This is a freedom for religion Country, but I have heard some worrisome thoughts on electing a person of This religion... WHY?
I am not Muslim, I do not follow any specific religion in tone or creed as far as rules of being who the "higher pwer" wants us to be to an exact code. But I do believe....
So if the differences, that are apparent, were to influence a nation, what effects could there be? In your opinion?
Extra Credit.. What if an Athiest were to be elceted President?
2006-12-06 10:32:36 · 17 answers · asked by Craptacular Wonderment 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm going to throw this one to vote because I have very few controversial answers and more people may feel comfortable voting for what represents them best anonymously than actually answering this type of question.
2006-12-09 09:30:33 · update #1
As long as that person followed his or her oath and didn't try to abolish our cherished American tradition of freedom of religion and separation of church and state, I would be no more or less worried about him/her than I would any other president.
2006-12-06 10:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To handle your question realistically, think about the actual situation you would be talking about. Whether Moslem or Atheist or anything else, he or she would have had to be an excellent politician with a significant track record. It's not as if some underhanded, devious terrorist is somehow going to be in a position to be elected President. He or she will have to have the full backing of one of the major parties, and he or she will be scrutinized from one end to the other by the media. He or she will have had to prove their ability to lead, get things done, communicate well, etc. By the time they are through this vetting process, they should be fine. You might not like their policies; you might think they are stupid or even immoral; but they probably aren't going to be a person inclined to carry off some devious agenda.
On top of this, whatever you are worried about just wouldn't happen. There is so much bureaucracy and red tape that nothing would happen without a lot of other people supporting whatever it is. Consider this fiasco in Iraq. The President was able to do what he did only after convincing a huge percentage of the Congress to vote to support him.
2006-12-06 10:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by ktd_73 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So long as the seperation between the church and the state were maintained, I wouldn't care what religion my president was. The president could practice Santeria and sacrifice chickens on the White House lawn and I wouldn't care so long as (s)he didn't try to turn the country into a theocracy and (s)he was doing a good job. What matters more about a president is, "Can (s)he do the job?"
2006-12-06 10:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The President of the United States is not the supreme authority in this country. We have a balance of power, which is what makes this country unique. So I couldn't care less what religion our President is. It doesn't really matter because he/she can do nothing without the members of congress.
2006-12-06 11:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by Taffi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well Minnesotans elected a muslim as our congressman, and we are burning in a lake of fire yet... some christians will tell you the whole country will go to hell in a handbasket, but that's not true. As for an atheist getting into office I don't see why not, maybe we would finally be able to settle gay rights and abortion and LOTS of other things that people are letting religion get in the way of.
2006-12-06 10:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Someone's religion shouldn't determine whether or not you would vote for someone. However, you can consider how their religion influences the way the have voted and their platform. Religion and politics should not mix.
2006-12-06 10:37:02 · answer #6 · answered by straightup 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't care what religion a president practices...all I care is that their political actions match what I would want to vote for.
2006-12-06 10:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by daisyk 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As long as he's not as bad of a president as Bush, then I'd feel pretty good. I choose a candidate because of their political beliefs, not their religious ones.
2006-12-06 10:59:05 · answer #8 · answered by Chelsia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would evaluate these candidates as they are supposed to be evaluated... by their position on the critical issues. I would much rather have an atheist in office as long as they were competent to be there. An atheist would make decisions without religious bias... that's something that's been missing in our government far too long.
2006-12-06 10:40:04 · answer #9 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would be pleased that this country is fair and true in its rights towards its citizens.
2006-12-06 10:47:38 · answer #10 · answered by Badra 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋