2006-12-02 08:41:38 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course not, but he or she would probably alienate much of his/her voting base if he/she made that public.
2006-12-02 08:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Lanani 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No. There is no religious requirement for being President. The Constitution says the only requirements are that the President be someone born in the United States, be at least 35 years old, and have lived in the U.S. for 14 years. Here is the quote, from Article II, Section 1:
"No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States."
2006-12-02 08:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is this thing called separation of church and state. That means that anyone, regardless of race, religion or gender can run as long as they are of a certain age and born in the US. That doesn't mean that this person would get elected though. Some people actually believe that just because you're atheist means you have no morals, which isn't true.
2006-12-02 08:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, President Franklin Pierce (14) was an atheist. His son died, so he said he did not believe in god. He was sworn in on the Constitution. Silly!
2006-12-02 08:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by caitie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we had Bill Clinton. He claimed to be a Southern Baptist, but they sent him a letter and informed him that he was not. He was and still is an atheist and his wife (or husband) was a card carrying communist. Anyone can be president of the United States.
2006-12-02 08:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
religion has nothing to do with becoming the President of the United States. think about the first amendment. you have freedom of speech, press, and religion, among other things
2006-12-02 08:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by lalgita12 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
42% of the USA claims to be of a fundamentalist Christian faith. It seems unlikely that a candidate would announce himself as atheist no matter what he did or did not believe.
2006-12-02 08:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by Barabas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You do have to swear on the Bible at one point if I recall... but some famous ones have been good actors.
http://atheistempire.com/greatminds/quotes.php?author=6
Could there be a person who was an atheist/agnostic who didn't lie about it during elections? I don't think so.
2006-12-02 08:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by Wise1 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
you can try and be president but the brainwashed christians in the usa will not vote you in as president it just shows that the church is runing the usa by the back door
2006-12-02 08:47:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. 35+ years old, born here and no felony record.
2006-12-02 08:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋