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In reply to the discussion: 18% of Americans would not vote for well-qualified Mormon for President [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)3. What about a Mormon with absolutely no qualifications whatsoever?
I mean really, that's the sort of Mormon we have running for president right now.
As for the religion itself? Look. All religions are fucking crazy, as far as I can figure, and no matter what the tenets of a particular faith, every human being following it will do exactly what they were going to do ANYWAY. Whether he's a Mormon, a Jehova's Witness, a Sikh, a Alawite, a Hellenic Reconstructionist, or one of those dudes from Cambodia that worship a giant teapot, I've already got him pegged as "person who believes in made-up crazy shit that makes no sense." So... No real difference to me.
It's kind of like watching the empire spiral into a civil war between people who can't agree what color the (obviously naked) emperor's clothes are.
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18% of Americans would not vote for well-qualified Mormon for President [View all]
banned from Kos
Jun 2012
OP
Mormon money oppresses gays and payback is a bitch. Watch the Utah presidential primary,
dimbear
Jun 2012
#5
I think it's a lot higher than that. People lie about that kind of stuff with pollsters
RB TexLa
Jun 2012
#7
I thought the difference was that "mainstream" religions have more real-estate! n/t
backscatter712
Jun 2012
#36
Just all wrong. Obama has enacted 17 tax cuts and credits for small business.
banned from Kos
Jun 2012
#22
Hell no--this is Democratic Underground. If you're not prepared to support Democrats for election
MADem
Jun 2012
#31
Yes, and even more wouldn't vote for a well qualified black man--so it's a mute point.
WI_DEM
Jun 2012
#17
Well, our "independent thinker" diehard conservative Republican on this thread has been
MADem
Jun 2012
#32
There are those who "admit" and those who don't want to seem like bigots, so they lie.
MADem
Jun 2012
#30
the more interesting numbers from that poll: 43% wouldn't vote for an atheist.
Spider Jerusalem
Jun 2012
#33
I wonder if that's more or less than who wouldn't vote for a well-qualified black guy? nt
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#40