2007-07-11 07:20:13 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
No, I would not.
2007-07-11 07:26:05 · answer #1 · answered by Calvin 7 · 7⤊ 3⤋
No, I would not. We as human beings have a list of priorities that we must adhere to in order to achieve optimal outcome in life. My beliefs are at the top. If a presidential candidate openly admitted that he/she was an atheist, they would not get my vote for this reason:
I can somewhat agree with the "Separation of Church and State" law to an extent. However, Congress and the U.S. government are taking it WAY out of hand like removing the Ten Commandments from government buildings, taking the theory of creationism away from children in schools WITHOUT also removing the theory of evolution, and even thinking about removing "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. These actions do nothing except harm the next generation and give immoral people an excuse to think that they are right. And what's more repulsive is that some of these people are Christians or they say they are, so just imagine how much more ignorant an atheist would be of the incorrectness of this movement. It would be devastating. Furthermore, for your information, in a proven survey, the majority of all United States citizens are in fact Christians, so the answer is no, I would not vote for him/her.
2007-07-13 02:54:15 · answer #2 · answered by DJC 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If he or she would...
Not let big corporations dictate policy
Deport all illegal aliens and fine their employers
Seal the borders and let the border agents do their job
Stop the North American Union and make no more secret pacts
Finish this war by doing what should have been done in the first place-- with some real "shock and awe"
Follow the constitution......
you better believe I'd vote for that person.
2007-07-14 19:48:23 · answer #3 · answered by Eyes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heavens NO!! For those of you that believe that there is a "law of separation of church & state" - there isn't! That term comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist church in Connecticut whereupon he wrote (paraphrasing) "we must maintain a wall of separation of church & state". The exclusionary clause in the 1st amendment within the Bill of rights states "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or the free exercise thereof" - this means that the sanctity of religion is off limits to lawmakers. The reason for this was to avoid what happened in England & Europe whereas the Church of England (called that after Henry VIII ran the rule of Catholism out of England) & the Catholic church was supreme over the nation's rulers & HAD THE AUTHORITY TO TAX.
2007-07-18 04:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. My ideal situation would be a constituional amendment that says only atheists can run for public office. I don't want to trust my national security to people who WANT an apocalypse.
2007-07-18 20:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Ranavain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I would vote for an atheist candidate. But I would also vote for a muslim candidate if one was running. For me, it comes down to how good the candidate is, and whether I can support their platform. Being an atheist myself, I've learned not to judge people by just their religion. America should judge each candidate not by their ethnicity or religious beliefs, but by asking themselves if the candidate can help improve their individual life as well as our nation.
2007-07-11 09:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by ajo6892 2 · 3⤊ 4⤋
I think it makes no difference what you believe in. If you have a strong moral foundation and a sense of right and wrong that is in-line with the majority of society then your belief structure or lack of one, is not my problem. I'd guess that an atheist who freely accepts the beliefs of others as being theirs to have is not likely to cause to many problems.
The problem would come from an atheist activist. That's what people are scared of. If the person sat through a prayer and bowed their head and stayed quiet while others pray then who cares if he's really reciting the bill of rights. If they refused to allow prayer near them then they would not make it into office cause people would fear repression of religion.
2007-07-11 09:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by joshbl74 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
As an atheist my self, i am a good person because I choose to be and not because god is going to punish me if i am not good, hell yes, religion kills, we need a smart pres, and atheist are very smart, you cant make me worship a man made god.
2007-07-15 09:57:02 · answer #8 · answered by Les S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought about this a long time before I would answer it and I came up with no. I'd rather not vote for an atheist. They seem to lack hope.
2007-07-12 17:58:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It would depend on the candidate, and what they support. So, yes, I guess so. But I have to admit that I tend to distrust atheists. To claim that they KNOW there's no God seems a bit of a stretch to me. An agnostic would seem like a much better person to consider for president. An atheist seems like an extremist to me.
2007-07-11 07:54:38 · answer #10 · answered by skip742 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
If he is indeed a good candidate, I would. Religion sometimes biased the decisions of our presidents in the past. So it might be better if he/she is an atheist, so that he/she will be in a neutral position. Moreover, it's not like religion makes our current president to restrain his decisions on the war in Iraq either.
2007-07-11 07:31:52 · answer #11 · answered by Bored-In-Lab 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋