Democrats, would you avoid voting for Obama if he were Muslim?

Question

As an atheist, the candidate's religion does not matter to me but all the speculation about whether Obama's a "true" Christian made me think whether it's just Republican smearing or if there is some truth in religion's role in our voting decisions.

Answer 1

As a Demcrat I dont feel religious beliefs have any sway in my vote. Our government is not supposed to be about religion and the republicans contstant smear against Obama's beliefs I feels are petty and unAmerican. We are supposed to stand up for American principles not any particular religions principles. I feel the Bush government has already spent too much time trying to make to world conform to his religious views. We definitely need a change!

Answer 2

Fair question. I've tagged this as interesting to see how it plays out.  

Edit:

As a Republican (I know, you addressed it to Democrats, but I feel a catharsis coming on), I do weigh a person's stated religion against their deeds, and yes, I doubt I'd vote for a Muslim unless I was convinced that the person would be against anything that looked like Sharai Law. Sooo I suppose I use religion as one device of many to determine what a person's world view is and try to guess how the person may govern or legislate both as a whole, as well as under unique circumstances.

Edit again: I wonder how many are being honest here since anytime a candidate states that they are fundamental or evangelical Christians, the outcry from Democrats is long and loud with an amazing amount of effort going into establish a pattern of hypocrisy.  But I suppose those people may be all on vacation today.  I will try, however, to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Answer 3

NO, I believe everyone has the right to have their own religious beliefs this country was founded by people who fled religious persecution, we need to be more tolerant of peoples individual rights something that we've lost in this post 9/11 world we live in. That is my belief be kind to one another show compassion, karma is a strange thing that can rear it's nasty head, love one another, we are all different and enjoy that, that's what makes us unique.

Answer 4

I don't care about a person's religion.

Article VI, section 3 of The US constitution clearly states: "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States"

For people who claim to uphold the constitution we certainly do make exceptions. It is not right.

Answer 5

Judging from the lack of public outcry from the Muslim community regarding Islamic terrorism, I would not trust a Muslim as president of the US while we are at war with them.  To me it would be like having a Japanese president during WW II.  But then, I'm older and dislike taking unnecessary risks regarding the future of my country.

Answer 6

no if he believed in the Muslim faith and wasn't christian then i would have voted for Hilary to win but hes not so ima vote for him!

Answer 7

Ones Religion never enters into my decision.

Answer 8

CORRECTION AND FACT:   OBAMA IS A TRUE CHRISTIAN.

STOP PUTTING FALSE CLAIMS; GET YOU FACTS STRAIGHT OR ARE THESE JUST REPUBLICANS TACTICS!

I will VOTE for OBAMA; not because of his color of his skin or his religion, but because of his character and integrity.

McCain has no character and definitely no integrity.

VOTE OBAMA!

GOD BLESS!

Answer 9

Obama is a Muslim because his father is a muslim=that is islamic rule no matter what he believes.

and also a member of black liberation theology a religon of hate and not the gospel of salvation, he may have gotten saved but  that 'non God theology as his books declare states what he lives for and it is not Jesus and salvation.

hello but Democrats would never for the most part let that influence them they stand for the advancement of immorality and vote party lines Clinton Mr aka slick bill taught us well, even if he believes in Jesus and is 'saved' and preaches salvation and the error of Islam, according to Islam if your father is a muslim you are a muslim for life, be you good or bad.

I found out the hard way as an athiest Jew,

I happen to be Jewish and one of many that believes that Jesus is the Messiah.

prophecy and salvation help to know the truth=

Shiloh (the clear reference that before the temple

would be destroyed our messiah will come; yet our Jewish people

in which we include those that claim that Rabbi Schneerson was

the Messiah, Secular and Athiest Jews, Reformed Jews that claim

we will not have a messiah, we will bring in the messianic age, and

banning the Jew who becomes a messianic Jew as the only non

Jewish person. "He will be despised and rejected, and lay down his

life to forgive our sins." Isaiah 53

Should a messianic Jew expect to be treated any better than the

promised Messiah

Bereshit 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the student of the law from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him will be a gathering of peoples.

L'shalom

Rachel

Prophet ISAIAH

HOW DO YOU MISTRANSLATE: Isaiah 7:13 (in some other versions than the

orthodox Jewish editions they include the heading of a chapter so it would be one additional verse=Isaiah 7:14) "A young maiden shall have a sign and bring forth God with us (emanuel)

An Alma (all through Jewish scriptures refers to a young maiden that is a virgin) the anti messiah

misapplication is the claim that 'Bethulah' is the pure virgin, yet means one living as a virgin not the pure

young maiden ALMA virgin= Joel 1:8 (Joel 1:9)Lament like a virgin (bethulah) for the husband of her youth."

Isaiah 9:5 (& verse 6) "Unto us a child is born a son is given, and he will be mighty God, wonderful in

counsel, the everlasting father, and the prince of peace."

what does that say to you? a child who is the given son, the mighty God the everlasting father and

the prince of peace. if we wont accept the orthodox Harkavay translation then we will claim God

cannot do this, God cannot become a man....God cannot become the prince of peace

Passover

the blood atonement placed on the door posts of homes, since the

loss of the temple, it is claimed that we do not need a blood atonement

for sins, regardless of what the Jewish Scriptures declare.

In Judaism we refer to the Rosh HaKodesh, the Spirit of Holiness, while

some call the Holy Spirit, once found in our temple in the Holy of holies

where our high priest went once a year to make atonement for our

peoples sins. Moses had said commanded by God "The life of the flesh

is in the blood and I have given it upon the altar to make atonement

for your souls." Leviticus 17:11

. THE MESSIAH WAS TO BE A LIGHT TO ALL PEOPLE ISAIAH 42:1&2

WE JEWS THAT REJECT YESHUA/JESUS HAVE NOT HEARD FROM GOD

FOR 2,000 YEARS, YET WE CLAIM ISAIAH AND THE PROPHETS WERE

THE LAST TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM GOD, YET WE REJECT WHAT

THEY RECORDED GOD TOLD THEM.

JEREMIAH 31:30 (31) "I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE

HOUSE OF ISRAEL NOT LIKE THE ONE I MADE WITH MOSES, AND

YOU SHALL BE MY PEOPLE AND I WILL BE YOUR GOD."

...." YESHUA DIDNT END THERE

HE TAUGHT ABOUT THE ROSH HAKODESH, THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT

HE WOULD SEND WHEN HE WENT TO HEAVEN TO RETURN TO

BE THE MESSIAH OF THE ENTIRE EARTH JOHN CHAPTERS 14 & 16.

WHILE BELIEVERS IN YESHUA

HAVE MIRACLES WHILE SOME OF US EVEN DENY THE MIRACLES

OF MOSES AND SCRIPTURES, SOME WILL TRY AND SAY THEY DONT

EVEN MATTER, YESHUA DECLARED "I AM THE

WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE, NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER

BUT BY ME." JOHN 14:6

SPEAKING FROM HEAVEN HE TOLD US HOW TO KNOW HIM AND

RECIEVE THE ROSH HAKODESH/HOLY SPIRIT =REVELATION

3:19&20 "I LOVE YOU AND ASK YOU TO REPENT, BEHOLD I KNOCK]

ON YOUR HEART DOOR TO COME IN AND BE YOUR FRIEND IF YOU

WILL ASK ME IN."

heaven is joy forever & h**l the bible says is weeping forever and gnashing teeth when we reject the love and salvation of Jesus. Matthew 24:51

GOD'S Letter to

many Jewish people claim h**l does not exist yet Isaiah 66 last verse speaks of

after death to the wicked to be a place where there is pain forever.

Daniel 12:1 & 2 "Those that sleep in the dust of the earth shall arise some to

everlasting life and some to everlasting abhorance."

Isaiah 52:12-53:11 proves he is the one that will die for us, not some theology of hate toward the white race and honoring those that hate america.

peace and think it through, the Jesus of the bible is the only true answer, who is best in politics, in any case it isnt a man that talks to please others, and yet says the opposite to different people.  Obama seems to be therefore the best hypocrite for the democrats.

McCain isnt God's answer either, he cant save america, only Jesus can at this point but we gotta let Him.

Answer 10

It would make no difference, it is the person that counts.  I am a Christian.

Answer 11

No. I don't care what the candidate's religion is. And I hate that candidates have to say I love Jesus to get elected. That's ridiculous, religion should play no part in politics.