Candidates and Religion...Do you think the following are religious, or just pretend to be for votes?

Question

1. Fred Thompson
2. Rudy Giuliani
3. Mitt Romney
4. John McCain
5. Hillary Clinton
6. Barack Obama
7. John Edwards




http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1642653,00.html
TIME Poll: Faith of the Candidates

MY HEAVENS - I AM NOT ASKING YOU TO JUDGE THEM PEOPLE --- I'm asking for your PERCEPTION

It could be right or wrong...YOUR THOUGHTS

Answer 1

1. Fred Thompson -yes
2. Rudy Giuliani-no
3. Mitt Romney-yes
4. John McCain-yes
5. Hillary Clinton-no
6. Barack Obama-no
7. John Edwards-no

The no votes are pretend, for Gods sakes, the Dems. had to hire a PR guy to tell them how to appear religious! lol

Answer 2

1- I honestly don't know enough about him

2- I don't think he wants religion part of his campaign

3- I think he is religious in private but in public is willing to say whatever he must to be elected.
if praying to the sun god was what voters wanted he'd say he's a mormon but occasionally kneels and offers a prayer to the sun god.

4- He'll do a lot for votes. I have a hard time trusting him due to the way he changes his mind to please others and how confused he's been in some interviews.

5- I think she's religious, but is willing to do a lot for a vote. like others I think she is willing to be religion at home and be whatever people want in public.

6- I think he is religious. I know the things his church does and how much work their congregation put into things. if he was faking it he would have picked a once a week, hour-long church. I really like that his family is part atheist, muslim, and part christian. its nice to see someone who knows about different people from first hand knowledge
I also believe him because he is consistant and- this sounds bad- but I have a gut feeling he isn't lying.

7- I think he is religious.

I'd say obama and edwards are the most honest on this issue and not pretending just to get votes.

Answer 3

It doesn't matter what they say, their statements on the subject are rehearsed to gain votes from the gullible. Our perception is based upon how convincing they sound. I can't believe that this is even an issue in the 21st century. Does this factor even have a bearing on how effective they will be in office? Look at all the holy roller hypocrites in office recently being exposed for doing business with an escort service. Millions of people voted for the current president because he is a man of faith; you can see where that got us. Bill got caught in office, but at least he wasn't pretentious.
Of all the candidates that you noted, Mitt probably really believes all the stuff in his religion. The rest, I have my doubts. God help us!

Answer 4

I could not tell you about the religious beliefs of any of those people. To be honest, I really don't consider a candidate's religious beliefs to be of that much importance. I don't think you do either. Recently I heard you put down former President Jimmy Carter, a man who... depite whatever his political differences he may have from yourself... is undeniably a decent Christian.

Regardless, I think if all of these people feigned faith together it still wouldn't add up to a fraction of the neo-religious bullshit President Bush laid on the nation while running for re-election. For Bush to publically announce his Christian faith is like Samuel L. Jackson bragging about his Caucasian blood-line. Christianity isn't just a word you throw around in order for people to feel good about voting for you. It shows in your life and in your decision making process and in the results of your actions. In Bush's case, everything he's attempted has been a miserable failure. If he's talking to God on a daily basis, his connection is bad and he needs to get an upgrade.

Answer 5

I'm not qualified to look into people's souls to judge their sincerity of faith, but something to consider...
Article 6, U.S. Constitution:
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

Answer 6

The Mormons believe we all lived in Heaven with Heavenly Father, several Heavenly Mothers, and 20 Billion Heavenly Siblings before we were born here on Earth. Then there was a war. The good guys won and were born White. The bad guys lost and became demons. Those who were neutral or did not fight bravely were born with non-white skin. The bravest of the brave were born to Mormon families.

We all know that Romney must have been a "Valliant Warrior" in the "War in Heaven" during the "Pre-Existence". How else could he have been born "White and Delightsome" to an LDS family here on Earth? Heck, he was probably one of the Commanding Generals . Now , America needs a President with valuable military experience like that to get us through our war in Iraq. Could you please ask "The One and Only True Prophet", Gordon Hinkley, to please release those valuable records to the public? We need to know what battles he fought in. How many medals he won. How many of the "Less Valliant Soldiers" he recommended being born with black skin when they got their chance to be born on Earth. Was Al Sharpton one of THEM ? How about Jesse Jackson? Mormons, this is your chance to show the world the light of the everlasting gospel. Dont miss out. We have General Romney running for president of the USA and we need you badly right now!

Answer 7

Without drawing the distinction between being religious, Christ-like, and spiritual, I would say yes to all, with the possible exception of Hillary. She is the only one I have not heard speak of her belief system outside of her political beliefs.

Of the group, the one with the strongest faith would probably be Romney.

Answer 8

It would be wrong to judge anybody's true faith. That is for God to decide. Its up to us to decide if they are fit to rule.

Edit: If you are simply looking for an opinion I would say that Barack Obama was heavily involved with the church long before he entered politics. So that could be one litmus test to use for the others but we simply don't know. There is nothing saying that a candidate cannot truly get religious after they get involved with politics. In fact, politics might cause one to become religious. As for Romney, if he is faking it, then he isn't too bright. No political candidate with half a brain would fake being a Mormon. But the religious issue does not weigh in on my vote.

Answer 9

Fred Thompson-religious
Rudy Giuliani-pretend
Mitt Romney-religious
John McCain-religious + an American ideologist
Hillary-Polls are her Religion taken by the playbook of hubby
Obama-Religious
Edwards- Vanity

Answer 10

Separation of Church-State. It shouldn't matter what any of these candidates religious beliefs are. It should be kept out of the government at all times.