun 2012 #34

Alabama, the last hold out, changed its unenforceable law a dozen years ago struggle4progress Jun 2012 #35

Thanks for the correction! (n/t) Jim Lane Jun 2012 #39

I knew about Tennessee, but am surprised at some of the others, especially Maryland. LeftishBrit Jun 2012 #36

But those Constitutional provisions are illegal, so atheists CAN run. They just won't Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #37

Only in America. Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #40

America is very backward in many ways. If we hadn't had a good run of RKP5637 Jun 2012 #43

The Church of Whatever Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 #42

And let's not forget the Boy Scouts mainer Jun 2012 #44

Incredible, absolutely incredible. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #46

For all the "this is all ok because Torcaso fixed it" types dmallind Jun 2012 #45

In Kansas, for example, it's a criminal offense to be gay, and they just RKP5637 Jun 2012 #48

Wow, that's incredible. I had no idea. Sounds like an opening for a new coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #50

Lawrence is a great place for feeling not ruled by overreaching Repigs. The rest RKP5637 Jun 2012 #51

My Dad fought in Korea with the newly-integrated US Marine Corps, so he's coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #52

Good point! (Altho we must remember that 1% of the population coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #49

So what if you're elected to public office, then announce... KansDem Jun 2012 #58

Blatantly unconstitutional. Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #59