well that is just wrong, of course. A number of states have religous tests well into the 19th century; Maryland does not allow Jews to hold office until the 1820s. ************************************************* Paul Finkelman, Ph.D. President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-445-3386 (p) 518-445-3363 (f) [log in to unmask] www.paulfinkelman.com ************************************************* ________________________________________ From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 9:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Religous tests in early Va --when Test Oath ended (?) Joseph Story's "Commentaries" on the U.S. Constitution suggests that it would officially have ended shortly after the U.S. Constitution went into effect. At _http://www.constitution.org/js/js_343.htm_ (http://www.constitution.org/js/js_343.htm) , Ch. XL888, sections 1840-1842 discuss the law passed by Congress in 1789 which prescribed oaths to be taken by federal and state officers. The matter of transubstantiation and other doctrines is specifically addressed in section 1842. --Warren Napier, PhD Affiliate Faculty School of Humanities and Social Sciences College for Professional Studies, Regis University, Denver In a message dated 11/10/2010 6:54:45 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Do you know when this ended? ---- Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-445-3386 (p) 518-445-3363 (f) [log in to unmask] www.paulfinkelman.com --- On Tue, 11/9/10, Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Religous tests in early Va To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 10:28 AM According to the "Industrial and historical sketch of Fairfax County, Virginia," (1907), in colonial times all county officials were required to take the "Test Oath" denying belief in the Transubstantiation of the Eucharist, a clause no Roman Catholic could swear to. Henry Wiencek ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html