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To: 47samurai
You may call it bigotry. Here's the question: Is there any set of religious beliefs that, if adopted devoutly by a religious candidate, you personally would deem cause to deny him or her your vote without you being a bigot? In the galaxy of religious thought, are there stars that would disqualify a candidate in your personal view?

There is a parade of horribles. What if the candidate was a believing member of the whites-only Creativity Movement (World Church of the Creator), or practiced magic as an earnest follower of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth, or was a follower and a professor in The Grey School of Wizardry of the Robert-A.-Heinlein’s-science-fiction-worshipping Church of All Worlds, or simply held a billion-year contract as a believing SeaOrg member of the Church of Scientology?

You may say “that’s ridiculous; I’m talking about whether it’s appropriate not to vote for a candidate because of a normal religion with normal religious views.” Isn't determining what is 'normal' and acceptable a personal decision that can be made without it being called bigotry?

83 posted on 01/05/2012 8:52:35 AM PST by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it)
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To: Scoutmaster
Milt Rominy’s religious beliefs are quite relevant this election cycle because of what fuel they will give to the media to expose the weirdness of Milt. That is one reason to let his religious persuasion add to the negatives list.
86 posted on 01/05/2012 9:10:39 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they cannot be deceived, it's impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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