United States Presidential Election, 2012

[Toad Eightyfive]

SCARY TICKET:

Bachmann-Perry.

Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

SCARY TICKET:

Bachmann-Perry.

Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

I hope that doesn't happen :|

 

[Dr. Javelin]

As for Perry, I just think he's far too religious.

I have to agree. I'm very new when it comes to politics, but I'm not voting for a man who relies on prayer and suggests that Texas secedes or something (if I'm 18). Correct me if I'm wrong.

Texas is always threatening to secede, but it'll never happen. Same goes for South Carolina.

These days since all the up-to-date military technology is in the hands of the federal government, it would be a cinch to put down a rebellion. SWAT Teams can't beat tanks, missiles, and SEALs.

 

[Pokemon DP]

but I'm not voting for a man who relies on prayer

This is completely ignoring that the United States was built on Christian ideals, and that there are prob'ly more Christians in positions of political power than any other religious belief (or lack thereof).

of course I don't know much about Rick Perry (or American politics in general), so maybe he's more fundamentalist than the people I'm thinking of

 

[ShyGuy27]

This is completely ignoring that the United States was built on Christian ideals,

Well, yes and no. It's true that we've only elected Christian presidents (and only one Catholic at that) but there's a pretty strong emphasis on the separation of church and state. Also IIRC Benjamin Franklin was a pretty staunch atheist, though I might be confusing him with one of the other founding fathers.

 

[Pokemon DP]

Me point was that dismissing a candidate based on their religious beliefs (they won't bring their beliefs into their policies...) is foolish, especially considering the history of American politics.

 

[ShyGuy27]

Fair enough.

 

[Marwikedor]

Me point was that dismissing a candidate based on their religious beliefs (they won't bring their beliefs into their policies...) is foolish, especially considering the history of American politics.

What if a candidate was a Satanist?

 

[Pokemon DP]

Many Theistic Satanists simply worship Satan as a deity (admittedly a carnal one), nothing more; plenty of them are normal people, otherwise. There are a fair few that get really weird and extreme with some of their rituals and anti-Christian philosophy, but there are fundamentalists and extremists in basically everything.

But the chances of a Satanist - Theistic or Atheistic - attaining such a high political position in the primarily Christian United States is very slim, to say the least.

 

[Kong Rong]

Me point was that dismissing a candidate based on their religious beliefs (they won't bring their beliefs into their policies...) is foolish, especially considering the history of American politics.

What if a candidate was a Satanist?

Than he worships the devil but what are his other ideals

 

[Yoshiwaker]

I say a candidate's religion doesn't matter unless it will affect what they do.

 

[Anton]

I say a candidate's religion doesn't matter unless it will affect what they do.

People tend to forget about that whole separation of church and state bit.

cough cough "the bible says being gay is bad so let's make it illegal in our country" cough cough