Is U.S. ready for a non-Christian president?

ABC 40, 29 TV ^ | 12-30-2015 | Sreedhar Potarazu

[upchuck]

From the article:

Donald Trump's suggestion that the United States ban all Muslim immigrants caused an uproar across the world, because it flew in the face of what the United States believes and what people throughout the world believe America stands for: universal acceptance of all people, regardless of their faith or cultural background.

The author conveniently overlooks why Trump made this suggestion. According to the Koran and Sharia law, the tenents by which Muslims must live, their job is to murder all infidels.

To my knowledge, no other organized group is given the same job. Ban Muslims from the US? You betcha!

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

I agree in this sense. There are Christians who come from homes where they seldom if ever were offered the Christian narrative. I doubt that they can ever hold the same strength of feeling for church as a person who attended Sunday School from an early age. This is the same reason that the Founding Fathers included the “natural born citizen” clause in the Constitution. Technicalities notwithstanding, they wanted someone who “grew up” washed in the American culture....
Obama did NOT.

[chajin]

How many Christians have been elected to run India? or Saudi Arabia, or Japan?

Well...

Christian prime ministers of Japan

One of the strangest election cycles in recent history was when Ichiro Hatoyama ran against Taro Aso, though to be fair Hatoyama is more New Age than small-o orthodox, while Aso is a devout Catholic. Imagine a new-age-Buddhist and a devout Tendai Buddhist as the two candidates for POTUS and you get the idea.

[sport]

There has been a non Christian in the White House since 2009. And if the Republicans do not do anything to stop the Democrat’s vote stealing, the trend will continue in 2017.

[MNJohnnie]

Cool! Thanks for the History lesson.

[georgia peach]

Great comment.Stupid article.

[Lady Heron]

Actions.

We have one in the White House now and it is a horrifying disaster.

[xp38]

tenets not tenants

[rbg81]

Muslim sympathizer without question. It’s still possible that he is simply an atheist.

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That was always my take. Obama is an atheist with deep Muslim sympathies. But I think its more likely that he is a closet Muslim than an actual Christian.

If the truth ever comes out, it will be in an autobiography well after he leaves office.

[rawcatslyentist]

Ready or not, we've had one for 7 years now, as well as nearly all our so called representatives and judges.

The Good Intentions Paving Crew, working as fast as they can.

[ManHunter]

We already have one. I’m getting pretty damned sick and tired of this continuous reference to Obama as our first “African-American” president. The guy is half white - technically, a mulatto; what does the white half of him do for a living?

[rawcatslyentist]

Thomas Jefferson, who abandoned orthodox Christianity, and Abraham Lincoln, who often spoke of God and frequently quoted the Bible, but who never joined a church.

Religion does not make one a "Christian".

Following The Christ does.

[montag813]

The only exceptions may have been Thomas Jefferson, who abandoned orthodox Christianity, and Abraham Lincoln, who often spoke of God and frequently quoted the Bible, but who never joined a church.

Abraham Lincoln not a Christian? News to Americans, you Hidnu swine.

After the Union army was defeated at the Battle of Bull Run, President Abraham Lincoln declared a National Day of Prayer and Fasting.

"We are indeed going through a great trial -- a fiery trial. In the very responsible position in which I happened to be placed, being a humble instrument in the hands of our Heavenly Father, as I am, and as we all are, to work out His great purposes, I have desired that all my works and acts may be according to His will, and that it might be so, I have sought His aid."

[Vermont Lt]

Thanks. Typing on a phone....but no excuse. I should have caught it.

[ScottinVA]

Muslim sympathizer without question. It’s still possible that he is simply an atheist.

I agree. Because Obama was heavily inculcated with Islam in many of his formative years, he's bonded to the cultural aspects of it (as evidenced by countless complimentary comments he's made about Islam over the years), but I suspect his exposure to communists such as Frank Marshall Davis moved him to the atheism that typifies Marxism.

[BBB333]

“Eventually there will be a president who is not a nominal Christian.”

Do you consider Quakers Christian?

I ask because Nixon was a Quaker.

Kennedy was the first Catholic president.

[DaveA37]

“Is U.S. ready for a non-Christian president?”......

WHAT? Really” We’ve had one for 7 years already, going on 8, unless someone removes him.

[Lionheartusa1]

Zero was sworn in both times using the Koran ,,,,, FACT !!!!!

[ScottinVA]

Zero was sworn in both times using the Koran ,,,,, FACT !!!!!

Source?

[Popman]

Zero was sworn in both times using the Koran ,,,,, FACT !!!!!

Not that I doubt that statement, but since you used the word FACT....

Do you have a actual legitimate source for that fact...

I'd love to see it...