Why or why not?
2007-12-14 02:37:35 · 14 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
As long as that person was born in the United States and was at least 35 years old, as the Constitution dicates, then I don't think they would have a problem with it.
You see, according to the Founding Fathers, all men are created equal. We shouldn't vote for someone just because he is a minister, and we shouldn't vote against someone just because he is a minister.
2007-12-14 02:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by Pythagoras 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think they would care, after all religion or lack thereof can't be a disqualifying factor for president.
ADDITION: From some of the posts here, I take it that if any person is very religious, he need not apply for the office of President of the United States. BTW, I don't remember any uproar about a preacher running for president when the Rev. Jackson or the Rev. Al Sharpton ran for the office. Is that because people don't think they REALLY believe what they preach. According to the Constitution, a Christian has as much right to run and be elected president as an Athiest. Why is everyone so worried about it? He's (Huckabee or Romney for that fact) not going to force you to become a Baptist or a Mormon if elected president. Why should it bother you if the president believes in God and tries to live his life according to those beliefs? He can't enact laws that force you to believe things you don't want to believe in, Congress makes laws and the president signs them. You would never get the majority of Congress or the Senate to start enforcing ancient Hebrew laws.
ADDITION:
Can someone explain how a preacher being ELECTED president is a violation of the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment? The religiophobia here is amazing. It's amazing how few people actually understand what the 1st Amendment (the establishment clause) actually was written for. The 13 original colonies each had a dominant religion and they didn't want the federal government to favor one over the other (ie the Church of England). The 1st Amendment doesn't say that religion has no place in government, it says that government has no place in religion.
2007-12-14 02:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by madd texan 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
More like rolling over in their graves. We need a commander not a preacher and chief. It is no accident that none of our first ten presidents were ministers, they understood that being president is about doing what's best for our country, not preaching fire and brimstone
2007-12-14 02:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by jean 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the founders, but I have a problem with a Mormom being President, I think they are a bunch of looney, money grabbing, pedophiles.
2007-12-14 02:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by niddlie diddle 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why not?
When the past preacher took the wrong turn to the way to the top of the pyramids in Egypt back in the past.
Was leading all the way to the bottom of the pyramids.
Now have to turn back and crawl our way back to the top.
Luke 8.10,
Refer to the secrets of the pyramid.
In Nostradamus - The final reckoning.
By Peter Lemesurier with the sketch on page 13 in the paperback.
Luke 8.17
What do you think?
2007-12-14 02:47:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, & you may be amazed at the amount of citizens who are against it as well. Some minor details about separation of church & state issues is the reason why.
2007-12-14 02:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, they believed in the seperation of church and state. They simply wouldn't believe what's going on in this country.
2007-12-14 02:49:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well lets see you act like hes going to turn the white house in to a church, calm down secular its OK , hes not going to do that, the founding fathers where extremely spiritual ppl and encouraged it its a know fact, as long as it didn't interfere with their duties
2007-12-14 02:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by djominous20 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they would probably hope its a joke
they intended that successful and educated people would be running the nation, not backwoods swamp state preachers
2007-12-14 02:41:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I'm sure they would be upset about god being taken out of everything~
2007-12-14 02:44:44 · answer #10 · answered by jesscblu 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋