Well it's no problem in "the rest of the world", so eventually it will probably happen. Though the ones getting presidency won't admit it anyway.
Tbh I always laugh at American speeches, you just have to shout USA and act as if God chose your country for some reason. It wins votes.
Tbh I wonder how religious a man like Obama really is.
Why does it have to be a Democrat? Why couldn't an Atheist Republican or Libertarian be elected?
That's not even close to being true though. The only Republicans that really push that idea is Fox News... and even then, it's still a small group. I mean, I'm a registered Republican and I'm not religious in the least. That doesn't mean I'm an atheist either, I simply don't subscribe to scripture written by man. That also doesn't mean that I need to automatically go and register myself as a Democrat.
It's like saying the Democratic party has become THE party to ban guns. It's very possible that we do see someone who isn't religious in office, I just don't understand why it needs to be a Democrat.
mhm. Sure, you can probably make a case for that. On the other hand:
http://youtu.be/MCjANzA40xc?t=40s
Even Democrats have to at least make a show of their faith so as not to completely alienate religious voters.
Uh, but he's both a Christian and a US Citizen . .
Or are you one of those people?
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We should pick three evil Christians and start claiming that all of Christianity behaves like those three. Its the same logic. If it works for them, it works for us right? What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Putin khuliyo
When in reality, only people who don't believe in god are moral.
Everybody else is chasing the carrot and trying to avoid the stick to one degree or another.
1) Do all these things or I'll burn you for eternity.
2) Does all the things to avoid being burned for eternity.
3) ???
4) Morality!
What stereotype did I spout?
Which situation more clearly demonstrates a moral choice?
A) Somebody really pisses you off. You don't kill them because killing is wrong.
B) Somebody really pisses you off. You don't kill them because you're afraid of burning for eternity, and also because you were told if you don't ever kill anyone you get to have eternal bliss, see all your dead relatives, bask in the radiance of your maker, and learn all the secrets of the universe.
One is somebody behaving morally, and the other is someone being bribed and threatened.
You spout off another stereotype again and then wonder what the hell you're doing?
You firstly assume every religion is Catholic, I have no idea why. And secondly you assume every single action is done because of fear of some potential after death doom.
Tell me exactly, Was Saint Francis going around the world doing all those good deeds because he was afraid of some Divine punishment? Was he driven by greed of his own soul?
Would Saint Francis been a better man if he was an Atheist? You try to talk about moral choices and how mature you are than religious people yet your assuming they're all crazy folk and using petty minded bigotry just like you assume they do.
THAT is why I call you a 12 year old.
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Then your a mumbling dumbass who likes to make assumptions about people for the hell of it.
This isn't the middle ages, not everywhere is bumbfuck Missisippi where everyone is afraid of god, and Quite frankly, as an Atheist myself I find this sudden inclination that theism is some kind of damning hatred that must be expunged because of my own personal beliefs is downright horrible.
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You "assumed" people stay religious purely due to some imaginary lump of cheese hung in front of them that they get if they remain religious. You said this was for a "Majority"
What I am saying and you so deftly avoiding is making assumptions about every single religious person like that is downright stupid and close minded.
Also Nihilism isn't a theological stance.
You really are shaping up to be my utter Antithesis in your clumsy staggering Philosophical stances.
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He's your typical Internet Anti-theist. Do you really think he knows anything about religion apart from some people are nasty under it!