[magritte]

If I understand your post, you are saying that religious bigotry, which is typically defined as:

"Religious bigotry is prejudice or discrimination against one or all members of a particular religious group based on negative perceptions of their religious beliefs and practices or on negative group stereotypes."

now is re-defined by you to also include "people who have positive perceptions of their OWN religious beliefs and practices or positive group stereotypes." Obviously, that includes everyone, making all people bigots. I disagree with your redefinition. If you are saying that Mormons will NOT vote for non-Mormons, I would disagree with them. That would mean, of course, that no Mormons voted for George Bush and should be easily proven by you.

P.S. I would be very surprised if Lieberman got more than 60% of the Jewish vote in CT in recent years. Do you have an analysis otherwise?

[Colofornian]

now is re-defined by you to also include "people who have positive perceptions of their OWN religious beliefs and practices or positive group stereotypes."

Nothing redefined. It means some voters will ONLY (or Primarily) tolerate candidates of their own cloth. Doesn't that also then equate to being intolerant of non-(Name your religion) candidates running against the 'inside-the-cloth' candidates?

Yes?
No?

It's the bigot patrol which has extended their "thou shalt not" list into the political arena: They've endlessly told us, "Thou shalt not eliminate a candidate only or primarily because of thine religion."

Well, the exact flip side of that political correctness is: "Thou shalt not select a candidate only or primarily because of thine religion."

Two sides of the same coin.

[Elsie]

"Religious bigotry is prejudice or discrimination against one or all members of a particular religious group based on negative perceptions of their religious beliefs and practices or on negative group stereotypes."

Therefore it is NOT 'bigotry' if based on FACTS.