18% of Americans would not vote for well-qualified Mormon for President

[TlalocW]

42. So, let me get this straight...

There are NO groups that you have an ideological/political difference with where you would prefer that a member of - one that is likely going to push that group's agenda - NOT get into office? Then there is no reason to oppose republicans; no reason to be a democrat, etc. I didn't like Bush partly because he was an evangelical Christian who was going to and did push their agenda - and the country paid for it. Romney by both virtue of his being a conservative Mormon as well as beholden to the religiously insane branch of Christianity (who are putting aside their insistence that religion always matters when it comes to who the president is) means working against abortion rights, gay rights, women rights, etc.

Guess what? I have a problem with certain orthodox Jews like Rabbi Yehuda Levin who - ironically - blames all society's ills on a single group (homosexuals), and I wouldn't want him or any of his followers to get elected either.

And the other side feels the same way about us - dividing us up religiously and in other ways and doesn't want, "those kind," running things. That's politics.

However, I believe I'm on the side that wants everyone to be able to live their lives, take part in their religion (or non-religion), etc. as they want to, and that they should be free from other groups trying to impose their religious beliefs onto others through law (ie homosexuals can't marry; their religion trumps all others, etc.) I honestly don't care what religion or non-religion a person follows, but I'm not going to be ashamed when I make qualified guesses that if a member of a certain religion or other group, if elected, would work against causes that are important to me... especially when both that group and he publicly state that they're going to. I'm not naive.

So why don't you take the race/religion card you're trying to play against me, roll it up real tight, and shove it up your ass (if you can fit it there what with your head being in the way)?

TlalocW