Amen!

Two terrible presidents will probably be the end of the USA as a leading world power. Its a shame

OK, all is forgiven. :)

Preferred to a humanism religious theocracy. Man as God gets to be a bit problematic. If Man is where the buck stops, the highest power...he's the God.

Also, with a secular humanism religious theocracy, it's more difficult to determine who are the priests running the show. At least if you're going to have a true God driven religious theocracy, technically, the ecclesiastical authorities tend to be in the Priesthood and easily identified.

The Bushes were definitely disasters. Bushes talked of God, but, certainly didn't act as men of God. Nor as men overflowing with morals and ethics. This, of course, is common for both those who claim a religion and those who disavow them.

Dr. Carson's statement of "keeping the faith" appears to allow for secular humanism and religions that recognize a God: "Equally, the rights of someone to abstain from private prayer should also be jealously protected."

I do believe that all men (and I use that term in the most politically incorrect way - to encompass women) are flawed. I prefer a person who respects life (even if it's a mere piece of tissue about to be born,) respects God and follows Natural Law.

Anyone who wars with, beheads, dismembers or otherwise tramples on another to achieve a goal, religious or otherwise, and declares his actions to be of God...is worshipping a pretender. Anyone who does any of this without invoking God's name but says it's for the "greater good" is still worshipping a pretender.

Absolutely agree but the republican party and the religious "right" forces it to be a major issue. And it's working for him. That base is still huge.

Watch prime-time news. What ads do you see? A majority of them are from one industry. We're talking about real power here.

I've been saying for two years that Hillary IS the next president. I'll still think that.

"I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature." Thomas Jefferson

"fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of God:because , if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson

Jan, lots of this will shake out in the ensuing months. I'm still betting on Rubio to be the last man standing.

Yeah, there is no pleasing some people. ;) Everybody has "strings" to/from themselves.

So...devout Christians have no business running for the office of the President of the United States? I am surprised at your stance on this db. What other limitations do you pose?

By the way, am I allowed to write more than once
on the same question? I have been doing it; I hope
it's not against the rules.

I don't believe Ethan Allen was a Christian. He fought in the Revolution. He also wrote
Reason the Only Oracle of Man. It is a good
book, but it doesn't have chapter headings. As I
recall, the copy I read didn't have an index,
either.

Well, I tried to read the article "Ben Carson is for a
religious theocracy"; several times I tried, and the
machine wouldn't show it to me. I saw "Bad Re-
quest" in the upper left-hand corner. I get pretty
sick of this Internet.

ok. may the outsider (like Herman Cain did not) articulate a platform that does not begin and end with abortion as the main platform?

I am joking! suzanne! do you not know me?

Some people don't believe in anything and can't stand anyone that does. That's intellectually honest? If a person doesn't believe, don't worry about it... they will. I reason, therefore, I have faith. Can you wrap your mind around that fact? The biggest revisionist of history have become prominent in the last 10-15 years. Can you reason why? Hint: It has nothing to do with Christianity.

Only a king or queen could force their subjects to abide by a given religious order. Our next President will be a citizen who has lived under "Freedom of Religion" all of their life and couldn't possibly believe that they could change that.
The ones who are truly considering enslaving us would be the ones who wish to totally disarm us (like in Great Britain and Australia) and it seems that at least one Democratic candidate has already suggested that possibility.
I'm an Agnostic, yet I still can't seem to see why so many people are afraid of leaders who wish to openly follow their religious beliefs.

He has serious mental issues as well as being a collectivist and a wannabe theocratic dictator. He's an idiot savant who has the skills of a neurosurgeon and the mind of mystic.

An "outsider" is very appealing, these days.

I tend to agree with Herb. While I would prefer a candidate who had religion less central to their life (a declared a-religious person would have more problem being elected), I am willing to accept someone who both recognizes the problems that I consider important and has reasonable answers for them. I do not know that I will vote for Ben - that will depend on the final lineup - but I do not exclude him.

Jan