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1. Suppose your pastor is a racist and you've sat in his church for 20 years. Of course, the media gave Skippy a pass on that one, though.
2. Suppose your religion is a violent religion (islam). I can see how that would be somewhat concerning.
3. Suppose you were an atheist. If you're dumb enough to believe there is no God, I question if you've got the brains to run this country.
Nah, you're not biased. You call the President of the United States "Skippy" and think it's all right. You call Islam a violent religion, but neglect to mention that Christianity is as well. And while I do not agree with atheists, they have a right to believe what they believe AND to run for office. For all you know, there may be some Atheist American somewhere who would be a great President.
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Nah, you're not biased. You call the President of the United States "Skippy" and think it's all right. You call Islam a violent religion, but neglect to mention that Christianity is as well. And while I do not agree with atheists, they have a right to believe what they believe AND to run for office. For all you know, there may be some Atheist American somewhere who would be a great President.
What's wrong with Skippy?
I like Skippy and it's a lot nicer than many things I think of when considering this war-mongering, economy crashing, executive order dictating, arrogant, condescending loser, uh-hum, er, I mean when I think of Skippy.
Uhm, excuse me? Are you suggesting Islam isn't violent?
As for Christianity, I have some real problems with Spain and the Inquisition but as for how modern Christianity is practiced? Please cite me the violence.
whoops, I forgot to add, sure an Atheist has a right to run for office, just as I have a right to or not to vote for him or her.
I think it is. People doing this demonstrate a close minded point of view and an unwillingness to listen to anything the potential POTUS has to say.
Does this apply to both D's and R's running for president, or just R's?
Just thinking back to some of the comments regarding our current president being a Muslim and so forth. Did that 'demonstrate a close-minded point of view?'
Personally, I think it is important to know how a candidate's religion will factor into his/her decision-making process.
And of course, this isn't new by any stretch. President Kennedy had to assure everyone he wouldn't take orders from the pope during his candidacy.
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