The original Maryland Constitution of 1776 (avalon.law.yale.edu) required you to be a Christian.
It also required you to deny the King of Britain.
LV. That every person, appointed to any office of profit or trust, shall, before he enters on the execution thereof, take the following oath; to wit :-" I, A. B., do swear, that I do not hold myself bound in allegiance to the King of Great Britain, and that I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland; " and shall also subscribe a declaration of his belief in the Christian religion.
(requirement for Christianity comes up a few other places).
Of course in time (((they))) brought in their "judeo-Christian" demonic lies and that "jews also count."