Could Barack Obama be an Atheist?

[Something completely different]

How many countries actualy have non-believers as head of state or head of goverment?

I currently know of Austria, Australia and probably the communist ones such as China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodsha.

I wont add North Korea, since they remind me of the worst possible cult.

[Ryantology]

I have the impression that Obama pretends to be Christian because he has to. I don't know if he's a closet atheist, but if he is Christian, he's really casual about it.

[Finn]

He seems like a pretty typical liberal Christian. He has some spiritual beliefs, but is far from a biblical literalist. I seriously doubt he's an atheist.

[Shell B]

Not all Christians are exclusionary pricks. He's a Christian.

[Something completely different]

Our president is Joachim Gauk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Gauck

Now the German president is not a governing but a ceremonial and honory position.
He is elected not by the people but by the parlament and he is usualy a figure of historic segnificants or someone who has served the country a great deal.
The president then does things like visiting Poland and Israel, help charity organisations, speaks up in scandals.... His position is to be the moral guide of the nation.

Joachim Gauk is definatly a religious man, he was a lutheran pastor. He was a key figure in the resistance in the east german communist regime, he created the institutions to work up the crimes and history of the regime, he was and is a strong advocat of human rights, since his presidency he has done a great job in bettering up the releationship between Germany and Poland and I am proud of having such a great president.

Thing is, a presidents/chancelors/primeministers faith or non faith is not that importent for me.

It is the actions and record of a polititian on which I base and make my judgement.

If I would discredit a candidate because of his religion I wouldnt be any better than those twats who think Obama is a muslim and that that would discredit him.

Neighter would I be any better than one of those who think that an atheist hasnt got the "moral set of values" to be a polititian, like Newt Gingriche said.

And I am definatly a better person than Newt fatblob blowjobcancerwifecheat.

[Meylis Delano Lawrence]

haha you nailed it

I've always thought he was far too smart to believe in such abject bullshit as xtianity.

Now, Bush? THERE was a xtian.




Obama does understand the need to play to the vast crowd of morons in this country, though.

[Violet]

He's a politician. His religious views are dependent upon what will get him the most votes.

[Darth]

Reminds me of something Penn Jillette said:

http://bigthink.com/ideas/41033

All of those who think he's secretly an atheist... it would mean he's therefore a liar (on yet another issue). Either way, you lose.

[Zone]

He's probably some kind deist or not that interested.

[Tiberius]

How many countries actualy have non-believers as head of state or head of goverment?

Our deputy prime minister is an atheist.