Americans, would you vote for a Muslim Presidential Candidate? How about an Atheist Presidential Candidate?

Answer 1

If he declared himself Muslim or Atheists I wouldn't vote for either. Why should you expect anyone to be so stupid as to waste their vote on a candidate so stupid they would throw the election like that. They wouldn't have a chance in hell of winning. My decision would not be based on their belief but on their ability to win.

Answer 2

I would *prefer* an atheist president over one who is deluded by religious superstition...

If the muslim candidate were the best one for the job, I'd vote for him or her -- but only if I was reasonably sure that their religious affiliation would play no part in their decision-making in office.
Which is the same standard I'd hold christian candidates to...

As for the person above who claims the US constitution forbids an atheist being president -- that is absolutely false. The US constitution doesn't even have the word "god" in it anywhere, not once.

Here are the requirements for being president, as specified in Article II, Section I of the constitution:

"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."

That's it -- nothing about christians, atheists, or anything else to do with religion. More christian lies...

Answer 3

I'd rather vote for an atheist than a theist. I know that's unfair, but until we actually have mechanisms in place to safeguard the separation of church and state I think it's the only responsible choice.

I'm an Australian, by the way. But our political systems are similar enough that I'd probably give the same answer if I were American.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Depends on whether or not they would let their personal/religious beliefs affect their leadership and their decisions. No president should do that. If they are ok with me not wanting to become a Muslim or Athiest, and didn't want to change everyone's beliefs, then it wouldn't bug me. Though something tells me Athiests would throw out the whole freedom of religion thing since they claim religion is pointless and causes wars.

Answer 6

The religion by which a person is is irrelevant to me. I do not care if you are Christian, Athiest, Muslim, Demonic, Satanist, Jewish, Taoist, Hindu, Buudhist, etc. if you can do the job well, I shall vote for you. I abhor racism and intolerance in all its forms as it is a blemish upon an already heavily corrupted society.

Answer 7

Wow! He really nailed that one! Sheik Yerbouti for President!

Sheik Yerbouti... Didn't you used to be Nanook of the North? He's American...
At least he would remember that I DON'T WANT TO GET DRAFTED!
Granted, he doesn't know much about dancing, but I hear he's a member of the Mudd Club.

And do you know why people should vote for him? Because whoever we are and where ever we're from we should have noticed by now our behavior is dumb. We are DUMB ALL OVER.

Answer 8

Whoever looks like hes going to do the job right.

As history shows, religious affiliation is not a prerequisite for intelligent behaviour.

My two cents coming from a Muslim.

Answer 9

It depends on what the presidential candidate would do for the country, regardless of his/her religion. If I agree with the person's political views, it's possible that he/she would have my vote.

Answer 10

I would vote for a candidate whom I believed had a solid moral core and would do the best job possible, and who would not abuse his position to force his religious beliefs onto the nation or world. Bush's comments about how God has "told him" to do things creeps me out.

Morality comes in many forms and from many religions and philosophies.