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I'll believe all Americans are equal when an atheist is elected President.
by giardini 18y ago
I'll believe all Americans are equal when an atheist is elected President.
- time_management 18y agoWe've never had an atheist president, but we've had deists (whom most evangelicals would discount as Christians) including Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. We've also had Unitarian presidents, such as John Adams.
- jganetsk 18y agoWhen Jefferson was running for President... his opponents would smear him by calling him a "howling atheist". Jefferson was deeply repulsed by Christianity, read his quotes: http://www.nobeliefs.com/jefferson.htm http://www.nobeliefs.com/jefferson.htm
- sofal 18y agoSo, in other words, equality in America will be accomplished when someone like you is elected President? How inclusive. My turn... I'll believe all Americans are equal when a gay, handicapped, unattractive Muslim woman who never attended college is elected President.
- ars 18y agoAre you saying you are a "gay, handicapped, unattractive Muslim woman who never attended college"? :)
- sgibat 18y agoHe's sayingg he's a straight, healthy, attractive atheist man who attended college with five arms.
- giardini 18y agoNo, that's not what I said. I don't know why my post was modded down. Apparently atheists are highly discriminated against, even within "enlightened" groups. To my astonishment a very recent Gallup poll indicated that, of many groupings, atheists were _least_ likely to be elected President of the US (e.g., _well_ behind Mormons, homosexuals, 72-year-olds, etc.): http://www.gallup.com/poll/26611/Some-Americans-Reluctant-Vote-Mormon-72YearOld-Presidential-Candidates.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/26611/Some-Americans-Reluctant-Vo... I knew it was bad, but didn't realize just _how_ bad.