Seeing that most of our politicians in America (the President being an obvious exception) are smart people, why have we never had a major political leader who did not say that they believed in god??? I'm sure at least a good number of our politicians must be atheistic, but is seems that an atheist can't get elected to office in our modern world. My only explanation is that all of the atheistic and non-religious politicians are being forced to lie perpetually to keep their jobs. This is a major problem on its own. In addition, is anyone else concerned at how all our politicians seem to share the same narrow religious viewpoint, and that all perspectives within our government are coming from a religious basis? When are we going to get some true diversity in office???
2007-05-04 12:03:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do not know of anyone who would have the nerve to admit it if he or she were an atheist. This would be political suicide! I know one thing, around where I live, they probably would be run out of town! I would never consider voting for someone who does not believe in anything greater than himself. This would mean he could have free rein to do whatever he wanted without someday being accountable to anyone,(that is what he or she thinks!). Also, common sense is not a strength for most atheists! Who wants them running a Christian country where my Christian ancestors fought and died for our freedoms? Not I! Not anyone I know! God only knows what stuff they would dream up that would interfere with our right to worship? Forget it! I have one thing to say to any atheist that may run in the future...............GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
2007-05-04 12:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by Marie 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
this seems to be more of an American thing
Mr. Bradlaugh was elected to the British house of commons in 1880 he was an atheist it coursed him tons of trouble for the next 8 years until the law was changed so that he could make an affirmation instead of an oath.
Svend Robinson has been a member of the Canadian house of commons from 1979 tell now dude is openly gay (came out in 1988) a socialist and an atheist
2007-05-04 19:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by david s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Openly? I'm pretty sure no. But have there been, or are there? No doubt about it--but in the present society, being openly atheist is political suicide. This society would sooner elect a black Jewish lesbian to office than an atheist.
2007-05-04 19:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bballsistaKT has the same particularly nasty,ignorant, bigoted and discriminatory view that the religious right has used to oppress the masses for centuries. Wouldn't want an atheist politician to threaten your obviously fragile faith.
2007-05-04 19:24:39 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the religious right control the vote. There has only been one president so far who was not WASP (White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant), that was JFK (he was catholic), because getting elected depends on appeasing this large proportion of the country.
2007-05-04 19:08:12 · answer #5 · answered by Om 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES. Actually I was watching the Colbert Report last night and that politician was the subject of the Word. I'm sorry I can't remember the guy's name.
edit oh and bballsis person... you do realize that few of the founding fathers were Christian, right? A lot of them were Deist/Mason.
2007-05-04 19:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by xx. 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well we just got one. There have been atheists, maybe even presidents, but they have not been open about it. Pete Stark has recently come out that he is the first openly non-theist in history.
2007-05-04 19:09:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
most people believe in God i think ... its better to profess that for a poltician even if they are atheist i think .. and perspectives in govt are coming from globalists views , making money, and an expansionist foreign policy that i see no correlation whatsoever with religeous viewpoints ...
2007-05-04 19:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you know that in many states atheists are constitutionaly PROHIBITED from office?
See the Texas consititution for an example.
2007-05-04 19:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by Dark-River 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
What are you crazy?
Look at the history books - there have been many atheist politicians. Stalin, Castro, Lenin, Trotsky, Pol Pot, Mao... ring any bells?
2007-05-04 19:18:25 · answer #10 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋