I honestly don't know of any, at least in the West, but i havent done much looking into it as of yet...it continues to shock me reading of prominent thinkers such Al Gore and Jean Chretien for example, professing their faith (no need to mention Bush because that would imply he thinks)
2007-12-05 16:01:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not in the USA.
Saying you're an atheist is political suicide here.
There are actually probably ALOT of atheists in politics, they just realize the situation and lie about their faith.
It's not like it makes a difference anyway.
2007-12-05 16:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jean Chretien rocked. Too bad we have this dork we have now.
Read up on some of the founding fathers, particularly John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Perhaps not exactly atheist, but definitely not Christian.
"The early presidents and patriots were generally deists or Unitarians, believing in some form of impersonal Providence but rejecting the divinity of Jesus and the absurdities of the Old and New Testaments."
2007-12-06 00:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There have been several atheist heads of state in the east. Russia, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia - they have had lots of atheists in prominant positions. In western nations you don't see as many. I think it is because people are prejudiced against atheists.
2007-12-06 00:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simon Bolivar 2nd President of Venezuela, for one. That was 200 years ago by the way.
2007-12-06 00:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by STAR POWER=) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I *heart* Jean Chretien... he called Bush an idiot, he deserves respect for saying that.
And now we're stuck with Bush's lapdog, aka Stephen Harper.
2007-12-06 00:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by moddy almondy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope as far as I know every President has had somewhat of a religious background. It was kinda a big deal to when Kennedy was a Catholic.
2007-12-06 00:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by Ezz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Michelle Bachelet of Chile says she is agnostic, but I suspect she is atheist.
Stalin was Russian Orthodox.
2007-12-06 00:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure- Winston Churchill? Yes - just remembered - Gough Whitlam!
2007-12-06 00:05:46 · answer #8 · answered by geni 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None that I know of. They generally aspire to more complicated callings in life like doctors, scientists and engineers.
2007-12-06 00:15:36 · answer #9 · answered by red_wings_suck_ass 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a sneaking suspicion that Guiliani is actually a closet agnostic. But you won't hear him saying that as long as he's in the Republican party.
2007-12-06 00:09:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋