Posted on 03/27/2010 7:04:16 AM PDT by pinochet
Last year, I met with a former congressional aide, who said that there were several closeted atheists in Congress. To run for public office in America, it is almost a requirement that people publicly proclaim their religious affiliation, irrespective of whether they believe or not. Would you vote for a self-proclaimed atheist?
“As a % of the population they seem to be overrepresented in the military”
Curious as to why you think this? My experience over 52 years as a dependent, an active duty member and a reservist is that atheists are a tiny minority of military members and that Christians of greater or lesser depth constitute the vast majority.
Colonel, USAFR
Yep!
Exactly. How he would he reconcile the fact that our Constitution holds that our freedom is granted by God, with his non-belief in God? Where, in that case, would he believe that our freedom stems from? Not the state, certainly-then who or what?
This will be one of those WIN-WIN answers...Right?
He falls short every time with my policies.
Of course, you would be making this decision based only upon what that president says.
I do not think that most evangelicals claim to be able to know whether another is saved.
Though he joined Wright’s church, there is a conspicuous absence of any record of Obama being baptized (which particularly for an adult, is a noteworthy event)....which for the congregationally governed Church of Christ (VERY liberal) denomination, would not be all that strange.
Churches such as this do routinely allow communion and membership without proof of baptism or confirmation...or even belief...
I very seriously believe Obama is an atheist and or agnostic. He is certainly no Christian (I don’t accept a real Christian can be ardently pro-abortion) and seems way too cynical and elitist to be a Muslim....(even assuming he’s lying about being a Christian.)
It is amazing that the O is so divinely treated, he’s never even been asked when and where was he baptized?
NO
A large part of the evolutionary purpose of religion is it provides a strong competitive advantage during tribal warfare, an extra confidence, focus, and purpose. Whether you believe or not, if you want a winning advantage at war, in business, politics, or sports, a leader with strong faith helps. During war, a commander in chief without strong faith is going to fold when the numbers show long odds.
“My hubby claims to be a non-believer but has no qualms with Christian values. He says it is our culture & doesn’t want it changed. He is strongly pro-life & is a good man.”
The pro-life issue has moral elements, of course, but doesn’t even need to. Anybody with a shred of civil sense would be opposed to abortion. Personally, I don’t think any organized religion has ALL the answers, and if somebody lives their life according to the golden rules, they needn’t worry. But I risk getting flamed for writing that, because there are so many at FR that demand you accept Jesus and all the associated dogma or you will burn in hell for eternity. Whatever...
As a Christian man, I would never vote for an atheist for President. A man's faith reveals his moral code, his ethics, and his true beliefs. If an atheist had the "right" policies from my perspective, he would be lying.
An atheist believes we are nothing more than randomly-created hunks of meat. Hence, abortion and terminating the life of the elderly are no problem. I really find there to be very little difference between atheists and the Nazis. No belief in a creator and no fundamental value of human life. Power is more important. [Sounds awfully like Pelosi, Reid, and Obama.]
Obama pretends to be Christian but he's really not. He is the first President EVER to not attend church. I think he attended (I won't say worshipped) on Easter last year but that's it.
I still can't believe, to this day, just how many people Obama duped, and how gullible the media was.
At this particular juncture in world history, it appears that the Muslims have a major leg up on the Christians in that regard.....
I hope you realize what you’ve stated is the definition of a bigot.
I’ve known good people and bad people of nearly every religious declaration, I vote for policies.
Interesting question. My answer - NO. I could never trust them.
Would have to be pro-free-market and against baby killing.
Neither would I vote for a worshipper of Satan or a Muslim (but, I repeat myself).
If the atheist followed the Constitution I would have no problem in voting for him.
“How we doing after 8 years of “Born Again Bushie”?
We did Ok under Reagan! I would never trust a Atheist to do anything.
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