Within the Article VI, Section 3 of the United States
Constitution, we can find a clause which is called as the “No Religious Test
Clause”. By simple terms, this clause means that no federal office holder or
employee can be mandated to stick on to or believe any particular religion or
doctrine as a requirement to holding a federal office or a federal government
job.
However there are eight states which do required
officeholders to adhere even with the passage of this constitution. These
states are Texas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Maryland, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This is because these e<span>ight states include language in their
constitutions which requires state officeholders to believe in a particular
religion or specifically protecting those who do. Additionally, some of these
states have the words “so help me God” in the oath of office.</span>
