It might be to accommodate religious holidays, but I try to keep my Unitarianism under wraps here.

Satanism …








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But Unitarianism should work as well as Satanism, it's about as well regarded out here.

My questionnaire is for service on a state district court.

Article 1 Section 4 of the Texas state constitution reads:

"Art 1 - Sec 4
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS
No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."


Of course, being a juror isn't an "office." Whether or not it counts as a "public trust" is something a lawyer or con law person (i.e. not me) could tell you.

Nevertheless, you could invoke the principle and say "I meet the criteria of Article 1 Section 4 of the Texas Constitution. That's all I have to tell you! I know my rights!!!" Whether or not you want to fuck around with that kind of response is something only you can answer.

I'd prefer to ride out my time here (3.5 more years) without making any waves. The district judge makes sure everyone knows his religion, at least outside the courtroom. I may just use the nonspecific term "congregationalist".

and I have been questioned for several Texas juries

I read about the case after getting dismissed from the jury pool. Took them 9 years to get this old guy declared somewhat-not-insane to stand trial for murder.

In the end, I put down Quaker, the last few times I went to a church-like thing it was with my Quaker girlfriend. It's about as close to Zen Buddhism (if I had a choice in the hospital I'd probably ask for a Zen priest) as one can get without enticing people to proselytize.