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The majority of Americans (76%) identify themselves as Christians, mostly within Protestant and Catholic denominations, accounting for 51% and 25% of the population respectively

May be why it gets a pass. No idea of the percentages are accurate on the link but if it is then that is a hell of a lot of votes.

Originally Posted by Nuckle

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May be why it gets a pass. No idea of the percentages are accurate on the link but if it is then that is a hell of a lot of votes.

I think that you're right, and it's sad. Politicians are afraid of losing votes, and the media is afraid of losing viewers. If 76% of Americans believed that the sky was green, nobody would correct them.

It is a sticky subject for me. I do believe in God and I do believe that God can talk to you in his way. That being said, trusting someone else that is making huge decisions that effect everyone based on a conversation (for the lack of a better term) that they claim they had with God is erm, tough. No way the rest of us know if the conversation took place. What if the President said that God told him to Nuke Europe? If God truly spoke to him then why not just use that as part of your knowledge and part of your decision making process. Why make that your public reason for the decisions that you will make?

Originally Posted by CivilWars

God told me 1+1=3

If I was a politician I would SO sig that

Originally Posted by CivilWars

+1

IF you believe the Bible is truth then Jesus came to remove the need for the "priest" role in the common man's relationship with God. Prior to Jesus most people relied on priests and prophets to relay God's words, but now we are all equal, so if God does have something to tell you He will tell YOU, not your buddy to tell you.

From my outsider's perspective, saying that God talks to you looks identical to saying that Gandalf and Elrond talk to you. I'm not aiming this at either of you, but in general, I don't differentiate between beliefs in magical creatures.

Originally Posted by CivilWars

That is why I said IF.

Right, noted, what's also why I said that it wasn't aimed at you or Nuckle.

1.4 + 1.4 = 2.8

Round the #'s in this equation... 1 + 1 = 3


I don't even know what to say. The guy's already a congressman, so his position is influencial enough. I have many good friends who are devotedly Christian, but I'd trust them to have a more objective view of the world in something like this.


God may not have told the president to nuke Europe, but here's another example of 'God told me',
George Bush: 'God told me to end the tyranny in Iraq' | World news | The Guardian