BS: 1/2 of voters think Obama may be Muslim

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:42 PM

Who do the other half vote for then Kendall? ;)

BTW, what happened to Guests not starting BS threads?

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: GUEST,Lighter
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:41 PM

Eliza, you've got it exactly. I didn't say it had to make sense.

Kendall, that IQ fact becomes more obvious to me every day.

As for worshiping toadstools, I think that *would* be a red flag in a candidate, though anyone certainly has the right to do so.

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: kendall
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:36 PM

He has a right to worship toadstools if he so chooses.

Remember, half the people are below average in IQ.

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:33 PM

This seems strange to me (a Brit) You appear to be very suspicious of anyone not Protestant Christian. How would a person's religion affect their integrity in Government? Are there no corrupt Christian candidates? I suppose a Muslim woman would have no chance at all of being elected? Or a Jewish philanthropist with enormous wisdom and trustworthiness? This is tremendous prejudice. I'm surprised.

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: GUEST,Lighter
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:22 PM

Yes, for many, many people religion *is* a significant issue, especially if it's a non-Christian religion. They'd call it a "character" issue.

Islam featured in you-know-what event. And there are millions who don't think Mormons are Christians, which makes them pretty much the same as Muslims and Jews in their eyes.

John F. Kennedy was viewed with deep suspicion by the usual suspects because he was a Catholic, only the second ever to be nominated for president. (Al Smith lost by an huge landslide, but that may have been because he was running against FDR.)

And how many Jews have even been nominated for national office in the history of the nation?

One. Joe Lieberman, as Al Gore's VP.

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: Little Hawk
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:14 PM

And what if he was a Muslim? Why would it even matter?

In Canada, people (including the media) very seldom even discuss what religion their politicians belong to, and they usually don't know anything about that, because it's considered to be irrelevant and to be nobody's business anyway. It's a private matter.

Given the fact that all religious traditions have proven capable of producing every kind of person (in the sense of their character) from the very best to the very worst, then to simply state that Mr Obama is a Christian...or a Muslim...or a Buddhist...or an atheist...does not actually give us any way of estimating his character or his ability to be a good president.

It is irrelevant. What is relevant is what he actually does while in office.

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: GUEST,Lighter
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:10 PM

Read carefully.

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: Megan L
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:09 PM

The last Time i studied Maths 17% was not the same as 50%

Subject: RE: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 04:08 PM

Is his religion so very important then?

Subject: BS: 1/2 of voters think O. may be Muslim
From: GUEST,Lighter
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 03:57 PM

Yep, they still do. From today's Yahoo News:

"About half of registered voters correctly say Obama is a Christian. Seventeen percent misidentify him as a Muslim, 3 percent say he adheres to some other faith and 31 percent say they are unsure."

That's 48%. And only 60% know that Romney's a Mormon, which should tell you how much attention they're paying.

Those are registered voters, not just American adults. They're smart enough to want to vote.