Americans prefer a Muslim over an atheist for president

[cablescavenger]

"Two-thirds of Americans believe it is important for a presidential candidate to have strong religious beliefs, even if those beliefs are different than their own, a survey released on Tuesday found.

The survey of Americans’ attitudes by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute found only one in five Americans would object to a candidate whose beliefs were different to their own.

When asked about specific religious faiths and the presidency, 29 percent of Americans would be uncomfortable with an evangelical Christian in the job, 53 percent would be uncomfortable with a Mormon, 64 percent with a Muslim, and 67 percent would be uncomfortable with an atheist as president."
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Well shut my mouth and call me :run:

That will explain the hostility them Knockout

We are marginally more popular than death :biglaugh:

 

[cablescavenger]

You won't find me moving there.
i hear it's a lousy place to collect 19th century engines & machine tools.

I think they invented the revolver handgun around that time

 

[jarofthoughts]

It would be OK, but the country is filled with Limeys.

That it is.
One of its more charming qualities in my opinion.

 

[Revoltingest]

That it is.
One of its more charming qualities in my opinion.

It's a matter of taste.
I find them gamey.

 

[Falvlun]

Of course.
The trick is to become aware of as many of them as possible so that we at least know when we are being biased.

True. I was going to post something about the unfairness of prejudice against atheists, but then I realized, Hey, to be truthful, I'm unlikely to vote for an evangelical Christian, at least in part due to his/her religion and the way it often plays out in American politics, so who I am I to call the kettle black?

But yes, the ideal mindframe was expressed by Tamar:

I would like to have a president who is secular, and if religious does not wear his or her religion on their sleeve. I want a president who can separate their religion if they have one from the job.

 

[Adramelek]

I would prefer an athiest as president of the USA over a muslim or christian any day.

 

[Crystallas]

But Atheism is still a technically a religious belief.

 

[jarofthoughts]

But Atheism is still a technically a religious belief.

In exactly the same way that not collecting stamps is a hobby and bald being a hair colour.

 

[Skwim]

But Atheism is still a technically a religious belief.

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[Revoltingest]

But Atheism is still a technically a religious belief.

I wouldn't say that.
Rather, it's a belief about religious matters but devoid of religious beliefs.

 

[Crystallas]

LOL, but atheists are on a religious forum explaining their religion to me, then saying it's not a religion.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I would like to have a president who is secular, and if religious does not wear his or her religion on their sleeve. I want a president who can separate their religion if they have one from the job.

One of our former Prime Ministers attends my wife's church. I had no idea what his religious beliefs were until I glanced down the pew and saw him praying by himself.

I don't know if he felt like he separated his religion from his job, but he sure didn't seem to wear his religion on his sleeve while he was in office.

 

[jarofthoughts]

LOL, but atheists are on a religious forum explaining their religion to me, then saying it's not a religion.

As your sharp and able intellect surely haven't missed, this is a forum to Discuss, Compare and Debate religions, meaning that being a part of one is far from a requirement.
Thus, what you have been told is actually true: atheism is not a religion but rather the disbelief in a god or gods, making it, perhaps, a philosophical point of view, but not even in the neighbourhood of being a religion.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

As your sharp and able intellect surely haven't missed, this is a forum to Discuss, Compare and Debate religions, meaning that being a part of one is far from a requirement.
Thus, what you have been told is actually true: atheism is not a religion but rather the disbelief in a god or gods, making it, perhaps, a philosophical point of view, but not even in the neighbourhood of being a religion.

He insists zealously ...

 

[Kilgore Trout]

He insists zealously ...

Which, even if your observation were true, still wouldn't make atheism a religion.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Of course not. I am very clear that atheism is not a religion.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Of course not. I am very clear that atheism is not a religion.

Apologies - apparently I misinterpreted your point.

 

[Revoltingest]

LOL, but atheists are on a religious forum explaining their religion to me, then saying it's not a religion.

Tis a problem of multiple definitions of "religion".

 

[Kilgore Trout]

LOL, but atheists are on a religious forum explaining their religion to me, then saying it's not a religion.

Why do you need atheism to be a religion? What does it say about your view of religion, that you aim to demean atheism by painting it as a religion?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Why do you need atheism to be a religion? What does it say about your view of religion, that you aim to demean atheism by painting it as a religion?

I really hate applauding you, but ... :clap