(December 16, 2009 at 9:36 am)Tiberius Wrote: I'm as opposed to atheist countries as I'm opposed to theocracies. Secularism is the only answer because secularism doesn't place any religious belief (or lack thereof) above any other. In a true secular democracy, you would have Christian politicians, Hindu politicians, Muslim politicians, Wiccan politicians, Scientologist politicians, and atheist politicians. People have a right to believe what they want, and that shouldn't affect their eligibility to run for public office.
To run for: yes. To be elected: no. If you believe that we are under attack by fairies... and are being elected into a position of power where you can act upon that belief: I say it should very much affect your eligibility.
People have a right to believe what they wish to... but electing someone stupid (insane, whatever) enough to believe in fairies is just plain stupid... and should most certainly affect wether they get elected or not.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
