Would Americans Vote for an Atheist I

Would Americans vote for an atheistic politician running for high office ?

 

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Simply put, no.

 

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Agreed. No. Maybe an agnostic, but certainly not an outright atheist.

 

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They have. Congressman Pete Stark of California.

 

I don't know about California, but 90% of the states are theistic; there is no way they'd vote for anyone but a Christian white male.:shrug:

 

That is a silly thing to say, there are plenty of nonwhite, nonmale House and Senate members.

 

For president

 

There has only been 43 Presidents.

 

Yup, if the other candidate was a Muslim, preferably with a name that was a cross between Osama and Saddam Hussein.

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Probably.

 

Americans in general do not like atheists. Atheists are probably the least trusted religious stance.

 

Obama's point spread just dropped by by 15 points.

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ka-ching!

 

Eventually they will.

~String

 

That is off. Women and non-whites have done better and better.

 

I think they would, but only if his opponent was a Scientologist.

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Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln.

 

No atheist running for President would admit it.

 

I don't really care about the religous belief of the commander in chief as long as he respects the beliefs of others and is not planning a human sacrafice in the near or distant future.

 

Would I? Sure - if (s)he was qualified and had ideals which aligned with my own. That's all that matters to me.

Would America? Not any time in the forseeable future. An atheist may get plenty of votes in cities and on the coasts, but middle America would not have it.