Is the US ready for a Mormon president?

[Platapus]

I would prefer an atheist President but as long as the President governs in a secular manner I have no problem with a President's religion.

It is when the President's religion influences his decisions that I get concerned.

[Onkel Neal]

I don't care what religion he is or isn't as long as he cuts spending, reduces the deficit and national debt, secures the borders and criminalizes employment of illegals, and gets the space program back on track. Oh, and he can end the two wars we have going, we accomplished enough.

[August]

There are plenty of reasons not to like Mitt Romney without resorting to the irrelevant.

[Torplexed]

All that fretting and hand-wringing over John F. Kennedy being the first catholic president fifty-one years ago and Ronald Reagan being the first divorced president thirty-one years ago. When it's all done and over with these issues never seem very important in retrospect.

[Onkel Neal]

And those were two of my top 5 Presidents.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by August

There are plenty of reasons not to like Mitt Romney without resorting to the irrelevant.

Best post of the thread.

I don't care what religion he is or isn't as long as he cuts spending, reduces the deficit and national debt, secures the borders and criminalizes employment of illegals, and gets the space program back on track. Oh, and he can end the two wars we have going, we accomplished enough.

Since you are not likely to get any real advances on any of that from any of the possible candidates wouldn't you like to focus on a non-issue instead

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Since you are not likely to get any real advances on any of that from any of the possible candidates wouldn't you like to focus on a non-issue instead

You really seem to hate most of what America stands for. I had a friend of mine read some of your posts. Even he thought you sounded Euro Elitist. That isn't a compliment.

Back on topic (Can you tell I'm fidgety tonight?)

I don't much care about religion either. However (the judgement I will make is that) I don't think America is ready for a non Christian president just yet, and to be honest, with the percentage of Christians in America, I doubt there ever.will be one.

I'm a Romney supporter on economic grounds.

PS: I'm a Catholic. A lot of my friends are Mormon. I have friends of a wide variance of religion including Islam, Sihk, Buddist, and atheist. I'm not prejudice.

You really seem to hate most of what America stands for.

You really seem out to prove that though you think you are more intelligent than your teachers you lack simple comprehension skills.
Though out of interest can you run through a few essential of what you think your country stands for and see if I agree with the values or laugh at your naivete.

Even he thought you sounded Euro Elitist

If your "friend" has the same problems as yourself with comprehension that isn't a surprise, but go on give me another laugh, describe euro elitism.

It is really funny that you think that pointing out the simple problem of your politicians not really doing anything effective about defecits, spending, debt and immigration is somehow hating america and its values

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

I don't think America is ready for a non Christian president just yet, and to be honest, with the percentage of Christians in America, I doubt there ever.will be one.

There have already been several. Don't mistake everyone who espouses a belief in a Supreme Being for a follower of Jesus.

Originally Posted by Castout

Anything but a Satanist or Atheist. . .for me.

I can understand the objection to someone who claims to worship evil, but someone who claims not to worship at all? I know your experience involves those who do both, but just because someone claims not to believe there's a God, would that make him a worse president than some of the ones we've already had, and who claimed to believe wholeheartedly?

[August]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Best post of the thread.

[Feuer Frei!]

The question shouldn't be "Is the US ready for a Mormon president" but:
Is the US ready for a ANOTHER president.

[flatsixes]

If Romney can speak these words, and mean it, then he can be president.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

If he cannot, then it doesn't matter whether he's Morman or Martian.

Well, actually, it does matter, as only a native-born American Martian would be eligible to become president. And I don't think that we're there yet, despite what some people say about President Obama.

[Blood_splat]

WOW another politician/businessman who made his money
Nice ski retreat mansion.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I would prefer an atheist President but as long as the President governs in a secular manner I have no problem with a President's religion.

^ This - and I do not even necessarily have a preference for an atheist president. He could be Jewish, Buddhist or Christian or Atheist, as long as he governs and decides secular, and rational, and leaves religious agendas out of his decisons. Just with a Muhameddan one I would have problems, due to the problematic implications that rule out the coexistence of Quranic ideology and secularism.

It is when the President's religion influences his decisions that I get concerned.

^ And this too.