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In reply to the discussion: Mitt's religion DOES matter, and this one sentence shows why: [View all]rusty fender
(3,428 posts)66. There is no religious test for political office in the U.S.
It's in The Constitution. Look, I don't like religion. I am an atheist, but, come on, our side's complaints about about Mitt's Mormonism is exactly like the right wing's complaints about "Obama's Muslim faith."
You would do everyone a favor if you dropped the whole "I'm afraid of his religion" argument.
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So you see no conflict between the oath taken above and the oath of office taken by the POTUS?
white_wolf
Jan 2012
#4
I would vote for Harry Reid for President over any of the Republican candidates.
Jim Lane
Jan 2012
#22
Then you obviously nderstand nothing about the violent and fraudulent nature...
arbusto_baboso
Jan 2012
#6
I don't know about stealing, but I know Mormons don't think it's wrong to lie to nonmembers
white_wolf
Jan 2012
#35
Because I never thought I'd see a "progressive" propose that Mo Udall be disqualified
onenote
Feb 2012
#79
A little - other people I've known could have been Mormon but they didn't bring it up
csziggy
Feb 2012
#77
The Mormon that I knew best was one of the kindest, most generous people I've ever known
onenote
Feb 2012
#74
When the Mormons first settled in Utah, it was a theocracy ran by LDS church.
white_wolf
Jan 2012
#2
I have a theory that Smith meant for the Book of Mormon to be fantasy literturare...
white_wolf
Jan 2012
#8
I remember reading years ago that the mormon hierarchy, at least, is of the belief that their
niyad
Jan 2012
#14
I'm both former Catholic and former Mormon, and I also 'church shopped" quite a bit...
arbusto_baboso
Jan 2012
#9
I'm sure there's political secret society groups in all the big religions,
anAustralianobserver
Jan 2012
#30
John Adams was a Unitarian. He did not believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.
JDPriestly
Jan 2012
#31
People who claim Jefferson was a Deist refuse to allow Jeffeerson to speak for himself.
former9thward
Jan 2012
#49
Yes and in none of these links does he proclaim the divinity of Jesus Christ.
white_wolf
Jan 2012
#56
No I have not read the Jefferson Bible or any Bible completely for that matter.
former9thward
Feb 2012
#70
My Unitarian church used to be Congregationalist. Here is the historical link.
JDPriestly
Feb 2012
#69
He'll put us all in conseCRATES, like his poor dog. I hope he puptized the poor pooch first.
WingDinger
Jan 2012
#24
Failure to account for any presidential candidate's religion is a mistake imho
riderinthestorm
Jan 2012
#41
I dont think this is a good attack from either a personal or political standpoint.
DCBob
Jan 2012
#52
I've been told here (to my surprise) that the POTUS is mostly a powerless figurehead.
Edweird
Jan 2012
#53
I'm a pretty atheisty atheist, and I'm not sure that this anti-Mormon argument is really different
Texas Lawyer
Jan 2012
#55
Fortunately, there were enough lights on to navigate this dark corridor.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Jan 2012
#57
I'm not really comfortable with a Senate Majority Leader taking it either. n/t
hughee99
Feb 2012
#59
Any and everyone's religion or lack there of is an issue if they wish to force their beliefs
TheKentuckian
Feb 2012
#63