Continuing Attack on Christians Because of Christian Values

By Kristen Waggoner

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

“[N]o religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” Article VI of the Constitution might first been have been penned with quill and ink, but the message is timeless: no federal public office-holder should be screened, tested, or maligned for his or her personal, religious convictions.It’s a rather forward-thinking constitutional rule. Our country today is diverse and tolerant enough to respect both the deeply held beliefs of a San Francisco club owner and those of a small-town Iowa youth pastor. And if Americans are truly free to hold their own opinions without facing government pressure to conform, religious and non-religious citizens alike should be able to participate fully in public life—up to and including government office—without compromising their deeply personal beliefs.Unfortunately, several members of the U.S. Senate have recently revealed their desperate need for lessons in both civics and religious tolerance. Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for judicial nominee Neomi Rao is only the most recent example.Rao has been nominated to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. During her hearing, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker subjected her to an unconstitutional line of questioning, focused entirely on her personal, religious opinions about marriage. Booker’s queries implied that, if Rao could be shown to hold the personal belief that marriage is a life-long relationship between a man and a women, she would be unfit to serve in public office.

Source: Cory Booker: Rao Is Unfit For Office If She Supports Natural Marriage