2007-11-15 15:13:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Bush claimed to be a Christian and he approved torture. That doesn't speak well for choosing a president who claims to have faith, or for Christians.
2007-11-16 10:39:38 · update #1
They assume religious people have higher standards of morality?
2007-11-15 15:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Wind203 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because most Americans want someone as President who they think are better than they personally are.
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They want someone , who they think has more leadership ability, a better education, is smarter and who is just an all around better person.
People want someone they can respect to be President, even if a person, they didn't respect, might do a better job.
Just look at the last two presidents.
Clinton wasn't respected as a person, after his election and eveything started coming out, but he was always thought to have done a good job.
Bush on the other hand, was respected as a person, even though most thought he wasn't doing that good a job.
Thats how he was elected in 2004, not based on his job performance, but based on him as a person. People respected Bush the man, more than they did Kerry the man.
People will always vote for someone who doesn't support the polices they like, if they think that they are a good, fair person, over someone they think is shady, who would support thier ideas.
2007-11-15 23:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That 70% number was from a poll conducted by the Pew Forum, a Catholic based religious group. Hardly a viable mixture of Americans as a whole. Personally I could care less what religion, if any, a president is. It really has no basis for what kind of leader he would be.
2007-11-16 00:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because 70+ Americans believe in some faith or another.
2007-11-15 23:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by rance42 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith is not about showing up in the "Amen Corner" every Sunday. It is about one's spiritual life--how a person relates to God and how you relate to/treat other people.
People of real faith may go to church or may ot. That so many don't is an indictment of the hate and hypocrisy preached in so many of America's churches these days.
2007-11-15 23:21:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
As already mentioned, you don't need to attend church regularly. However, the statistic does suggest that these 70% of the American population must desire the state and church to become one.
2007-11-15 23:27:59 · answer #6 · answered by virtualangel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you dont go to church does not mean you dont have faith. My beliefs specifically prohibit organized churches because they become tainted by greed and concensus interpretation of scriptures.
2007-11-15 23:32:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because everyone with any common sense realizes there is a better chance that a religious man will be against abusing their fellow man, than a mobster would.
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And I'm guessing niether will the people who think it is their job to do God's job, like passing judgment.
2007-11-15 23:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
You don't have to go to church weekly to be a Christian.
2007-11-15 23:17:03 · answer #9 · answered by Ruby Girl 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Genuine believers are more trust worthy. That excludes all politicians. They go to church yet support anti-Religious policies. You cannot have it both ways.
2007-11-15 23:20:33 · answer #10 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋