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Old 27-Oct-2008, 03:51 PM (15:51)     1        22729
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Has anyone ever run for the presidency of America as an atheist? Its as if they must pander to christians to get elected, though some are obviously not knowledgable on it and claim verses that aren't there, etc.
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You're exactly right. Anyone who ran for the US Presidency as a visible atheist would have not a hope in anyone's version of Hell of even getting past the primaries.

I believe that most US states have (unconstitutional) laws on their books that disqualify atheists for even attempting to run for office.
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Has anyone ever run for the presidency of America as an atheist? Its as if they must pander to christians to get elected, though some are obviously not knowledgable on it and claim verses that aren't there, etc.
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You're exactly right. Anyone who ran for the US Presidency as a visible atheist would have not a hope in anyone's version of Hell of even getting past the primaries.

I believe that most US states have (unconstitutional) laws on their books that disqualify atheists for even attempting to run for office.
The last time I checked there were 7 states that had such provisions. Legally they are quite unenforceable, but no politician is going to volunteer to do the right thing and make a motion to get those old clauses removed either.
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