2006-11-08 06:24:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Thomas Jefferson was one.
2006-11-08 06:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure someone can run.. but it's up to the people whether or not they become President.. I would absolutely vote for someone with no religious affiliation.. I still believe in what the US stands for.. Separation of Church and State, and freedom of religion
2006-11-08 06:32:51 · answer #2 · answered by katjha2005 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A candidate's non secular association could properly be indicative on how the rustic will circulate on themes of prepared activity to particular communities - like abortion, comparable intercourse marriage, etc. a solid candidate will remind human beings that no count what his very own non secular convictions, he's in workplace to represent the persons and won't enable his very own very own feeling and convictions to effect his coverage making. that's what John Kerry did interior the final election - he indicated that as a Catholic he grew to become into individually against abortion, yet he recognizes that he's a public servant and promised to act in accordance to populous sentiment. Conversely, George Bush has pronounced unequivocably that he's anti-determination and that he could approve any anti-determination legislations that got here his way - then he appointed judges which may be conservative sufficient to threaten cutting-edge professional-determination legislations. If the frequent public sentiment grew to become into with him (that's at the instant approximately 50-50), what could anybody say - yet he supplies it extra that this is his conviction and so he will do what he can to extra that time table in American rules. this is risky to the separation of Church and State and a rustic in keeping with Freedom of faith. Peace!
2016-12-17 06:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious affiliation is not a pre-requisite to become the United Statesian president.
2006-11-08 06:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by Eli 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well it almost happened on tv -- and it was the Republican! Alan Alda in the great role of the last season of West Wing.. of course he lost in the end.
Religious affiliation does not affect my vote. Religious influences might.
2006-11-08 07:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by Katherine 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Odd this, Reagan never went to church, saying it was too much of a security risk. Clinton went every Sunday, for all the good it did him he could have stayed home. I haven't seen the President leaving the church pics we used to get of Clinton so I don't know if Bush goes or not. All of them met with Church leaders all the time.
2006-11-08 06:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by justa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically speaking, yes, they are allowed to.
However, since there are such a huge amount of god-botherers who seem to think the president must be a christian then it will be unlikely that they will vote, making it very difficult for a non religious person to gain enough votes.
2006-11-08 06:27:22 · answer #7 · answered by rchlbsxy2 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, that is not one of the requirements. They just have to be a natural born US citizen, at least 35 years old
2006-11-08 06:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by lb2006 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes as long as they are a natural born citizen and over 35 years of age.
2006-11-08 06:26:09 · answer #9 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Of cousre, he will just have to lie until his second term so they cant kick him out. It's not difficult to lie in Politics
2006-11-08 06:27:02 · answer #10 · answered by sedrick a 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋