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The Irony of Non-Originalist Conservatives

December 31st, 2007 | 3 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

One of the interesting aspects of this election season is intense focus on the scope of Article Six's prohibition of a "religious test" for candidates. The full text reads:

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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