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I would never vote for someone who believes in a god or gods no matter how much I agree with his/her political stance. 0 0%
In a contest between equals whose political stance I agree with, I would vote for the atheist first. 12 28.57%
Neither atheism nor devout religious belief matter at all; my candidate’s political stance is all that matters. 20 47.62%
In a contest between equals whose political stance I agree with, I would vote for the devout religious believer first. 7 16.67%
I would never vote for an atheist no matter how much I agree with his/her political stance. 1 2.38%
I would never vote for someone who doesn’t believe in the exactly same god I do, or reads the wrong version of the bible, or goes to the wrong church, no matter how much I agree with his/her political stance. 2 4.76%
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Old 05-04-2006, 07:02 PM   #1
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It’s been said, sometimes with pride, that a non-white woman could get elected US President before an atheist ever could. Personally, I don’t think this speaks well for a country whose constitution expressly forbids intermingling of religion with public office – and even less well of a country which at the present moment would be incapable of even voting in a non-white woman to its highest office (although it cheerfully peoples its political offices at every level without the slightest discrimination with unrepentant whores). But perhaps the legion of Prius Voters is ahead of the rest of the country.

So, with the religious threads making up virtually all the fiber in Fred’s pancakes lately, and the November elections coming ominously at us like a bad breakfast date, I wondered how much a candidate’s personal religious beliefs (or lack of same) might make him/her so much lunchmeat to the Voter Who Owns A Prius.

I'm a #2 in the poll: Religious belief won't make me discard a worthwhile candidate, but I'd prefer an atheist if the choices were more or less equal.

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Old 05-04-2006, 07:10 PM   #2
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What about an option that says "religious belief won't make me discard a worthwhile candidate, but a candidate that trys to jam their religion/god/church down everyone's throat who they consider a non-believer and makes policy decisions solely on that belief will?"
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gilahiker @ May 4 2006, 07:10 PM) [snapback]249939[/snapback]</div>
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What about an option that says "religious belief won't make me discard a worthwhile candidate, but a candidate that trys to jam their religion/god/church down everyone's throat who they consider a non-believer and makes policy decisions solely on that belief will?"
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That's just about how I feel about the subject.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DonDNH @ May 4 2006, 05:16 PM) [snapback]249945[/snapback]</div>
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I voted for the person...not the religion. Unfortunately religion matters a whole hell of a lot (couldn't resist). So IMO, it would be close to political suicide for a candidate to come out and say, <strike>"I'm gay!"</strike> "I'm an athiest--vote for me!". So in the voter's minds they just heard, "hey all you religious idiots out there--vote for me!"
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Hmmmm, USA greatest country in history +
all US Presidents are/were Christians =
Some kind of connection?

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wildkow @ May 5 2006, 03:53 AM) [snapback]250125[/snapback]</div>
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Hmmmm, USA greatest country in history +
all US Presidents are/were Christians =
Some kind of connection?

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George W. Bush = worst president in history
George W. Bush = Christian
Some kind of connection?
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Honestly, I'd like to see someone who doesn't bring any form of bias into the office. HAHAHA.

While I'd vote for the athiest over an *equally* well matched/suited religious person, I'd just be happy to have someone who places importance on our liberties, education, our environment, and balancing the budget in the other direction for a while, and I'd vote for any cantidate that shared my priorities.

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i really don't care as long as they don't go around trying to get elected solely by appeal to a certain group of religious people.

using religion to your political advantage... that's downright nasty.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(larkinmj @ May 5 2006, 07:09 AM) [snapback]250147[/snapback]</div>
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George W. Bush = worst president in history
George W. Bush = Christian
Some kind of connection?
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Good one....

There has to be a separation of Church and State in the US. Our Founding Fathers intended it this way. The religious right would have us believe that we are a 'Christian Nation' but that is NOT what Jefferson, Paine, Adams, Washington, etc... wanted.

During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln (a religious person) was asked what church he went to, he never answered since he believed in a separation of Church and State and it wasn't anyone's business but his own.

website for Americans United for Separation of Church and State....

http://www.au.org/site/PageServer

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