Is there a law that American President should be a Christian?

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html

 

Does anyone remember John McCain's remarks last year to the effect that only a Christian is fit to be president of the United States? (See "I'd Prefer Christian President".) What part of the United States Constitution does he not understand? Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

That's why he was bumped out with huge margin in these elections. People are not stupid to bring such people in. Wonder what all things Obama said?

 

ok if you want to read the U.S. constitution, just search it up on google. But like I said the constiution doesn't have a source link. It's a written document of all the basic laws for the USA...like "all citizens have the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press"
But we also have the right to believe in any religion without interference from the goverment. Thus Barak Obama may believe in any religion he wants, and can still be the presidient.

 

Affirmative on that one.

 

While America has no laws with regard to a President must be a Christian, and in fact proclaims freedom of Religeon, our politics are very peculiar and restrictive on this issue.

As NPT referenced, when John Kennedy ran in 1960 there was an uproar and fear that his being a Catholic would install the Pope as the final word on American policy. It created an uproar.

Mitt Romney's campaign was severely questioned due to the particular form of Christianity he grew up in and follows, Mormonism. Of interest his father was a potential candidate for President years ago and the issue was not as severely tested.

In practice other nations are far more open to people of different religeons being the head of the nation.

Our practices are quite different than our laws in this regard.

 

But It is quite unbelievable that for so many years now a single president of any other faith, minority faith i mean when compared to majority faith in america, became a president.

on contrary, In India, which is one of the largest populated country of the world in which 80% are hindus, and just 17 % are muslims and just 3% are sikhs, we see people from these minority communities becoming presidents.

So does this mean, there is an element of Christianism in the American politics and hence it doesn't really live up to the claim of being secular?

 

There is no law of such a thing and there never should be a law such as this. However, I think most people want a person who can identify with themselves. Despite what you see on these forums, the overwhelming majority of Americans acknowledge that there is a God, and most of them probably identify with Christianity.

 

The best you can really do is have a system that doesn't discriminate. That we have. But you can't pass laws that will make the population become more enlightened and open to those who share beliefs unlike their own. That's just something that has to happen with time. It's one area that our population seems to be lagging behind in compared to other western style countries. I do think we'll get there, though.

 

well the country was founded as a christian nation back in the day and I belive is part of the reason it has acieved so much and been the center of attention for decades and been under attack lately but there is no law its just common sense to be a christian and run for president.

A Christian wouldn't run for office in Irag or any were in the middle east its just common sense

 

the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.

 

I am so tired of reading that America was founded as a "Christian" nation. The United States Constitution makes no mention at all of a supreme being. It is a great secular humanist doctrine.

 

well, i believe you are not in touch with History especially when you say "Irag or any were in the middle east" or relying too much on common sense

Michel Sleiman, who is Lebnon's president (its 80% muslims there), is a christian.

India had Muslim, sikh and many more presidents where it is 80% Hindu population.

These are only some that i remember. There many more such examples throughout the world.

Well your common sense theory doesn't go to far


Judging a countries success based on religion is senseless. Power is shifting from one continent to another from centuries. Presently when we are alive, we see it with US. well future may hold something else. We have seen power with Jews, with Christians, with Muslims, with communists.

So its important to read History and have broader mind set than just using common sense.

No hard feelings here, just an explanation