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The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States
However these days it seems it has become an issue from Romney's Mormonisn to the FAR Right claiming Obama is a Muslim(which is a lie!).
Frankly an Atheist or Wiccan or fill in the blank should be able to run for Political Office; however I'm not sure that voters would not hold this against a candidate?
18% of voters claim they won't vote for a Mormon for example!
Today, 18 percent of respondents said they would not vote for a Mormon hopeful, compared with 17 percent who responded similarly in 1967. George Romney ran for president in the 1968 election cycle.
Should it be a factor in voting or in running for office? I mean, it *shouldn't* be, but religion IS a big factor to a lot of people. A lot of strong Christians want someone representing the country who also shares their faith, it's just the way it works. I don't see anything wrong with that really, because generally if they share the same faith they're going to share the same values, which are shown in policy.
Aside from that, I don't think someone should not vote for someone simply because they are part of a certain religion. Nor do I think a person's religion should hinder them in any way of succeeding in whatever their goals are.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United State
This just says that you don't have to be a certain religion in order to run. It doesn't say that there shouldn't be a factor in the decision for someone to vote for a candidate. It would be very hard for anyone who has a religious or spiritual belief to seperate those beliefs from their decision.
Just because a person belongs to a certain religion doesn't mean that person is religious.
JFK was a Catholic, and Jackie was heard nagging him about going to church, because he didn't want to go.
I'm sure there have been other presidents who'd rather have played golf, or gone fishing, or slept in rather than go to church.
Many non churchgoers and atheists are people of strong moral fiber, so why is one's religious affiliation so important?
Should The President's Religious Beliefs Be A Factor In Voting Decisions; Like Romney Being Mormon?
You mean like, should we decide making a decision between a G*d Damn America candidate from the Rape and Abortion Party, and/or a self described Christian with conservative values?
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