• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Jewish u.s. President possible?

F0uad

F0uad

Well-Known Member
sthitpradnya said:
hello,
there hasn't been a single jewish president in the history of the united states. why is this so? if an afro-american can become president why not a jew? considering the immense contributions that community has given to american society . the brits made benjamin disraeli their prime-minister. why not in the u.s.?
Click to expand...

What about a Muslim?
 
F0uad

F0uad

Well-Known Member
Jayhawker Soule said:
tumblr_lvj0y7TUb81r2rnfko1_500.jpg


It would be a game changing event.

:)

​
Click to expand...

Yeah well that depends everyone can play the "Muslim-Card" i personally belief its impossible to be a Muslim and president of America on the same time. The main problem would be swearing on the Bible, Foreign policies, back interests, high taxes, abortions etc.. etc..
 
tytlyf

tytlyf

Not Religious
F0uad said:
Yeah well that depends everyone can play the "Muslim-Card" i personally belief its impossible to be a Muslim and president of America on the same time. The main problem would be swearing on the Bible, Foreign policies, back interests, high taxes, abortions etc.. etc..
Click to expand...
Don't forget the demonization by the media. Which is already happening and contributing to violence. I don't support any religion, but when it comes to America and the Constitution..Everyone is equal...I respect that.
As an atheist, I don't have the problem of putting the bible in front of the constitution.
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
sthitpradnya said:
hello,
there hasn't been a single jewish president in the history of the united states. why is this so? if an afro-american can become president why not a jew? considering the immense contributions that community has given to american society . the brits made benjamin disraeli their prime-minister. why not in the u.s.?
Click to expand...
Well Joe Liberman gave it a shot..

Somehow I think the economy would be better with a Jewish prez....
 
Assad91

Assad91

Shi'ah Ali
It would be an act of kufr for a muslim to be president. Therefore even if one says they are muslim, their actions contradict it.
 
tytlyf

tytlyf

Not Religious
Assad91 said:
It would be an act of kufr for a muslim to be president. Therefore even if one says they are muslim, their actions contradict it.
Click to expand...
Ya I don't think a muslim will become POTUS anytime soon. Female first, then hispanic, then moderate, then ?
 
Levite

Levite

Higher and Higher
It might be kind of a kick to have a Jewish president. But to be honest, I am infinitely less concerned what religion (if any) or ethnicity the president might have, and infinitely more concerned with what politics the president espouses. I wouldn't care if the president were Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, atheist, or anything else, so long as he/she/whatever were aggressively pursuing progressive political reform.
 
BSM1

BSM1

What? Me worry?
tytlyf said:
I wonder what would weigh more in the upcoming election? Cause if she runs, Bosnia will come into play again. I do think it was a mistake and did hurt her foreign policy credentials at the time. She later apologized.
I think her last 4 years as Secretary of State will weigh much more on her credibility and foreign policy experience.
Of course you'll see the GOP drag bengazi in again because they really don't have anything else on her. But if they do, people will be shaking their heads at the GOP wondering why they haven't learned anything.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Actually the Bosnians were shooting themselves to keep from listening to that nasally voice another minute.

BTW how about a president with common sense? Now that would be a breath of fresh air.
 
Caladan

Caladan

Agnostic Pantheist
sthitpradnya said:
hello,
there hasn't been a single jewish president in the history of the united states. why is this so? if an afro-american can become president why not a jew? considering the immense contributions that community has given to american society . the brits made benjamin disraeli their prime-minister. why not in the u.s.?
Click to expand...
I think the answer is in your post above. If America is ready for an African American president and a Mormon Republican candidate, perhaps we will see a woman or a Jewish person in office in the future. I think that American Jews have made an amazing progress in the last decades, and I don't think that America excludes Jews today as before. Today Jews can progress academically, socially and politically. And we see that.
 
9-10ths_Penguin

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
Revoltingest said:
Add "engineer" to make it really bizarre for a politician.

I don't count Jimmy Carter as an engineer, even though he studied nuclear engineering.
Why? He said "nucyuler". (Although, this particular mispronunciation is common in gov.)
Click to expand...
How about Hoover? He was an engineer.

MysticSang'ha said:
I've said before I'd love to one day see an openly gay female Muslim president. I'd have a party that would last a week. For real. :p
Click to expand...

As of today (literally - she just got sworn in today), my province has an openly gay female premier. She's Christian, though, not Muslim. Still. :)

Edit: but I think this note about her may warrant some Mystic Bonus Points:

Wynne helped found MAD for Dancing, a community fundraising group that has donated over $50,000 to organizations that support gay and lesbian youth.
Click to expand...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Wynne
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top