"Faith Forum"

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.

-Article VI, US Constitution.

Despite the above stated and despite the supposed patriotism of the voting public, still we have candidates for office sitting in a "faith forum" where such testing was done. Mind you, Article VI was intended to prevent the government from imposing such tests, but I would think that just as people are opposed to private citizens violating their privacy or censoring their speech, they would also be bright enough to come out against "faith forums" for those running for political offices. Also, as has been abundantly clear, there are way too many people willing to either lie in regards to their faith, or are flat out hypoctites on the matter.

Some will argue that these forums don't just talk about religion per se. They ask questions about global poverty, etc. Fine. These same questions can be asked and answered without discussing ones religion, asserting the maleness of God, or whatnot.

In any case, after the most "faith based" administration in history, we have 2 wars, one of this is clearly illegal. We have the practical leveling of a city in Lebanon with US built and sold weapons. We have the practical shredding of the constitution (which it is abundantly clear that a lot of these religious folks don't care for with the exceptions of the parts about gun ownership and tax-exempt statuses for their church activities) and "legalized" torture. And of course the major entry of the federal government in the private lives of citizens a-la- Terri Shiavo.

Enough of these "faith forums" these faithful have their own problems to deal with starting largely with themselves and their faithfull co-religionists.