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Lawsuit threatened over atheist councilman in NC
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Dec 16, 2009 01:03pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Alysia Patterson |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | RALEIGH, N.C. – Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell believes in ending the death penalty, conserving water and reforming government — but he doesn't believe in God. His political opponents say that's a sin that makes him unworthy of serving in office, and they've got the North Carolina Constitution on their side.
Bothwell's detractors are threatening to take the city to court for swearing him in, even though the state's antiquated requirement that officeholders believe in God is unenforceable because it violates the U.S. Consititution.
"The question of whether or not God exists is not particularly interesting to me and it's certainly not relevant to public office," the recently elected 59-year-old said. |
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