Atheists becoming less unpopular?

[Regina]

Not to sound like a trashy cunt, but I'm genuinely shocked Muslims rank higher than atheists

I will say overall though, I think it's a positive when most people clearly don't have a problem with the idea of a president who isn't white. 90+% of people saying they'd support a president who isn't white is pretty amazing (and I think debunks this idea that people voting for Trump was some kind of "whitelash").

Why should you think a Muslim deserves less consideration than anyone else? What matters is what a politicians says after they file the legal paperwork to run, not before. I would not vote for fellow atheists if they were an economic Ayn Rand lover. I most certainly would vote for a Muslim who said what JFK or John Kerry said "I will not use my article of faith to legislate" and had the same economic views I do.

I think there are far too many people who assume any Muslim who migrates here could not be objective while in office. I also doubt very seriously if either party got a Muslim in office, suddenly they would drastically and suddenly have the ability to over turn our system of checks and balances. Shit, both left and right without them already constantly scream the other is going to kill our system. Right now I'd say you'd have more to worry about our system collapsing  under Trump than say having democrat congressman Kieth Ellison a Muslim being our president.

It's not my opinion. Personally I'd be open to a president who is Muslim (or any religion) if they have secular principles and objectivity and aren't shitting on LGBT and womens' rights. There are some practicing Muslims (Maajid Nawaz and others with views like his) I'd take over some regressive as fuck non-Muslims in these kind of conversations any day of the week.

I'm just surprised there's so many other people who feel this way. Going on the general mood in society, I would assume a very significant number of people wouldn't want Muslims anywhere near political power. Some people (not a lot, but enough to get noticed) did just spend the last few years speculating on Obama's religion in an attempt to discredit him.