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Was anyone watching these rights…?

Posted by xJane on April 16th, 2008 at 6:54 am · 1 Comment

The Interfaith Alliance is keeping tabs on the race for Pastor in Chief of the United States of America and sums up the top ten creeptastic moments that remind us that, and I quote,

no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States

Good thing we have the constitution protecting us from these boobs, right? …Right?

With the recent hubbub about Obama’s pastor’s political thoughts (I know everyone here thinks exactly like their respective pastors, priests, and wardens) I think it’s important to remember that someone’s religion should not impact their political achievements. This goes for Obama, for Romney, and for Wynne As someone who would love to be politically active at a local level (I missed my opportunity to run for City Council last year), it’d be nice if religious really wasn’t a qualification.

Tags: Activism · Atheism · Belief · Bible · Christianity · Church and State · Current Events · Dialog · Doubt · Ethics · Gods

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  • 1 Elaine // Apr 16, 2008 at 11:42 am

    This reminds me of an interveiw I saw shortly after Ronald Reagan died. His son, Ron Reagan, Jr., was being interviewed after so many had such positive things to say about his remarks at his father’s burial (the sunset ceremony at the Reagan Library) and about his demeanor at a time when the whole country was watching him and his family.

    I can’t recall who was doing the interviewing, but they asked him if he was interested in running for office. His response was a laugh and a comment along the lines of, “I’m an athiest. I couldn’t get elected to anything in this country.”

    I recall thinking at the time that it is a sad state of affairs when someone who seems to have that much grace under pressure (never mind what his politics, which I understand are much different than his father’s were, are) couldn’t or wouldn’t even contemplate a political career simply because of his religious beliefs, or lack thereof.

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