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trotsky

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3. On the contrary, it's perfectly reasonable.
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 03:05 PM
Nov 2012

And respectful of ALL religious groups. Ours is a secular government, and our Constitution explicitly forbids religious tests for office.

The reason this won't happen is because Christians on the right (and left) would have a grand hissy fit. It's political suicide, because Christians regardless of party affiliation or political orientation hold the false belief that the US is a "Christian nation."

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