Would you vote for a Roman Catholic?

[Brian37]

For president?

I know you people go on and on about the dangers of mixing church and state.

Well, if you had a Roman Catholic as president, not only would you have a religious president, but you would have one who is beholden to a foreign power, that of the Pope and the Vatican. There a lot of wonky religions out there, but few require their adherents to pledge alleigance to some man on a marble chair, an allegiance that should supersede allegiance to the red white and blue.

I think it shows Biden's wisdom and prudence that he decided not to run for president. He may not have wanted to compromise his patriotism.

Although that could be  because Mrs. Bubba is too formidable of a candidate for anyone to beat.

I fear that electing JFK as president set a terrible precedent.

Thoughts? Opinions?

If they were like Obama sure, but if they were a right wing 1% corporate whore anti choice  Catholic, fuck no.

You cannot prevent religious people in the west from making an attempt to get votes to hold public office. Both JFK and later John Kerry used the phrase which is consistent with "No religious test" in the oath of office, and that phrase was "I will not use my article of faith to legislate"

I doubt when Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison swore on a Koran once owned by Thomas Jefferson said "When I get into office I am going to institutionalize Sharia Law".

This is such a stupid question. 

Obama is a Christian, so was John McCain, and so ways Mitt Romney(Mormon is still a sect of Christianity)

I'd also have the same attitude if Trump or Cruz and Hillary were all avowed atheists. I don't vote based on which sect of religion anyone holds, I vote on what they are going to do to make my life more stable. The GOP is the party of big oil and Walmart. Democrats are the party for the workers.

I vote my wallet, if you keep your religion out of it, your personal beliefs I don't give a shit about.

Um no, JFK never bowed to the Pope's demands anymore than Obama did in his visit.

Oh and when the Prior pope shot of his mouth about whom we should elect here because of abortion during Kerry's run against Bush, even some centrist republicans were saying "Fuck off, you don't live here".

It scared me more that Netenyahu held a speech in front of congress as if he were president or as if Israel were the 51rst state. And yes, I didnt like the Pope giving a speech to congress either, but that was simply ceremonial, not that I like that either.