Jeroen wrote: >If you are not Christian, your chances of getting a job in politics >seem to be considerably smaller; how many members of Congress and >the Senate do NOT call themselves Christians? And when was the last >time the US had a non-Christian (FREX, a Muslem) president?
But isn't that a function of the population in the U.S. being predominantly Christian? You make it sound like some vast conspiracy to keep the other religions out of office. I'm curious as to what percentage of people in the U.S. are at least nominally Christian of their own accord. Assuming that percentage is sufficiently high, which I believe it most likely is, doesn't it follow that it's more likely that the people entering politics are going to be Christian statistically? It also follows, I'd think, that the Christian majority in this country would be more likely to vote for Christian candidates. Does this make the U.S. a Christian country? In a manner of speaking, I'd have to agree. It was founded by Christians, and is still populated largely by Christians or people of a Christian background. But the U.S. is no theocracy in any case. There may be some measure of social stigma attached to being of another religion, but that is no mandate from the government, regardless of what the Pledge or our money may say. ______________________________________________________________________________ Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger http://messenger.excite.com
