2006-12-31 06:48:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anita 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
unfortunately probably not in our lifetime. Did you know that atheists are barred from being elected to public office in many states? For example Texas.
2006-12-31 06:50:37 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sad to say, probably never. The religious community has convinced so many Americans not to trust someone who's not religious it's unlikely an atheist wouldn't even get past the first primary. Besides, Limbaugh and the rest of hate-radio would call an atheist everything from a communist to a child molester. Who would want the abuse? Although I agree it would be a nice change not to have the hypocrisy in the Oval Office.
2006-12-31 15:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by link955 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's likely you already have, but for appearances, all presidents have had to go through the motions of xian belief, whether they actually believed the tripe or not
I think it will be years before an openly atheist candidate could be elected. There is too much superstition in the US.
2006-12-31 14:53:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I speculate that the US has already had at least one closet atheist as president. I'd speculate that we need at least two more generations before we elect an openly atheistic president, but it's likely to take much longer.
2006-12-31 14:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by marbledog 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whenever people decide to vote for one. But how do you know none of the presidents we've already had are not atheists?
2006-12-31 15:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atheist president - most unlikely. New Agey, very possible.
2006-12-31 14:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by defOf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does only believing in the moral teachings of the Bible and not the miracles, count? Remember, the founding fathers were Deists.
2006-12-31 15:17:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We might have had one, but played along with people so that he could become president!! never know.
2006-12-31 14:51:51 · answer #8 · answered by jarrow t 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When the evangelicals stop being so important in politics and learned to stay quiet.
2006-12-31 14:51:24 · answer #9 · answered by cynical 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you realy think that bush is a religious person? and is he following the christainity truely??
2006-12-31 15:02:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋