Your Vote for President

[Sunny]

I would absolutely vote for an atheist, in fact, I would very much prefer one. I can remember when it was considered an absolute truth that a Catholic could never be elected president. Kennedy was very much loved, and it was a huge tragedy when he was shot. And Obama? A black man president? Good heavens, what an idea! I suspect that from now on, race will be pretty irrelevant as well.

And now, our next president will finally be a woman!

 

[tnthomas]

Would you vote for an avowed atheist for president?

Good question, I had never given it any thought until this thread. Looking back to President Jimmy Carter's term, I have to say that even though he was a religious man, he was not a particularly effective president. And, looking at the presidency of GW Bush, despite his professed religiosity he was neither a good person, or an effective president.
So, in assessing the notion of voting for an atheist, I would have to say that the candidate would have to earn my subjective "lessor-of-two-evils" evaluation, which is what it always boils down to anyway, for me.