One thing to keep in mind with any political candidate is that they have to attract and appeal to as much of the voting public as possible.
I would think that it would be akin to political suicide for a candidate to actively promote a non-Christian practice unless he or she knew that a majority vote could still be assured. Constitutionally I think the point has been made that there is to be no religious requirement. However, I think the point should also be made that you get votes from people that you appeal to, and since Christianity is the majority religion in the US, that's where some attention needs to be paid. Hatton > -----Original Message----- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:57 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > At 11:27 AM 12/18/01, you wrote: > >Can an American citizen (not you yet Phil) confirm that the > President MUST > >be a Christian (i.e. is it a part of the constitution)? Has the > US ever had > >a non-Christian president? > > > >Cheers > > > >Will > > The only requirements to be president is that you must have been born in > the United States, lived here for 14 years, and be at least 35 years old. > (source: > http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html) > > No religious requirement exists, nor would one be tolerated if someone > proposed it today. > > About the only thing that would ever prompt me to leave the US would a > requirement for the leaders to be of a particular religion. > > Maureen > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=cold_fusiona Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
