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Would you vote for a president that was not a christian?

Would you vote for a president that was not a christian?

  • Yes

    Votes: 81 85.3%
  • No

    Votes: 3 3.2%
  • As long as he isn't an atheist

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • As long as he isn't a muslim

    Votes: 10 10.5%

  • Total voters
    95

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The US has had 44 consecutive christian presidents. I wonder if we will ever have one that isnt.
 
Could I? Yes. Would I? Just depends on who they are and what they advocate.
 
Yes, but that's not what I look for when voting.
 
If (s)he was the one who came closest to having my ideals, then sure. If a Christian did, then that's who I'd vote for. Can't see why it should make a difference.
 
The US has had 44 consecutive christian presidents. I wonder if we will ever have one that isnt.

44 declared. Who can say what some have actually believed?
Here's a thought- which would be a bigger out-of-the-closet, a gay president or an atheist one?
 
We've had a good few Presidents that were Deists or Unitarians, both of which are arguably not Christian. Believing in the divinity of Christ is a pretty central part of Christianity.

We'll have a non-Christian President in our lifetime. I can pretty much guarantee it. Especially with percent of nonreligious in my generation (Millennials) and the following generation.
 
44 declared. Who can say what some have actually believed?
Here's a thought- which would be a bigger out-of-the-closet, a gay president or an atheist one?
James Buchanan lived with another man for 13 years and referred to him like a partner. The personal communications, letters and such are also suggestive, but as with most historical figures, there's nothing definitive to prove it one way or another ... Amusingly, their political opponents would refer to them as "Miss Nancy" and "Aunt Fancy".
 
So long as he/she is willing to stick up for the good religion does for people and society.
 
The US has had 44 consecutive christian presidents. I wonder if we will ever have one that isnt.
Yes, of course, I would vote for a non Christian president. But I need to tell you, we've had only 43 presidents. Grover Cleveland was the Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth president.
 
I am pretty sure Jefferson and the first Adams were not christian. In fact, they publicly ridiculed it. The only concern I have related to religion is the born-again types who can't wait for the world to end. Seems like not a great idea to give them a nuclear arsenal. Other than that, I couldn't care less.
 
Of course, I do not require my candidates to harbor any delusions.

I also reject the premise that all of our Presidents have been Christian, TJ for example was a deist who rejected the alleged divinity of Christ and all biblical miracles.
 
I don't pay attention to religious beliefs. I look at voting records, their personal views concerning policy, bull**** spewed vs action taken and things like that. Dude could believe in some off the wall stuff, but if he meets my requirements, or is at least closer to them than the other guy, he gets my vote. Or neither of them come close, and I don't waste my time contributing to a retarded festival of idiocy.
 
If he was more fit to run the nation than everybody else I would vote for him. I don't vote based on religion, I vote based on merit.
 
The US has had 44 consecutive christian presidents. I wonder if we will ever have one that isnt.

I'd actually see it as a huge benefit if he weren't religious at all. Then maybe he could make decisions based on what's best for the country and not what's best for his religious supporters.
 
What is funny is Christians that make fun of the Greeks that believed in Greek Gods, yet their own faith is nothing more believable than Greek Gods.
 
If that presidential candidate matched my political views the closest of the available options, then certainly.
 
We have had presidents that weren't christian but all of them had to say they were christian publicly. We'll we ever have a president that will say that "I'm not a christian."
 
The majority of American voters in the last election voted for someone that isn't a Christian.

One was a Muslim the other was Mormon.
 
The US has had 44 consecutive christian presidents. I wonder if we will ever have one that isnt.

If they're view on policies matched mine to a point that I was comfortable with, and did so more than the other major party candidate, sure thing. I don't really care what religion, race, gender, hair style, height, etc is of a candidate

What is funny is Christians that make fun of the Greeks that believed in Greek Gods, yet their own faith is nothing more believable than Greek Gods.

That's for this amazing insight that didn't answer the posts question, and deal with christians "making fun of greeks" which hasn't happened at all in this thread. Truly, a wonderous post illustrating your views on this matter and not clearly showing a utter disdain for most christians to the point of needing to interject attacks towards them seemingly randomly into conversations.
 
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The majority of American voters in the last election voted for someone that isn't a Christian.

One was a Muslim the other was Mormon.

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The US has had 44 consecutive christian presidents. I wonder if we will ever have one that isnt.

I am not spurred by the religious beliefs of the candidate. If I could support their political platform then I would be willing to vote for them regardless of religion
 
Many people do not equate Christians and Catholics as they have very different doctrines.

Then many people are wrong. If anything, Catholics are more Christian than any other denomination, considering that Catholicism is the Apostolic Church.
 
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