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#100426: Sep 10th 2015 at 2:40:40 PM

The way current American politics is, being openly Atheist is probably akin to political suicide.

But as long as they got the job done, I don't see why it should matter if they're LGBT or Atheist.

edited 10th Sep '15 2:50:01 PM by Skycobra51

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#100427: Sep 10th 2015 at 2:49:55 PM

Maybe it's me, but I've always found the Internet to be a lot more liberal than the physical world.

Probably because it's newer, more inclusive, and full of much younger people.

Which means that being popular online may not always be synonymous with being popular offline.

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#100428: Sep 10th 2015 at 2:53:14 PM

[up][up]A lot of things shouldn't matter that doesn't mean idiots won't think they do.

[up]Honestly that is highly dependent on what websites you frequent.

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#100429: Sep 10th 2015 at 2:56:49 PM

Remember it's outright illegal for an atheist to hold office in some states.

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#100430: Sep 10th 2015 at 2:59:48 PM

I honestly didn't know that. Seems archaic and stupid if you ask me.

edited 10th Sep '15 3:00:28 PM by Skycobra51

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#100431: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:00:10 PM

Not like that's enforceable. But I guess it's the sentiment that counts.

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#100432: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:00:51 PM

It's explicitly banned in the Constitution.

edited 10th Sep '15 3:02:14 PM by Deadbeatloser22

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#100433: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:01:14 PM

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Some solid separation of state and church right there.tongue

edited 10th Sep '15 3:01:43 PM by DrunkenNordmann

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#100434: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:01:51 PM

They're illegal for federal offices. It might not apply at the state level.

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#100435: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:02:51 PM

Federal law says lots of things. The laws wouldn't hold up if challenged but I don't believe they have been, largely I suspect because no atheists are willing to try and run for office.

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#100436: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:04:21 PM

Laws only exist if they're enforced.

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#100437: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:04:51 PM

[up][up]If they got the skills and the comittment they should run, religious nuts be damned.

edited 10th Sep '15 3:06:17 PM by Skycobra51

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#100438: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:05:44 PM

"You will literally be lynched" is generally a pretty fair argument against doing something.

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#100439: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:06:41 PM

That's why I like how laws are handled over here; it's basically "federal law trumps regional law". We have one region that still haves the death penalty - they never got around removing it because it's obsolete anyway. They'd problably remove it the moment some idiot actually trys to enforce it, though.

Really sounds like you need this kind of setup in the US.

[down] Now I want our next chancellor to be a Muslim, just to freak people out when he/she visits the US.evil grin

edited 10th Sep '15 3:08:43 PM by DrunkenNordmann

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#100440: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:07:02 PM

Do not underestimate the stigma against being an atheist in this country. It's just as bad as being a Muslim if not worse.

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#100441: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:07:18 PM

It's in their constitutions. I don't know if anyone has been prevented for running though. Keep in mind that this is in the Deep South, so there aren't many atheists willing to run for office anyway, especially when you account for the ones willing to lie or who aren't public about their atheism. Here's a link by the way. [1]

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#100442: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:07:53 PM

So with the whole what's her face situation, the government should really force them to impeach her really by cutting off all federal funding, power, oil and such. I mean if they arnt going to follow the law they shouldn't be able to benefit from the government.

edited 10th Sep '15 3:58:27 PM by Memers

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#100443: Sep 10th 2015 at 3:17:27 PM

[up][up][up] Probably worse, since Muslims believe in a god.

edited 10th Sep '15 3:31:10 PM by Skycobra51

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#100444: Sep 10th 2015 at 4:15:37 PM

Well you could always lie and say you're a good upstanding Christian. Politicians always lie, don't they?

If you were going to run as an out and proud atheist though, you'd have to be even more moral to appeal to all of the non-political "good upstanding Christians" of your country/state/city/barber shop.

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#100445: Sep 10th 2015 at 4:20:38 PM

Honestly, I doubt the kind of person who cares about a politician being an atheist will ever be impressed by that politician's moral character.

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#100446: Sep 10th 2015 at 4:21:39 PM

At which point you've technically committed perjury, haven't you?

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#100447: Sep 10th 2015 at 4:29:29 PM

[up][up]That. To those sort of people being an atheist makes you a vile person regardless of any virtues you might have.

edited 10th Sep '15 4:29:40 PM by Kostya

nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#100448: Sep 10th 2015 at 5:13:34 PM

Wasn't it not too long ago that one of the Bushes said atheists shouldn't be counted as citizens...

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#100449: Sep 10th 2015 at 5:23:45 PM

It's kind of weird to know americans put such importance in religion. All we see from your series and movies is a relentless mocking of christianism.

But then again, 50% of the humor in my country is commenting how politicians are corrupt and depraved, and some pieces of shit keep getting reelected.

You claim that God is opressing us, but I see you opressing others without needing a God.
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#100450: Sep 10th 2015 at 5:28:48 PM

That's because Hollywood is a godless pit of liberalism...

And Christian movies tend to be made for Christian audiences who already believe in them.

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