Talk about making a fool of himself, lol!Maybe he got confused and thought the “C” in NAACP stood for Cristshun.  Sometimes it’s good to just let these people keep talking.  Something about petards and hoisting…

The Supreme Court…unanimously ruled that State Constitutions that require religious tests / beliefs for public office are in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution.  In, like, 1960.  (Could be wrong on the date.)
It’s strange that they didn’t rule it in violation of the religious test clause, but…  that’s still two times unconstitutional.

i believe that sectionof the NC constitution is violative on its face, of the US constitution. i would say i’m surprised it’s even in there, but, well, i’m not.
we had “blue laws” in va, up until the mid 70′s, until someone challenged them, and they were tossed out. not without a fight though.

None of which kept Bothwell from taking officeIt’s near the close of Religious Connection’s summary.  Bothwell was sworn in Tuesday night. Nice!

Said it before, will say it again.True “Freedom of Religion” includes “Freedom FROM Religion”…

I can understand H.K.Edgerton’s misconceptionI mean, they banned Gay Marriage on religious grounds, didn’t they?

You are right: Torcaso v. Watkins, 1961From the Wikipedia article:

In the early 1960s, the Governor of Maryland appointed Roy Torcaso as a notary public. At the time, the Maryland Constitution required “a declaration of belief in the existence of God” (Maryland Declaration of Rights, Article 37) in order for a person to hold “any office of profit or trust in this State” (ibid.)
Torcaso, an atheist, refused to make such a statement, and his appointment was consequently revoked. Torcaso, believing his constitutional rights to freedom of religious expression had been infringed, filed suit in a Maryland Circuit Court, only to be rebuffed; the Circuit Court rejected his claim, and the Maryland Court of Appeals held that the requirement for a declaration of belief in God as a qualification for office was self-executing.
The Court of Appeals justified its decision:

The petitioner is not compelled to believe or disbelieve, under threat of punishment or other compulsion. True, unless he makes the declaration of belief, he cannot hold public office in Maryland, but he is not compelled to hold office.

Torcaso took the matter to the United States Supreme Court, where it was heard on 1961-04-24.

That same year, the Supreme Court also ruled that laws based in religion, but which serve a secular purpose, do not fall afoul of the First Amendment (McGowan v. Maryland.)

The Alabama state constitution forbade interracial marriage until 2000And it was a terrific fight to eliminate that. In 2004, a measure was proposed to strike the mandate of racially segregated education (Section 256 that measure failed and is still part of the state Constitution.
The Alabama constitution still prohibits “idiots and insane persons” and any person convicted of “living in adultery, sodomy, incest, rape, miscegenation, crime against nature, … or of any infamous crime or crime involving moral turpitude; also, any person who shall be convicted as a vagrant or tramp” from voting or holding public office (Section 182.)
The fact that none of this is enforceable is irrelevant: all of this still remains the supreme law of the state.

And the Freaky Thing Is…The former president of the Asheville NAACP has at least one, erm, unusual pastime, according to the Citizen-Times

“If they go ahead, then the city of Asheville and the board of elections could be liable for a lawsuit,” said Edgerton, who is known for promoting “Southern heritage” by standing on streets decked out in a Confederate soldier’s uniform and holding a Confederate flag.

Any guesses why he’s the ex-president?

Amen!

“H.K. Edgerton: A Life Devoted To Performance Art”H.K. Edgerton is an interesting guy. http://www.mountainx.com/forum…

A Detriment…Being a biracial lesbian I am going out on a limb by writing that being Arican American is becoming a detriment in more ways than just race.
Seriously it’s an embarassment to my sensibilities and ripe fodder for bringing back the days when those of us who looked like other ethnicities would “pass” lest we be associated with Imbeciles.
The Last thing I want to read is an article about some fool from the NAACP in NC trying to force an obsolete law down my throat by insisting that a freely elected official believe in God.
It’s the same feeling that I get as a result of dimwitted “Negroes” who are against Gay and Lesbian marriage in Washington DC and Homophobic Ugandans.  
And don’t get me started on those African American who are angry because most of Tiger Woods lovers and his wife are wife are white because if Tiger’s scandal involved sistahs we’d be crying racism over the endless coverage! An insaner group we are: Black Folk.
Besides Jamiee Grubbs (mistress #2) is NOT Caucasian.  Helllooooo?! See: http://bit.ly/8FQMlN
My words are meant to inflame because someone has to call out this crap for the shyt that it is.
Where are the so called Black leaders in support of this atheist? Where is the black LGBT in Washington DC in support of gay marriage? Um don’t tell me otherwise because I mam in the “Belly of the Beast.” (DC)
I’ll tell u where these people are: Hiding with their collective tails between their legs!  Good Grief it’s an embarrassment.

Keep your Jesus off my Penisand I’ll keep my penis off of you! http://www.ericschwartz.com

MMMMMMM… maybe a little racism?

From Article VI of the Federal Constitution:

… This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
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.

It’s poverty/education.Some startling facts on the state of racial equality in the US:
* The mean SAT score of black American students is the lowest by race. As of 2002, black students trailed Latino students by over 40 points in spite of the fact that many of those students don’t come from English-speaking households. (Meaning their parents aren’t as able to help them with homework, etc, or English might be their second language.)
* Black students are more likely than others to have been victimized at school.
* When the US unemployment rate still wasn’t at 9%, the rate for black Americans had already hit 15% or 20% if you count people who have already given up looking for work.
* The US has an embarrassingly low ranking when it comes to inter-generational socio-economic mobility.  These are families who have been trapped in poverty, in some cases, since antebellum times.
How did Obama put it on the campaign trail?  ”So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them.”