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Voted : Yes
Yup. Why not?
Sherman: What will you do to win the votes of the Americans who are atheists?
Bush: I guess I'm pretty weak in the atheist community. Faith in god is important to me.
Sherman: Surely you recognize the equal citizenship and patriotism of Americans who are atheists?
Bush: No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.
~George W. Bush Chicago, Illinois, August 27, 1987
I think that quote is from Bush's father.
Voted : Yes
Frankly, might be *more* inclined to do so, considering my vehement stance on separation of Church and State.
I stand corrected--wrong bush
Voted : Yes
Not being American, I don't vote for presidents. However I have never been aware of or have I cared about the religious preference or lack of preference of any of the politicians I have voted for. The one politician that made a point of touting his religion that I remember was Stockwell Day, and he very quickly became a figure of fun, not for his religion but for his general incompetence. Unfortunately he is now a minister in the current Harper government, and I still find it very hard to take him seriously.
It depends on his views on current issues.
As for seperation of church and state, that's great and I'm all for it. But the scary thing is that all it takes is someone in office to do away with things like 10 commandment monuments and crosses on public property, and before we know it all the Christmas light displays and trees outside of city halls and court houses are gone. And that's just a small example of what could happen.
I'm atheist myself, but I'm not afraid to admit that the Christians have the majority in this country. There's other people living here besides me and if, in a country where religious diversity is the norm, I find myself offended by such, I need to pack up and find a new place to live.
Voted : Yes
I’m with truth seeker I’d prefer to have a atheist president then a Christian one who sucks up to the religious wrong.
by seon on Fri Aug 18, 06 4:47pm
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Voted : No
Nope. Most atheists are extremely intolerant of those who are practicing a religion.
Specifically most of them think that they have a right to freedom FROM religion.
Voted : Yes
Yes, I'd rather vote for a decent atheist than a bad religeous person if I had to choose.
Voted : No
Religion should be kept out of politics--that's why we have seperation of church and state---otherwise (in some ways) we are no better than places like Iran or even Saudi (I know they don't elect a president).
^ Well Mithrandir, Islam IS a political movement, as well as a cultish ideology. Islam is a facist and totalitarian concept.
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