Pink Tresses asked:


Or is it more important that the candidate be honest about his religion?

25 Responses to “How many actually care what religion a candidate subscribes to?”

1. Coley on June 19th, 2008 10:23 pm

   I don’t care at all.

2. ~Baby D~ on June 22nd, 2008 5:15 pm

   Both are equally important to me.

3. pokeskickazzzz on June 23rd, 2008 8:54 am

   Honesty and morality no matter the religion or lack thereof goes furthest with me

4. Get Lost.... In A Good Book on June 23rd, 2008 4:51 pm

   Both are important in my opinion.

5. obama is muslim? on June 26th, 2008 11:07 pm

   I do not want a muslim running our country when we are at war with radical muslims. Also the fact that Obama lies and says he was never a muslim bother me.

6. Nick_CT on July 1st, 2008 1:40 am

   A majority of Americans say they would not vote for an Aethiest. More then those who say they would not vote for a homosexual!

7. Matthew F on July 4th, 2008 1:15 am

   They shouldnt even be allowed to discuss it. Seperation of church and state.

8. His Divine Shadow on July 6th, 2008 12:56 pm

   I think both are important. I don’t really have a problem with the religion of the candidates, with a few exceptions. I would object to a Muslim president, simply because I have noticed throughout my interactions with Muslims that they have an inability to seperate their religion with their politics and I tend to disagree with both.

   I would actually REALLY like to see an atheist president in my lifetime, but that doesn’t seem likely to happen anytime soon. =(

9. JonChicago on July 9th, 2008 9:54 am

   I do care; but my response may be tempered by truth.

10. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on July 12th, 2008 12:36 pm

    I only care if they are a Socialist like Obama!

11. Jessica Hussein Smith on July 12th, 2008 9:33 pm

    This nation has been trained for the past 7.5 years to hate all Muslims….kinda like the Germans were trained to hate the Jews prior to the holocaust. So many repubs keep lying to say Obama is a muslim because his father in Kenya was muslim. Last time I checked, muslim wasn’t a genetic condition….it was a religion. But people want to find something to hate Obama about since they cannot openly say “I won’t vote for a black man” which is really what it is boiling down to. They are scared that someone might actually change this country so they keep clinging to the hope that Obama is a Muslim. Too bad they are going against what Jesus taught about and they aren’t, “loving their fellow man”. I for one am not retarded enough to think that Obama is a muslim. And I’m certainly not an idiot who assumes that all Muslims are terrorists. So even if he was a Muslim, I still don’t see a problem!! Bush claims to be a devout christian yet has been in charge of a military that is responsible for the deaths of 3 million Muslims since the war began. He is HALF AS BAD AS HITLER!!!

12. FROGGY on July 15th, 2008 12:41 am

    I do because it represents their beliefs and everything they stand for.

13. Franky on July 18th, 2008 12:08 am

    Both are important, most religions instill certain ideas, that I wouldn’t want my president to have. Honesty is at the top of the list, also.

14. guitar_angel_69 on July 18th, 2008 7:07 am

    depends if i agree with the principles of said religion and the candidate’s ability to put aside his/her religious brainwashing to represent what the people want (that IS their job, after all).

15. RoVale on July 20th, 2008 8:08 pm

    As long as that person isn’t using that religion to push a politicial agenda and to gain power, then it doesn’t matter to me.

16. My Own Eyes on July 24th, 2008 6:05 am

    Both are extremely important!

    If you know what a man believes…you know the man’s mind!

    If the man is honest about his beliefs….you know the man’s heart!

    Obama’s mind & heart were formed by Jeremiah Wright for 20 consecutive years …in a Mentor-Protege relationship!

17. rckslt48 on July 24th, 2008 9:25 am

    I dont care as long as He/She salutes OUR flag

18. Leah on July 25th, 2008 7:14 am

    I do not base my vote on how a candidate chooses to worship or not worship.

    Our country was founded on freedom of thought, speech and expression, and I respect everyone’s right to worship or not as they see fit.

    However, if I find that a candidate has lied about their religion or how they worship, that becomes a character issue and it could influence my vote.

19. Amanda on July 27th, 2008 12:50 am

    to me, I don’t like when candidates go “I’m Catholic” and everyone is like “oh yay, he’s Catholic, I’m Catholic!”

    Cuz he could be Catholic and want us to take over Canada…

    so yea. I prefer that they just be like “hey, I’m catholic, end of discussion.” not at every press conference “the pope loves me and I love the pope and catholicism is the one true church”

    so I don’t MIND that candidates are religious, but when that’s all they focus on to garner same-religion votes, it’s bull, pardon my French

20. david w on July 27th, 2008 8:39 pm

    I wouldn’t care if he was a Muslim, as long as he didn’t lie about it.

21. Craig J on July 28th, 2008 6:03 pm

    apparently alot of people do

22. psych420 on July 30th, 2008 7:51 am

    I do not care.

23. G M L on July 30th, 2008 6:53 pm

    I’m Roman Catholic but I don’t vote based on if a politician is also Roman Catholic. I vote based on their ethics, morals, convictions. I DID NOT vote for Kerry. I DID NOT vote for Durbin (one of my two horrible senators). Heck, most of the Catholic politicians on the national scene are a disgrace just based on their voting records and I am proud of the few bishops who are vocal enough to deny them from recieving the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinty of Christ in the form of the Eucharist until they publically repent of their voting records.

24. DAR on July 31st, 2008 10:46 am

    I think I care a little that the candidate not think that he, himself, is God.

    Other than that, I want firm commitment to the first amendment; then I’m good.

25. sunshine on July 31st, 2008 11:37 pm

    We are all God’s children regardless of race or color, from my parents point of view, we should never mix politics with religion.

    We have a responsibility to vote, because our ancestors fought very hard for the privilege.

    It should not matter what religion a candidate subscribes they should just have the knowledge of changing the world.