Age of reason Quote by James Madison

The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.

— Jeb Bush

There's no religious test under the constitution. That's what it says. Period.

— John Bolton

Not applying a religious test for public office means that people of all faiths are allowed to run - not that views about God,…

— Jacob Weisberg

Of course, no religious test for the presidency - every faith adds to our national character.

— Benjamin Carson

“As noted, late in their deliberations the drafters of the Constitution included a clause prohibiting religious tests or prerequisites for holding any federal office.”

— Steven K. Green

From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First…

— Noah Feldman

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

— Henri Frederic Amiel

If you're an American and you are, you know, subscribing to the ideals and the creed and the values that we believe in as…

— Barack Obama

“The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the men which it forms”

— Henri-Frédéric Amiel

We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of…

— Calvin Coolidge

Any religious organization should be allowed to hire based on their religious preference- but not with federal dollars.

— Jose Serrano

“The conception of secular state is derived from the liberal democratic tradition of west. No institution which is maintained wholly out of state funds…

— B.R. Ambedkar