--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "ruthsimplicity" > <ruthsimplicity@> wrote: > > > > It is bothersome that our candidates have to pass a suitably > > religious litmus test. No atheists or agnostics need apply. > > Must be Christian or maybe just maybe Jewish. At least Obama > > was brought up to think for himself. > > Well, we do have a Mormon running. > > And if it weren't for the terrorist threat, > it might even have been possible for an > otherwise suitable Muslim to run. > > Plus which, Jerry Brown came very close to > winning the Democratic nomination in 1992, > despite his Buddhist leanings. And of course > Joe Lieberman had a significant shot at the > Democratic nomination in 2004, as well as > running with Al Gore in 2000. > > So it could be worse...
...and don't forget: we had a Hindu running several times for president: John Hagelin.
