This is an area that should not be tread in US politics. There is no religious test required to hold public office nor SHOULD voters use it to select a candidate. I certainly don’t desire the US to be broken up into areas that select candidates because of their religion. It hasn’t done a lot of good for Iraq nor will it do any good for the USA. If a candidate is moral (average American morals) then I don’t care what religion they follow.
I’m not picking a leader who believes Satan is Jesus’ brother.
It shows real bad judgment.
I'm with you. This other nonsense has no business in a presidential debate.
That’s fair enough, although bear in mind that a man’s religion (or indeed his lack of it) is a major factor in determining his morals, his attidudes and in his all round worldview.
I don’t know about you, but I would have a hard time voting for a Muslim, especially during these times.
We have probably had atheist and agnostic presidents, but they didn’t admit it and pretended to be Christians because they knew the electorate would never vote for an unbeliever. Of course, some of our presidents during the early republic may have been Deists.
It is true the US constitution prohibits a legal religious test for office, but that does not extend to the electorate. Any of us are free to vote on any basis we want, including religion, race, hair or eye color, or anything else.
Once, years ago, my mother and I were watching a political commercial on TV. I made a comment about the candidate, and she said, “I could never vote for him. Thin lips.”
Please aspire for better than avg morals:
33 percent of American adults say they would cheat the government by working under the table while receiving unemployment benefits.
25 percent admit they would cheat a restaurant that left items off a bill.
25 percent believe the use of illegal drugs by adults is acceptable.
16 percent say sex between unmarried adults is never wrong, and 49 percent more say it depends on the situation.
65 percent of Americans will excuse sex outside marriage.
Only 67 percent believe premarital sex among high school kids is always wrong.
Only 49 percent think homosexuality is wrong. A mere 14 percent say homosexuality is right, but 26 percent say it depends on the situation.
51 percent describe themselves as “pro-choice,” though only 8 percent believe abortion is “morally right.”
45 percent say divorce should be legal for any reason at any time.
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I agree with you in so far as we ought not to test if someone is or is not religious, but there needs to be a process to determine if the held religious beliegs are treasonous or damaging to the potential security of the US.
The Satan & Jesus relationship issue is not likely, but what other held beliefs by Romney or any other candidate could be?
I totally agree , religion has no place in US politics and I wish people would stop making it a major issue.
My goodness, are we now to vote for the Theologian in Chief? Or the best man for the job?
This is silly, and unbecoming in a pluralistic Republic.
There’s a difference between what’s legal and what’s moral. I’ll continue “testing” candidates based on their religious views. For instance, I’ll never vote for a muslim.
” If a candidate is moral (average American morals) then I don’t care what religion they follow.”
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