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Cleita

(75,480 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:28 PM Oct 2013

So what if Obama were a Muslim?

Or if any future President were a Jew, or a Wiccan! or an atheist? Religion is not supposed to be brought into government like our intrusive Christians are doing. Separation of church and state is in the Constitution. Regardless of which gods a President worships in private or doesn't worship, his/her religious affiliation or lack of it shouldn't even be brought up. I remember this being an issue when Kennedy ran for President because he was a Catholic I guess a less acceptable form of Christianity than others.

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

This is another bigotry being promoted by those Confederate flag wavers, who don't like the fact that our President has black African ancestry and that his children are descendants of slaves. Hating him because he could be Muslim just ties into this ugliness being promoted by these ignorant racist bigots.




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So what if Obama were a Muslim? (Original Post) Cleita Oct 2013 OP
+1 treestar Oct 2013 #1
I agree. I could care less what religion the President would be. Xyzse Oct 2013 #2
That's why it was written into the constitution. Cleita Oct 2013 #3
I agree. Xyzse Oct 2013 #4
I would not care what religion or cult anyone belonged to.... RichGirl Oct 2013 #5
I cant wait till we elect an atheist NightWatcher Oct 2013 #6
I'm pretty sure that secretly many of them are or at Cleita Oct 2013 #7

treestar

(82,383 posts)
1. +1
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:29 PM
Oct 2013

They never do get to that side of it. And then we get too amazed by the astoundingly absurd notion that he is a Muslim.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
2. I agree. I could care less what religion the President would be.
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:30 PM
Oct 2013

Now if they were to try to legislate their morality or their religion on everybody else...
Then we'd have a problem.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
3. That's why it was written into the constitution.
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:33 PM
Oct 2013

They are not to do that. However, it seems many of our Christian legislators have crossed the line in making laws about women's reproductive rights.

RichGirl

(4,119 posts)
5. I would not care what religion or cult anyone belonged to....
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:37 PM
Oct 2013

As long as they did what Kennedy did and say on day one that their religious views would not in anyway effect their governing. The opposite of what Romney said.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
6. I cant wait till we elect an atheist
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:39 PM
Oct 2013

A realist who doesn't believe in afterlife rewards and damnation dispensed from a sky being would be a refreshing change of pace.

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